Reva APC

Reva 4x4 APC
A Reva 4x4 APC at Camp Victory, Iraq
Type	Armoured personnel carrier
Place of origin	South Africa
Specifications
Weight	7.8 t
Length	6.0 m
Width	2.48 m
Height	2.4 m
Crew	10

Main armament	various machine guns
Engine	Cummins GBT - 5.9 TC 6-cylinder in-line water-cooled direct-injection turbocharged diesel engine 132kW
Suspension	4×4-wheeled
Operational range	500 km
Speed	100 km/h (62 mph)

The REVA Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) is a mine-protected vehicle. It is produced by ICP South Africa. The vehicle’s V-shaped hull offers protection against land mines and Improvised Explosive Devices (IED)s. The vehicle has space for at least 10 passengers. Ten firing ports are also available. Two light machine guns can be used and cover a 360-degree on roller bearing turret hatches.

The vehicle is often confused with the Mamba and the RG-31.

Production history

Variants

The REVA 4x4 APC is available as a 10-seater vehicle which includes the driver and co-driver. It was designed in October 2004. ICP are the owners of the Blue Print data pack of the REVA 4x4.

Other models available are:

A command and control vehicle
An ambulance
A recovery vehicle
A VIP carrier

Operators

Map with Reva operators in blue

Current operators

Nigeria : Nigeria
Equatorial Guinea: 25^[1]
Iraq: 115^[1]
Thailand: 120^[1]
Saudi Arabia: 25^[1]
South Sudan: 10^[1]
Yemen: 112^[1]
Egypt: Used by the Rapid Deployment Forces (Egypt)

Combat history

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 "Trade Registers". Armstrade.sipri.org. Retrieved 2013-06-20.

Reva 4x4 APC

Armoured Fighting Vehicles of South Africa

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