Reva APC
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| Reva 4x4 APC | |
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 A Reva 4x4 APC at Camp Victory, Iraq |
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| Type | Armoured personnel carrier |
| Place of origin | South Africa |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 7.8 t |
| Length | 6.0 m |
| Width | 2.48 m |
| Height | 2.4 m |
| Crew | 10 |
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| Primary armament |
various machine guns |
| Engine | Cummins GBT - 5.9 TC 6 cylinder in line water cooled direct injection turbo charged diesel engine 132kW |
| Suspension | 4×4 wheeled |
| Operational range |
500 km |
| Speed | 100 km/h (62 mph) |
The REVA 4x4 MKII Armoured Personnel Carrier is a mine-protected vehicle. The vehicle is produced by ICP South Africa. The vehicle’s V-shaped hull offers protection against land mines and IED's. The vehicle has cargo space for at least 10 passengers. Ten firing ports are available. Two light machine guns can be used and cover a 360-degree on roller bearing turret hatches.
The vehicle is often confused with the Mamba APC and the RG-31.
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[edit] Production history
[edit] Variants
The REVA 4x4 Armoured Personnel Carrier is available in a 10 seater vehicle which includes the driver and co-driver. The vehicle was designed in October 2004. ICP are the owners of the Blue Print data pack of the REVA 4x4 vehicle.
Other models of the REVA available are:
- Military type vehicle with 10-12 seating capacity
- Command & control vehicles
- Ambulance
- Recovery vehicles
- VIP vehicles
[edit] Operators
- New Iraqi Army
- Iraqi Police
- Military contracting companies
[edit] Combat history
[edit] References
[edit] External links
[edit] See also
- Other wheeled APCs and IFVs developed in South Africa
- RG-33
- RG-32
- RG-12
- Mamba APC
- Puma APC (South African, new construction by Regis Trading International (Pty) Ltd, which is similar to Mamba )
- Ratel IFV
- Casspir
- Buffel
- General
