Buffalo (mine protected vehicle)
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| Buffalo H | |
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| Service history | |
| Used by | United States Armed Forces, United Kingdom, Mexico, Canadian Forces |
| Wars | Iraq War, Afghanistan |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Force Protection Industries |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 45,320 lbs [1] |
| Length | 323 in |
| Width | 102 in |
| Height | 156 in |
| Crew | 2+4 |
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| Armor | 7.62 x 51mm NATO ball standard All wheels and centerline mine protected |
| Engine | Mack ASET AI-400 330 KW (450 HP) |
| Payload capacity | 38,680 lbs |
| Transmission | Allison HD-4560P |
| Suspension | 6x6 wheeled |
| Ground clearance | 410 mm (15 in) |
| Fuel capacity | 85 gal |
| Operational range |
483 km (300 mi) |
| Speed | 105 km/h (65 mph) |
The Buffalo mine protected vehicle built by Force Protection Inc is based on the successful South African Casspir mine-protected vehicle.[2] The United States currently has a limited number of Buffaloes in service, with an order for 15 more, at a cost of $10 million.[3]
While the Casspir is a four wheeled vehicle, the Buffalo has six wheels. They are also fitted with a large articulated arm, used for ordnance disposal. Both vehicles incorporate a "V" shaped monohull chassis that directs the force of the blast away from the occupants.[4] It is also now equipped with BAE's LROD cage armor for additional protection against RPG-7 anti-tank rounds.[5]
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[edit] Production history
[edit] Variants
- Buffalo H
[edit] Operators
United States - 19
Canada/Canadian Forces - 5[6]
[edit] Film
The Buffalo appeared as the vehicle aspect of the Decepticon Bonecrusher in the movie Transformers (2007). Production designer Jeff Mann stated, "We found this image of a mine-sweeping vehicle that had a huge arm with what appeared to be a fork on the end. So we called the people who owned it, hoping there was a chance we could rent it or buy it, but when we got the data, it turned out the fork was only 14 inches wide—they had totally cheated the whole thing in Photoshop.... We had to make an appliance to fit over the existing arm, that wouldn’t bounce around too much because it was about 10 feet wide."[7]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.forceprotection.net/models/buffalo/specs/buffalo_spec.pdf
- ^ Defense Tech: More On Warlock'S Tricks
- ^ Buffalo helps protect from bullets, blasts. Department of Defense (2004-09-10).
- ^ Combat engineers comb streets of Iraq for IEDs. Department of Defense (2005-07-08).
- ^ BAE’s LROD Cage Armor - Defense Industry Daily
- ^ Buffalo vehicle coverage on DefenseIndustryDaily.com
- ^ "The Making Of The Transformers Movie - Production Design: The Robots, The Vehicles, The Sets", ENI, 2007-06-15. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
[edit] External links
- Buffalo product page on ForceProtection.net
- Buffalo MPCV EOD Technical Data Sheet and Pictures to Army Recognition
