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Car Forum / Mercedes-Benz Cars / February 2005

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$500,000 dollar armored UNIMOG!

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greek_philosophizer - 01 Feb 2005 17:27 GMT
This is what I need for my morning commute:

( It looks a bit small to be based on a UNIMOG )

( see link for pictures )
http://www.defense-update.com/products/d/dingo-kmw.htm

The Dingo APV was designed to provide a safe and secure multi-purpose
vehicle for military and peacekeeping operations. The Dingo 2 is an air
transportable, armored mine-proof vehicle, based on a commercial Unimog
U1550L chassis produced by DaimlerChrysler, designed for high mobility
in any type of terrain.

Dingo II as displayed at Eurosatory 2004. Note remote controlled FLIR
recce payload installed on top.The vehicle is fitted with an armored
cage protecting the passengers, engine compartment, fuel tank and cargo
bay. The modular, repairable armor provides all-round protection
against all types of hand-held weapons, as well as artillery fragments
up to 155mm. In addition, the DINGO is fitted with an oblique "blast
deflector" floor, providing crew protection against heavy anti-tank
(AT), EFP (Explosive Formed Penetration) mines and anti-personnel (AP)
mines. It is designed to travel at speeds of up to 100 km/h (62mph),
has a range of 1000 km (621 miles), is air transportable by C-130 and
C-160 aircraft and can be airlifted by CH47/CH53 helicopters.

Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Dingo All Protected Vehicle
So far the German Army ordered 145 Dingo I and II vehicles for its
rapid deployment units, currently operating with KFOR in Kosovo and
Macedonia and with coalition forces in Afghanistan. Two versions of the
Dingo 2 will be offered, with wheel bases of 3,250 (short version) and
3,850mm (long version), tailored for a variety of transport and carrier
configurations designed for reconnaissance, command and control,
ambulance, mission platform, forward air control and other missions.

The DINGO 2 is based on the Unimog 5000 chassis. The diesel powered
vehicle is offered in two versions - the short (3.25m' wheel base) and
long (3.85m' wheel base) which can carry eight fully equipped troops.
The Dingo-2 can be fitted with an overhead weapon station, and has an
integral collective NBC (nuclear, biological, chemical) protection and
air-conditioning system. Other integral systems include GPS navigation,
rear-view camera, ABS, as well as radio and internal communications
systems.

The vehicle has an authorized total weight of 9,200 kg for a payload of
1,200 kg plus five fully equipped soldiers. The German Bundeswehr is
arming its Dingo version with an under-armor operated 7.62 mm machine
gun. Alternatively, a .50 cal. machine gun or a 40-mm automatic
grenade-launcher can be mounted on the same weapon station. The German
Army requirement for Dingo is over 450 units which are expected to be
the stretched version of the Dingo-2. Textron Systems has secured local
production license for a similar Dingo 2 vehicle in the US for domestic
and foreign military sales contracts. The Israel Defense Forces has
already secured funding in its five year plan (2005-2008) for the
procurement of 60 Dingo-2 vehicles. Dingos will be operated in the West
bank, replacing existing locally manufactured light armored vehicles
such as Sufa and Abir.  The estimated cost per unit is $500,000. The
IDF requested 103 vehicles which also reflect test vehicles and options
for additional batches over the 60 originally planned. The total cost
amounts to $99 million, to be financed by US military aid.

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Juergen . - 01 Feb 2005 18:00 GMT
> This is what I need for my morning commute:
> ( It looks a bit small to be based on a UNIMOG )
> ( see link for pictures )
> http://www.defense-update.com/products/d/dingo-kmw.htm

S-Class rules!   ;-)
http://www.polizeioldtimer.de/images/db_420_1a.jpg

Juergen
P.S.: In case you need to carry around a _serious_
amount of cash this is nice
http://www.polizeiautos.de/pics/geld-manhh-v.jpg
 
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