RG-33

The RG-33 is a mine-resistant light armored vehicle initially designed by BAE Systems Land Systems South Africa (formerly Land Systems OMC), a South African subsidiary of BAE Systems. BAE Systems in the US extensively modified it with additional protection, new powertrain, and suspension systems. It was built in a number of locations including York, Pennsylvania. It was one of several vehicles being fielded by the US Armed Forces in Iraq under the United States MRAP program.

Key facts

Weapon.name: RG-33L (six wheel extended variant)
Weapon.image: Permissions-Errors-RG-33L.jpg
Weapon.image_size: 300
Weapon.origin: South Africa
Weapon.type: Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle
Weapon.is_vehicle: yes
Weapon.service: 2007 – present
Weapon.used_by: US ArmyUS MarinesCroatian Army
Weapon.wars: Global war on terrorism
Weapon.designer: Land Systems OMC
Weapon.manufacturer: BAE Systems Land Systems South Africa
Weapon.unit_cost: $630,000

Article

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Contents

Overview
Design
Production history
Versions
Operators
See also
References
External links

==Overview== It is based on the RG-31, which itself is based on the Mamba APC, although it is roughly twice the weight of a RG-31. There are two variants, the standard RG-33 has four wheels and weighs 22 tons while the extended RG-33L variant has six wheels, can carry twice as many people in the back, and weighs 26 to 37 tons depending on the version.