Gila APC

Mine-Resistant Vehicle
Maximum speed 105 kilometres per hour (65 mph) on road

The Gila APC is a mine protected vehicle from South Africa developed by private investors and manufactured by IVEMA and similar to the more popular Casspir.[1]

This four-wheeled vehicle is used for troop transport. It can hold a crew of two, plus 9 passengers.

Operators

Variants

  • Gila APC
  • Gila Armoured Ambulance
  • Missile Carrier
  • mortar carrier
  • electronic warfare vehicle
  • battlefield re-supply vehicle
  • command post vehicle

See also

  • Buffalo (mine protected vehicle), a 6x6 originally built by Force Protection Inc
  • Cougar (vehicle), a 4x4 originally built by Force Protection Inc
  • Buffel, an early South African mine protected vehicle
  • Oshkosh M-ATV, current generation lighter weight mine protected vehicle manufactured by Oshkosh Corporation
  • Mahindra Mine Protected Vehicle, design inspired by the Casspir
  • Casspir

References

  1. ^ "IVEMA Gila Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle". Military-Today.com. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  2. ^ "The South African 4x4 GILA MRAP".
  3. ^ "Trade Registers". Armstrade.sipri.org. Archived from the original on 2010-04-14. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
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