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		Buffel	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffel https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffel_(voertuig)	modern gumikerekes lövészpáncélosok és páncélozott szállító harcjárművek - Modern wheeled infantry fighting vehicles and armoured personnel carriers - Moderne Radpanzer und geschützte Fahrzeu
		Buffel	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffel https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffel_(voertuig)	modern gumikerekes lövészpáncélosok és páncélozott szállító harcjárművek - Modern wheeled infantry fighting vehicles and armoured personnel carriers - Moderne Radpanzer und geschützte Fahrzeu

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The Buffel – an armoured personnel carrier of South African design and manufacture – was the first mass-produced V-shaped hull, open-topped, mineprotected vehicle (MPV). It was based on the chassis of the popular Mercedes-Benz Unimog S-truck. The resulting 4x4 vehicle (powered by a 125hp engine) had a driver’s cab on the left front (with three rectangular, bullet-resistant glass windows), and an open-topped combat compartment for up to 12 troops. It required little maintenance and proved highly popular in service with the SLA for its good mobility and excellent mine-survival capability (both crucial assets when facing insurgents renowned for their mastery in mine-warfare), where it was nicknamed the Unicorn. (Artwork by David Bocquelet)

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