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Dirty Little Secrets
Bomb Proof Truck for Peacekeepers
by James Dunnigan
December 26, 2005
Discussion Board on this DLS topic
here’s now an IED and RPG resistant truck
on the market, the 15 ton Wildcat. The vehicle is armored to defeat
heavy machine-gun fire (.50 caliber and 14.5mm), as well as RPGs. The
shape of the vehicle reduces the effects of IED blasts. Israeli
developed technology has been applied to a 4x4 truck chassis from Czech
manufacturer TATRA to create the Wildcat design. ATC (American Truck
Company) puts it all together, along with a remote control (from inside
the vehicle) machine-gun turret. The vehicle is air conditioned,
carries twelve passengers, and is protected against chemical weapons.
The vehicle is intended for the peacekeeping market, which growing.
Private security companies are expected to be big customers for the
Wildcat.
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