Mamba APC
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| Mamba Mk3 | |
| Country Of Origin: | South Africa |
| Designation: | Armoured Personnel Carrier |
| Configuration: | 4 x 4 |
| Manufacturer: | Land Systems OMC |
| Length: | 5,46m |
| Width: | 2,205 m |
| Height: | 2,495 m |
| Weight: | 5,7t |
| Ground Clearance: | 390 mm |
| Trench: | m |
| Speed: | 102 km/h (road) km/h (off-road) |
| Range: | 900km |
| Primary armament: | 1 x 12,7 mm MG |
| Secondary armament: | |
| Power plant: | 312N Mercedes Benz engine |
| Crew: | 11 |
The Mamba is a South African Armoured Personnel Carrier based on the Unimog that is ideally suited for regions with weak or no road infrastructure. The V-shape hull protects the crew against anti-tank mines by deflecting the blast. The Mamba is made by Land Systems OMC, a subsidiary of BAE Systems.
Production history
Variants
- Mamba Mk1
- Mamba Mk2
- Mamba Mk3
- RG-31 Nyala - a redesigned version of the Mamba.
- Taipan - a version with a Mercedes Benz OM366LA turbo-diesel engine that lost the bid for the Australian Specialised Vehicle System (ASVS) proposal.
Operators
- Canada
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Estonia
- Republic of the Congo
- Rwanda
- South Africa
- Sweden 4 Mk1s
- United Kingdom
- United States
Combat History
- Afghanistan - United States
- Angola - United Nations
- Bosnia - United Kingdom, Sweden, Canada
- Iraq - United Kingdom, United States
- Somalia - Canada
- Western Sahara - Sweden
See also
- Infantry fighting vehicle
- List of AFVs
- RG-31
- RG-32
- [Mamba Mk2] on Army Guide
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