Gila MBPV

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Gila MBPV
TypeMine Ballistic Protected Vehicle
Place of originSouth Africa
Specifications
Mass12-13.6 tonnes
Length6.39 metres (21.0 ft)
Width2.5 metres (8.2 ft)
Height2.75 metres (9.0 ft)
Crew2 (commander and driver) + 9 (passengers)
Main
armament
light turret which can accommodate 7.62-mm, 12.7-mm machine guns, or 20-mm cannon.
Secondary
armament
rear roof-mounted gun ring for 7.62-mm machine gun or 40-mm automatic grenade launcher
EngineDaimler-Chrysler diesel Euro III 215hp
Suspension4×4-wheeled
Operational
range
850 km

The Gila MBPV is a mine protected vehicle from South Africa developed by private investors and manufactured by and similar to the more popular Casspir.[1] The vehicle was introduced in 2006[2] and production of the vehicle is at IVEMA facility in Midrand, South Africa.[3]

It is four-wheeled and is being used for transport of troops. It can hold a crew of two, plus 9 passengers.

Operators[]

  •  United Nations: 24 units to United Nations/African Union forces (UNAMID) in Darfur, Sudan[4]
  •  Burkina Faso: 6 supplied by Canada[5] for Military Police of Burkina Faso
  •  Nigeria: private buyer[6] and also for use as ambulance in Dafur[7]

Variants[]

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

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.military-today.com/apc/ivema_gila.htm
  2. ^ http://www.military-today.com/apc/ivema_gila.htm
  3. ^ "IVEMA delivers 24 GILA to UNAMID". 27 November 2009.
  4. ^ "IVEMA delivers 24 GILA to UNAMID". 27 November 2009.
  5. ^ "Trade Registers". Armstrade.sipri.org. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
  6. ^ http://www.military-today.com/apc/ivema_gila.htm
  7. ^ "IVEMA delivers 24 GILA to UNAMID". 27 November 2009.

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