Thyssen Henschel UR-416
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The Thyssen Henschel UR-416 is a German armoured personnel carrier, built from the same body as the Mercedes-Benz Unimog, nicknamed "Acerro" (Steel) in recognition of Sgt. Nestor Acerro who was killed in the assault of Sibalo Hill.
The vehicle can be equipped as a police vehicle with (e.g. Mine-sweeping shield, search headlight) or more militarily (e.g. Tire pressure adjustment system, NBC protection facility, night-vision devices) additional devices to be modular equipped, and with turrets with machine guns or a 20mm-cannon can be used.
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[edit] Operators
Current or former user countries of the UR-416 are:
Argentina,
Ecuador,
El Salvador,
Germany, with Alert Police
Greece,
Kenya,
Morocco,- the
Netherlands, 
Pakistan,
Peru,- the
Philippines, 
Qatar,
Saudi Arabia,
Spain,
Togo,
Turkey,
Venezuela, with Venezuelan National Guard
Rhodesia (now 
Zimbabwe)[1].
[edit] Pop culture
It made few appearances in film or pop culture. Its only major film appearance was in the 1984 movie Sheena, wherein one was used by the villain's private army.
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[edit] References
- ^ Stiff, Peter, "Selous Scouts Top Secret War", Galago Publishing (Pty) Ltd., 1983, p. 425.
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