Monday, May 7, 2012

The difference between 'want' and 'need'

The Marauder is manufactured by the Paramount Group in the Republic of South Africa. The vehicle is an MRAP (mine-protected vehicle) and was featured in the first episode of Top Gear, Season 17. (LINK) It's considered to be the most powerful civilian vehicle in the world and I don't think that the claim is spurious. 



Air Burst

155mm High Explosive at 60m Azimeth 360 deg Elevation 0-30 deg

Ballistic Protection

7.62x54mm RB 32 API & .50cal API (Equivalent to STANAG 4569 level III)

Mine ProtectionMine Protection  

Double anti-tank mine (14kg TNT) under any wheel. Single anti-mine (7kg) under the hull. (Higher than STANAG 4569 level 4a and 4b)#


If you're driving the mean streets of Sinaloa State, Republic of Mexico, there really isn't anything else to compare. It will stop a .50 BMG AP round fired anywhere on the vehicle and will defend against a Russian/Chicom rocket propelled anti-tank grenade (RPG-7). So I not only want one, I think that I need one...