Gila MBPV

Gila MBPV
TypeMine Ballistic Protected Vehicle
Place of originSouth Africa
Specifications
Mass12-13.6 tonnes
Length6.39 metres (21.0 ft)
Width2.5 metres (8.2 ft)
Height2.75 metres (9.0 ft)
Crew2 (commander and driver) + 9 (passengers)
Main
armament
light turret which can accommodate 7.62-mm, 12.7-mm machine guns, or 20-mm cannon.
Secondary
armament
rear roof-mounted gun ring for 7.62-mm machine gun or 40-mm automatic grenade launcher
EngineDaimler-Chrysler diesel Euro III
215 hp (160 kW)
Drive4×4-wheeled
Operational
range
850 km
Maximum speed 105 kilometres per hour (65 mph) on road

The Gila MBPV is a mine protected vehicle from South Africa developed by private investors and manufactured by IVEMA and similar to the more popular Casspir.[1] The vehicle was introduced in 2006[1] and production of the vehicle is at IVEMA facility in Midrand, South Africa.[2]

It is four-wheeled and is being used for transport of troops. It can hold a crew of two, plus 9 passengers.

Operators

Variants

  • Gila APC
  • Gila Armoured Ambulance
  • Missile Carrier
  • mortar carrier
  • electronic warfare vehicle
  • battlefield re-supply vehicle
  • command post vehicle

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "IVEMA Gila Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle". Military-Today.com. Retrieved 2022-08-20.[dead link‍]
  2. ^ a b c "IVEMA delivers 24 GILA to UNAMID". 27 November 2009.
  3. ^ "Trade Registers". Armstrade.sipri.org. Archived from the original on 2010-04-14. Retrieved 2013-06-20.