RG-33
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| RG-33 | |
|---|---|
| General characteristics | |
| Crew | |
| Length | m |
| Width | m |
| Height | m |
| Weight | t ( |
| Armour and armament | |
| Armour | mm |
| Main armament | |
| Secondary armament | |
| Mobility | |
| Power plant | diesel |
| Suspension | 4×4 / 6×6 wheeled |
| Road speed | km/h |
| Power/weight | |
| Range | km |
The RG-33 is a mine-proof 6x6 light armoured vehicle made by Land Systems OMC in South Africa and the United States of America. It is based on the RG-31, which is already deployed worldwide with peace-keeping, security and combat forces.
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[edit] Production history
On the 26 January, 2007, four (2 of each variant) RG-33s were delivered to the United States Marine Corps for testing and on the 14 February, an order for 90 RG-33s (15 4×4 and 75 6x×6) was placed under an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity contract.
[edit] Variants
The vehicle can be mission configured for a number of roles including Infantry Carrier, Ambulance, Command and Control, Convoy Escort and Explosive Ordnance Disposal
- RG-33 (4×4)
- RG-33L (6×6)
[edit] Operators
[edit] References
- ^ "US Marines order 90 SA vehicles", 2007-02-20. Retrieved on February 20, 2007.
[edit] See also
- RG-32
- RG-31
- Casspir
- List of AFVs
- Mamba APC
- Puma APC (South African, new construction similar to Mamba [1])
4 x 4
Cobra · BOV · AGF reconnaissance & combat vehicle · BTR-40 · Bushmaster · Casspir · Cougar H · Mamba · Mercedes-Benz G-Class · RG-12 · RG-31 Nyala · RG-32 Scout · Reva 4x4 APC · Mungo ESK · Saxon · VAB · VBL ·Vodnik · HMMWV · Dingo · Fennek · Panther · Land Rover Wolf · International MXT-MV · International FTTS · Cheetah MMPV
6 x 6
AVGP · Boxer MRAV · Duro 3 · BTR-152 · Buffalo H · Cougar HE · EE-11 Urutu · Fuchs · MTVR · Ratel · RG-33 · Shoet · Sisu XA-180 · VAB · Pinzgauer · WZ551
8 x 8
ASLAV · Boxer MRAV · BTR-4 · BTR-60 · BTR-70 · BTR-80 · BTR-90 · BTR-94 · LAV 25 · LAV III · LVS · Patria AMV · Piranha · Pandur II 8x8 · Luchs · Stryker · Terrex AV-81 · VBCI
