POSTER: The Battle Buses

An Equipment and Logistics news article

5 Apr 07

In 2006 the MOD unveiled Mastiff and Bulldog, new personnel carriers for forces on operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Defence Focus decided to have a look at what else the Army is using in these theatres.

Mastiff, a formidable 6x6 wheel-drive patrol vehicle with extra armour and integrated communications
[Picture: MOD]

Whether you need something small and nimble to nip around in, or big and brutal to get you out of trouble, these vehicles are designed to get the job done. And they are all being deployed in Iraq or Afghanistan offering extra protection for the troops.

You can download a copy of a poster which appeared in Defence Focus(Acrobat .PDF version) - see under Related Links >>>

The vehicles on the poster (by Defence Focus graphics editor Dave Barlow) are:

Mastiff - a formidable 6x6 wheel-drive patrol vehicle with extra armour and integrated communications
Vector - Fast and lightweight 6x6 wheel-drive patrol vehicle with newly-armoured body
Warrior - Tracked infantry fighting vehicle, heavily armoured and equipped with a cannon
Bulldog - Up-armoured patrol vehicle with turret, based on the FV430
Snatch - Militarised Land Rover, used where a highly mobile and less aggressive posture is needed.

Note that the diagrams of the vehicles are not to scale.