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Old 05-19-2007, 16:31 PM   #1 (permalink)
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What is this vehicle?
Ugandan peacekeers in Somalia, 14th of May this year. [IMG]http://media.philly.com/images/300*225/xin10305141332.jpg[/IMG]
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Old 05-19-2007, 17:00 PM   #2 (permalink)
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That is weird looking. Like a technical but designed to protect the occupants from landmines.
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Old 05-19-2007, 17:42 PM   #3 (permalink)
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my guess would be that it is supposed to fit into tight streets which would be too small for normal vehicles
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Old 05-19-2007, 19:11 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Elevated, narrow, open top, with a V shaped bottom hull cearly a vehicle designed to deal with mines as its primary threat.
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Old 05-19-2007, 21:01 PM   #5 (permalink)
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One lead I'm trying to chase down: Buffel
Gotta find a picture.

Here we go: Buffel Mk I South-Africa pictures picture photo image wheeled armoured armored personnel carrier vehicle Afrique du Sud véhicule blindé à roues de transport de troupe
Sorry it's in frog
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Old 05-19-2007, 23:56 PM   #6 (permalink)
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That is one ugly vehicle.
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Old 05-20-2007, 03:37 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Yep, that's it.
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Old 05-20-2007, 03:41 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Buffel was customised Unimog AFAIK and the first of S.Africas mine-proof family. I´ve seen a pic. of it in Sri Lanka´s forces too.
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Old 05-20-2007, 07:38 AM   #9 (permalink)
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Yep, S Africans bin using that type of vehicle for a while now, not sure how effective it is against road mines or road side IEDs, talkig of ugly vehicles when serving in Cyprus in 75, at PAPHOS, with the UN, we had a 3 ton open cabbed vehicle, that had been altered somewhat, Dave do you recall it, I have got a pic of it somewhere, will try and fiddle about and stick it on here
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Old 05-20-2007, 15:55 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Looks like a pan on the wheels.
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Old 05-21-2007, 13:11 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Looks like an armored go-kart
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Old 05-24-2007, 12:04 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Looks like a pan on the wheels.
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One lead I'm trying to chase down: Buffel
Gotta find a picture.

Here we go: Buffel Mk I South-Africa pictures picture photo image wheeled armoured armored personnel carrier vehicle Afrique du Sud véhicule blindé à roues de transport de troupe
Sorry it's in frog
You are all equally right! Thank you!
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Old 07-21-2007, 10:08 AM   #13 (permalink)
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Somalia, 2007. What is that?
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Old 07-21-2007, 12:38 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Fiat /Oto Melara Type 6614
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Old 07-23-2007, 14:53 PM   #15 (permalink)
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As promised pic of vehicle as used by 1 RTR during our U.N tour of Cyprus in 1975, mainly used by the REME as a recovery vehicle
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