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To: Red Badger
The US Military's Mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle (MRAPV) was inspired by the Casspir, an armored car designed by Rhodesia and further developed by White South Africa.

The US bought several Casspirs from South Africa in the early Oughties for use in the 2nd Gulf War -- because even the "up-armored" HMMWV didn't pass muster for buried IEDs -- before DoD's procurement system could have any built on their own.

CZ Scorpion Evo 3 (availble in select fire) not included.


Fabrique Nationale Fusil Automatique Léger (FN FAL), right arm of the free world.

The chap at furthest left appear to be cradling an M1918 Browning automatic rifle (which also has been manufactured by FN).

28 posted on 06/02/2026 2:12:39 PM PDT by Paal Gulli
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To: Paal Gulli

The SA Marauder is a great town car.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDoRmT0iRic&t=16s


29 posted on 06/02/2026 2:33:25 PM PDT by wally_bert (I cannot be sure for certain, but in my personal opinion I am certain that I am not sure..)
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To: All
The Casspir, BTW, was built to be blown up. Ground clearance is generous to give the blast a little room to dissipate into. The floor is V-shaped, like the hull of a speed boat, so the blast is deflected out and away from the vehicle, rather than automatically flipping it upside-down, as was prone to happen with Hum-Vees. It's certified to as much as 50 lbs of TNT under any one wheel and standard armor will defeat 7.62 NATO AP.

And the brakes are drums with armored drums built into the wheels, because disks would be too fragile in that application.

It's 4WD and the axles are hardened steel but it can lose three and still motorvate.

It's so tough they fit them with aluminum wheels and deliberately drive them through mine fields to clear a path for thin-skinned vehicles.

You've got to be pretty comfortable with your product to deliberately drive it through mine fields.

35 posted on 06/02/2026 5:07:40 PM PDT by Paal Gulli
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To: Paal Gulli

I must say from personal experience that firing high powered automatic or even semiautomatic rifles while wearing clothing that exposes large areas of skin is a problematic undertaking. Hot brass flying around as ejected can result in some very painful burns. Wearing a hat with a brim is also recommended to prevent hot brass from falling inside the collar of your shirt.


37 posted on 06/03/2026 8:07:03 AM PDT by Pennsyltucky Boy (bitterly clinging to our constitutional rights in PA)
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