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	Casspir
		The Casspir is a mine-protected armoured personnel carrier that was originally developed for the counter-insurgency units of the police.
		The Casspir mine-protected vehicle (MPV) was one of the first to use the V-shaped monocoque hull and is undoubtedly one of the world's leaders in its field with over 2000 in service in several countries and an enviable record as a life preserver in mine incidents.
		The Casspir hull consists of a welded all-steel monocoque capsule to which the highly-effective leaf-spring suspension is attached, and within which the main automotive and other components and protection to both occupants and main components are housed to facilitate rapid field repair.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/rsa/casspir.htm (1018 words)

	Casspir -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Casspir, a combat proven landmine protected personnel carrier, has been in use in (A republic at the southernmost part of Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1910; first European settlers were Dutch (known as Boers)) South Africa for over 20 years.
		In 1998, two Casspir mine-protected vehicles (MPVs) underwent extensive mobility and ballistic evaluation in (A republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947) India over two months, covering over 9000 km.
		In August 1998, India purchased 90 'reconditioned' Casspirs for the Army and Para-Military forces in Jammu & Kashmir.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/ca/casspir.htm (869 words)

	Casspir - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Casspir, a combat-proven, landmine-protected personnel carrier (APC), has been in use in South Africa for over 20 years.
		These factors, among others, lead to Casspir being the MPV of choice for several forces and for organizations employed in humanitarian operations (including mine clearing) in mine-infested areas.
		The Casspir was ubiquitous during the days of apartheid in South Africa.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Casspir (452 words)

	Casspir Mine Protected Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) supplied by Armour Technology Systems (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Originally developed for the rigorous conditions of Southern Africa where a very high mine threat was prevalent, Casspir is certified to protect its occupants against the effects of a triple TM-57 anti-tank mine blast (equivalent to 21 kg of TNT) under any wheel, or a double mine (14 kg of TNT) anywhere under the hull.
		The Casspir hull consists of a welded all-steel monocoque capsule to which the highly-effective leaf-spring suspension is attached and within which the main automotive and other components and systems are housed.
		Casspir’s mine protection and field repairability are legendary and it is currently the only general purpose MPV in service with a triple mine protection level that includes main components.
	caspir.armour.co.za (435 words)

	Encyclopedia: Casspir (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		These factors, inter alia, lead to Casspir being the MPV of choice for several forces and for organizations employed in humanitarian operations (including mine clearing) in mine-infested areas.
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	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Casspir (657 words)

	DefendAmerica News - Article
		The Casspir, a steel, armor-bodied vehicle used for de-mining in several countries made its way to Bagram Air Base a month ago and has been successful to the de-mining mission.
		The Casspir is a steel, armor-bodied vehicle presently used to discover and destroy mines.
		Weighing in at nearly 10 tons, the Casspir is a heavyweight in its field.
	www.defendamerica.mil /articles/oct2003/a101503g.html (660 words)

	Vehicle Mounted Demining Solutions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Although the CASSPIR, has been in service for more than 20 years, it is still acknowledged to be one of the most effective mine protected vehicles in service in the world today.
		The CASSPIR hull provides protection against anti-tank blast mines and also protects the crew and passengers against the blast from anti-personnel mines, shrapnel from indirect weapons and small arms fire.
		The Casspir offers protection to its occupants even if two anti-tank mines are detonated simultaneously under any wheel, or if one such mine is detonated directly under the hull.
	www.mechemdemining.com /Vehicle_Mounted_Demining_Solutions.htm (1231 words)

	The Herald : News
		The Casspir’s design protects the crew against triple anti-tank land mines under any wheel, or double anti-tank land mines under the hull.
		The Casspir — an anagram of the acronyms SAP (SA Police) and CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research) — was designed in the late 1970s and introduced to police and later military service in the 1980s.
		It was at first extensively used by the notorious “Koevoet” police counter-insurgency unit in northern Namibia and later also by the South West African Territory Force’s 101 Battalion and the SA Army’s 5 Reconnaissance Regiment.
	www.theherald.co.za /herald/2004/08/05/news/n05_05082004.htm (277 words)

	Casspir (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Casspir's mine protection and field reparability are legendary and it is currently the only general purpose MPVin service with a triple mine protection level that includes main components.
		These factors, inter alia, lead to Casspir beingthe MPV of choice for several forces and for organisations employed in humanitarian operations (including mine clearing) inmine-infested areas.
		Some 2,500 Casspir series APC's were originally built by TFM of South Africa according to a design by the Council forScientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), which was subsequently taken over by Reumech OMC.
	www.therfcc.org /casspir-273721.html (388 words)

	TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION
		The Casspir has got two seats inside and their is a passage in the middle.
		All this time this police were beating me and they moved they drove the Casspir to town and I saw two police vans, a brown and a yellow one.
		When they took you out of the Casspir to the van, were you alone at that time or were there any other people who were with you.
	www.doj.gov.za /trc/hrvtrans/karoo/ct01509.htm (2977 words)

	NamibWeb.com - The online guide to Namibia: In conflict
		Casspirs Alpha and Charlie were now stationery, caught between three groups of SWAPO guerillas who proceeded to enfilade our position with missiles, mortars and bullets.
		Having destroyed the kraal, our Casspir swung through a ninety-degree turn and the men directed their fire at an area from where mortars were being fired, although no SWAPO fighters were seen.
		Alighting from our Casspir we crawled over to the stricken man and I saw that he was bleeding from a severed artery in his foot.
	www.namibweb.com /article1.htm (5219 words)

	Mine Resistant Vehicle - Casspir MRV - CASR Modest Proposal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		A Modest Proposal — MRVs for the CF – a Casspir for De-Mining
		If Canada were to fund a fleet of refurbished Casspirs equipped with a full suite of mine-clearing gear in South Africa, they would be readily available for use in the region – including the Canadian-funded initiatives in Namibia and Mozambique.
		Casspirs have been used operationally with a variety of de-mining tools – sniffers, metal detectors, rakes, and ploughs.
	www.sfu.ca /casr/mp1-casspir3.htm (410 words)

	The Herald Online News
		The vehicle overturned while the troops were conducting a patrol in the Nyabiraba area near Bujumbura, the SA National Defence Force said in a statement.
		The UN mission in Burundi and the commander of the South African component are investigating.
		The Casspir has a low centre of gravity but many roads in the Great Lakes state are narrow, in poor repair and in hilly terrain.
	www.epherald.co.za /herald/2005/06/09/news/n38_09062005.htm (130 words)

	Casspir Armoured Personnel Carrier - Topic Powered by Groupee Community
		The Casspir is designed for road convoy escort duty based on the Rhodesian, Portugese and South African experience in the 1970s to 1990s.
		That was one its major roles when the South Africans used it to go in front in case of mines.
		Their newest tactic is to emplace dummy IEDs that are not hidden that well and to place AP mines around them to try and get the demolition crews.
	forums.military.com /eve/ubb.x/a/tpc/f/1431924461/m/520109753 (826 words)

	South African Wheeled APCs
		When a Casspir runs over a mine, consider the vehicle to have an extra point of damage rating for suspension purposes, and use double the heaviest armor rating for the floor of the vehicle.
		The Casspir was built for long patrols, and is equipped with a 200-liter water tank for the crew.
		The Casspir is one of the most numerous armored vehicles in the South African inventory, and is also used by Namibia and Peru.
	www.pmulcahy.com /wheeled_apcs/south_african_wheeled_apcs.htm (1751 words)

	Mine Resistant Vehicle - Casspir MRV - CASR Modest Proposal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Casspir weapons carrier variants exist (at left) but such roles would be best left to Coyotes, LAV IIIs, or other CF wheeled types better protected from small arms fire.
		Still, Casspir defences could be easily improved by replacing that rooftop machinegun position with the Protected Weapon Station.
		Casspirs are right-hand drive, which is a complicating factor for the CF but not insurmountable (CF Casspirs will need to be stripped and rebuilt in any case).
	www.sfu.ca /casr/mp1-casspir2.htm (336 words)

	Casspir MPV
		As part of this evaluation, one of the vehicles was put through four blast tests, involving one anti-tank mine and three improvised devices of the type typically encountered during operations in JandK.
		The vehicle is planned to be mass-produced in two types, a Mahindra and Mahindra jeep model with a seating capacity of six and an Ashok Leyland model with a seating capacity of 12.
		The cost of the vehicles are reportedly cheaper than the Casspir MPVs that are being brought from South Africa.
	www.bharat-rakshak.com /LAND-FORCES/Army/Casspir.html (490 words)

	Alvis PLC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The upgrade and refurbishment of the Casspir MKII to MKIII status will include structural modifications for increased mobility with more robust axles.
		The Casspir Mine Protected Vehicle is the international benchmark for mine protection and offers high mobility, easy handling and crew comfort.
		The company maintains facilities and capabilities for the maintenance, repair, upgrade and logistic support of all of these vehicles, which includes the provision of support teams when required at bases where such vehicles are deployed.
	www.alvis.plc.uk /news/NewsItem.cfm?id=200186 (622 words)

