RG41, is a South African 8x8 armored fighting vehicle (AFV) with mine resistant protection developed by

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, a subsidiary of

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. The RG41 was designed as an affordable modern AFV can be utilized in a variety of roles, including infantry section vehicle, a command vehicle, an ambulance, recovery vehicle and engineer vehicle. Its large payload capability allows additional armour to be added to the RG41 and a variety of weapon systems such as the

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's 25mm

M242 Bushmaster The M242 Bushmaster chain gun is a 25 mm (25×137mm) single-barrel chain-driven autocannon. It is used extensively by the U.S. military, such as in the Bradley fighting vehicle, as well as by other NATO members and some other nations in ground ...

mounted in a tactical response turret, the TRT-25 remote weapon station (RWS).

History

, a subdivision of

in South Africa, began development of the RG41 in early 2008 as a private venture after seeing a need for an affordable combat system. To meet this requirement, the RG41 employs an ITAR (International Tariff in Arms Regulation) free design and consists of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components that are not subject to US International Traffic in Arms Regulations.

Specifications

RG41 is an AFV where the driver is seat alone on the front left side of the vehicle. Some weapons can be add to it, including 25 or 30 mm cannon. At Africa Aerospace and Defense, RG41 was fitted with a turret armed with 30 x 173 cannon and a co axial 7.62 mm With a GVW around 30 tonnes, this vehicle stay easily mobile thank to it 8x8 facilities.

References

External links

RG41 Fact Sheet
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