Casspir mine‑resistant vehicle

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The Casspir mine‑resistant vehicle is a South African–designed armored personnel carrier renowned for its V‑shaped hull that protects occupants from land mines and improvised explosive devices.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Casspir Mk I 1
Casspir Mk II 1
Casspir Mk III 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf armored personnel carrier ⓘ
mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle ⓘ
armamentOptions 12.7 mm heavy machine gun ⓘ
7.62 mm machine gun ⓘ
armorType all-welded steel armor ⓘ
category South African military equipment ⓘ
military vehicle ⓘ
countryOfOrigin South Africa ⓘ
crew 2 ⓘ
designedToProtectAgainst improvised explosive devices ⓘ
land mines ⓘ
designer Council for Scientific and Industrial Research ⓘ
South African Police Service ⓘ
developedFrom South African mine-protected truck concepts of the 1970s ⓘ
driveLayout 4x4 ⓘ
engineConfiguration front-mounted ⓘ
engineType diesel engine ⓘ
enteredService early 1980s ⓘ
hasFeature bullet-resistant glass ⓘ
roof-mounted weapon station ⓘ
run-flat tires ⓘ
hasHullShape V-shaped hull ⓘ
hasVariant Casspir Mk I ⓘ
Casspir Mk II ⓘ
Casspir Mk III ⓘ
Casspir NG (Next Generation) ⓘ
influenced later MRAP vehicle designs worldwide ⓘ
manufacturer BAE Systems Land Systems South Africa ⓘ
Reumech OMC ⓘ
Sandock-Austral ⓘ
TFM (Transvaal Ferro-Metals) ⓘ
maximumRoadSpeed approximately 80–90 km/h ⓘ
mineProtectionRating up to 21 kg TNT under any wheel (approximate design goal) ⓘ
notableDesignFeature high ground clearance to deflect blast ⓘ
passengerCapacity 10 ⓘ
primaryRole mine-protected patrol vehicle ⓘ
troop transport ⓘ
providesProtectionLevel artillery shell splinters ⓘ
small arms fire ⓘ
range approximately 600–800 km ⓘ
usedBy Indian Army ⓘ
Namibian security forces ⓘ
South African Defence Force ⓘ
South African Police ⓘ
Sri Lankan Armed Forces ⓘ
United Nations peacekeeping forces ⓘ
linked to: UN peacekeepers
usedFor counter-insurgency operations ⓘ
internal security operations ⓘ
peacekeeping patrols ⓘ
usedInConflict South African Border War ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

South African Army → notableEquipment → Casspir mine‑resistant vehicle ⓘ
Casspir → hasVariant → Casspir Mk I ⓘ
linked to: Casspir mine‑resistant vehicle
Casspir → hasVariant → Casspir Mk II ⓘ
linked to: Casspir mine‑resistant vehicle
Casspir → hasVariant → Casspir Mk III ⓘ
linked to: Casspir mine‑resistant vehicle
Casspir → hasVariant → Casspir NG (Next Generation) ⓘ
linked to: Casspir mine‑resistant vehicle