	Jane's SOFEX Show Guide News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		South African company N4-Trucks has purchased 100 Casspir armoured personnel carriers that have seen extensive combat in Africa as well as being widely used for the internal security role.
		N4-Trucks is now offering remanufactured Casspir for the export market and has already been awarded a contract to supply an unspecified quantity of vehicles for use in Iraq.
		The all-welded steel hull of the Casspir provides the occupants with protection from small arms fire and shell splinters as well as anti-tank mines weighing up to 12kg under any wheel or 14kg under the hull.
	www.janes.com /marketing/email/sofex/daythree/sofex3011.html (160 words)

	Army casspir in horror crash
		THE names of three people who died in a horrific collision between an army casspir and a Government tanker are yet to be released.
		Witnesses say the Namibia Defence Force (NDF) casspir was travelling east on the highway at Rundu when a Government tanker suddenly turned into the road.
		An Angolan soldier, who was in the casspir, died on the spot and four people were rushed to the hospital.
	www.namibian.com.na /Netstories/2000/March/News/horror.html (337 words)

	Mine Resistant Vehicle - Casspir MRV - CASR Modest Proposal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Refurbished Casspirs can be bought for astonishingly low prices making these rugged APCs very attractive to armed forces on tight budgets India has purchased 178 Casspirs** and is considering local production.
		Nobody would argue that a Casspir is the equal of a LAV III but these South African vehicles are well-suited to the operations that the CF is most likely to face in the future – and at a fraction of the cost of a LAV III.
		Casspirs were built by TFM which became Reumech OMC, which was renamed Vickers OMC when bought by the British defence giant, which in turn was taken over by Alvis, since bought out by GDLS.
	www.sfu.ca /casr/mp1-casspir.htm (495 words)

	member
		Aubrey "Magidi" Radebe, told the TRC's amnesty committee that in 1991 he and other members of the African National Congress-aligned SDU planned to attack and disarm a group of policemen in a Casspir at Phola Park squatter camp.
		During the exchange one policeman was killed, but Radebe said he did not know who fired the fatal shot.
		TRC spokesman Mbulelo Sompetha said the matter was later resolved when the ANC in Thokoza agreed to pay the travel costs for the former SDU members.
	www.dispatch.co.za /1999/02/04/southafrica/MEMBER.HTM (362 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Casspir mine-protected vehicle is undoubtedly one of the world leaders in its field and setting the standard on levels of mine protection.
		Originally developed for the rigorous conditions of Southern Africa where a very high mine threat was prevalent.
		However due to the age of the Casspir and the various upgrades, certain spare parts was difficult to come by and some shortfalls could not be fixed during upgrades and remanufacturing.
	sable.armour.co.za (415 words)

	Djibouti to get Caspir APCs - Jane's Land Forces (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Work on the vehicles has already begun in South Africa and all nine Casspir's will be delivered to the Djibouti Army by the middle of this year.
		Some 2,500 Casspir series APC's were originally built by TFM of South Africa, which was subsequently taken over by Reumech OMC.
		To date India is the largest export customer for refurbished Casspirs, with an order for 165 vehicles, the last of which are currently being delivered.
	www.janes.com /defence/land_forces/news/jdw/jdw010411_1_n.shtml (440 words)

	MINISTER TSHWETE HANDS OVER FIVE CASSPIR'S TO MOZAMBIQUE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The four-wheel drive Casspirs will go a long way in assisting the Mozambican Police in carrying out their duties in areas where vehicles of this nature are needed.
		Minister Tshwete said that this was jet another demonstration on the part of the two countries and the two police services' to work together in the fight against crime.
		Minister Manhenje express his gratitude to Minister Tshwete for the Casspirs and said that this further improve the already good relations that exists between the two countries.
	www.polity.org.za /govdocs/pr/2000/pr0814a.html (235 words)

	Alvis OMC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Powered and driven by a TATA driveline, the Casspir MK 2C (I) is the latest in the range and provides excellent on and off road mobility and ease of maintenance, with a proven TATA drive line.
		The Casspir Armoured Personnel Carrier is the international benchmark for mine protection and offers high mobility, easy handling and crew comfort.
		Several hundred Casspirs are in service with the South African Army and various other users internationally.
	www.amd.org.za /Nav/Alvis%20OMC/Alvisomc_prod_casspir.html (178 words)

	Strategic Affairs - Weapons & Equipment
		Fernandes was expected to raise the issue of South Africa's failure to deliver on their contractual obligations for service, spares and other maintenance for the Casspir Mine Protected Vehicles.
		Originally developed for the rigorous conditions of South Africa, Casspir is certified to protect its occupants against the effects of a
		Casspir is said to offer higher degrees of field reparability after mine detonations than any other MPV in service.
	www.stratmag.com /issueSept-15/page02.htm (4405 words)

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