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You are 100% correct, which stands to reason since GPV worked in partnership with FNSS Savunma Sistemleri to produce the Pars(Leopard). The Pars 8x8 is a little unusual due to the fact that all 8 wheels drive and can also be steered. There are also 4x4, 6x6, and 10x10 models made off the same...
I'll be the first to second the idea that SWAT team members are generally egotistical A--holes. They somehow think they are elite somehow, never mind that they get half the training of the average soldier and can't compare in training, tactics, or ability with real elite forces. Some of the...
RE: Not the V300
The shielded headlamps are a good idea as far as protecting the lamps but it can be a potential chink in the armor if it was hit right there and is probably a bit more labor intensive to build that way instead of surface mounting them and adding a guard.
It's an odd vehicle for sure. At first I didn't even notice the row of visual ports the go from one side and wrap around the front to the other side in an unbroken line. That is a very unique feature in APCs. I was mainly concerned with the front plate, the odd stepped body line towards the...
A Dragoon is 4x4 only. And I trust Jane's infinitely more then any other source, as does our State Dept and many other Government agencies around the world.
I challenge ANYONE to find a pic of an 8x8 Dragoon as it is known by the manufacturer.
This vehicle is a GPV Colonel 8x8 built in New...
A Dragoon is a 4x4 model built by General dynamics. It's clearly not a Dragoon.
http://www.janes.com/defence/land_forces/supplement/lav/lav_dragoon.shtml
It's not a Stryker or anything done by General Dynamics. It looks a little like a Steyr, but the center of the hull and lines are different. Honestly it looks more Soviet than anything.
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