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If you believe wikipedia
The Defender is to be replaced by the Ocelot with the MOD ordering 200 of them.
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Originally Posted by twenty4seven
If you believe wikipedia
The Defender is to be replaced by the Ocelot with the MOD ordering 200 of them.
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Interesting, but the Snatch (the VPK) is just one variant of the LR family in the UK forces and it is a pretty specialist one at that and it must have had a very small production run. it has been heavily criticised and is often not considered to be fit for purpose; but that has been the furore over their use in Afghanistan whereby, IMO, they were put to use in tasks for which they were never designed.
Wiki is pretty much up on that aspect if anyone wants to follow the links.
Snatch Land Rover - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The snatch is as much a pig to drive as the LR ambulance conversion; the LR fire-engine fit is probably also a pig (I haven't driven one of those) but at least it doesn't have to go very far; just around a few airfields on fairly smooth bitumen.
Despite these new specialist vehicles, such as the Ocelot, coming into service, the army will still need a general purpose run-around LR type of vehicle; such as the Wolf.
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The army already has a lot of wolfs, I would be surprised if any more were to be bought as everything is getting bigger and heavier.
As an example Fitted for radio Wolfs have had to have a large rear anti roll damper fitted to overcome the weight of the radio fit; they are also are running rear tyres at 60psi, both of which have not helped off road grip.
LR are too small to allow modular up armouring to current required standards. Future military vehs are likely to be bigger than current models to allow such up armouring, even if thats not needed to run to and from the chippy when not deployed.
The old 110 were rated for 10 soldiers, driver, comdar and 8 in the back.
Most Wolf ar rated at a maximum of 6, based on seatbelt fit in the rear.
A fited for radio wolf is 3, driver comd and 1x signaller provideing that personal equipment is stored in a trailer.
The good news is that there may well be some for sale....
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