Can you see what it is yet...

[Araon]

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Can you see what it is yet.....

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OK so not necessarily an early though likely to be prototyped using the earlybay....

Its a "Land mine resisting vehicle" obviously...

Its amazing what you find with google....

 

[-tipi-]

What if you loose a wheel in the middle of mine field...

Reminded me about Minesweeper made by Sisu Defence. I don't envy the guys who are driving those for work.

 

[Araon]

Thats preety much the idea the force is dissipated its all mounted on shear bolts and sacrificial fuel tank and battery box. it self rights too...

 

[Guest]

arent those things designed to only take your leg off? should do too much damage to a yoke like that?

bit of usless info.. the average time to difuse a anti-personnel mine, by hand, is 193 secs

 

[Araon]

the leopard was designed for anti tank/vehicular mines....theres only something like 7 or 8 known to be surviving.... and only three of those road worthy.

 

[HotVWheels]

That one is standing at the Johannesburg Military Museum here in South Africa. I was there just after Christmas last year, took some pics of it myself. It is based on a Brazilian 'Fleetline' Bus with reduction boxes

 

[Araon]

theres one in the imperial war museum north here in the uk too........pitch up to the type 2 fetivals in this and see the reaction....