Mamba APC
The Mamba is a South African armoured personnel carrier designed for internal security purposes. It was developed during the late 1980s to replace the Buffel in service with the South African military and security forces. The first models were built on a 4X2 Toyota Dyna chassis, which was subsequently replaced in production around 1994 by a more reliable Unimog chassis. All marks of the Mamba were designed to be mine-resistant and blastproof.
| Mamba | |
|---|---|
Mamba Mk2 of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF). | |
| Type | Armoured personnel carrier |
| Place of origin | South Africa |
| Service history | |
| Used by | See Operators |
| Wars | Kosovo War Somali Civil War Iraq War Kivu conflict 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1988 |
| Manufacturer | Reumech OMC |
| Produced | 1990–present |
| No. built | ~800 |
| Variants | See Variants |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 6.45 tonnes (7.11 short tons; 6.35 long tons) (Mk1) 6.8 tonnes (7.5 short tons; 6.7 long tons) (Mk2) 6.5 tonnes (7.2 short tons; 6.4 long tons) (Mk3) |
| Length | 5.88 m (19 ft 3 in) (Mk1) 5.46 m (17 ft 11 in) (Mk2, Mk3) |
| Width | 2.36 m (7 ft 9 in) (Mk1) 2.2 m (7 ft 3 in) (Mk2, Mk3) |
| Height | 2.46 m (8 ft 1 in) (Mk1) 2.49 m (8 ft 2 in) (Mk2, Mk3) |
| Crew | 2 (commander, driver) + 9 passengers |
Main armament | 12.7mm Browning M2 machine gun, optional |
| Engine | Toyota JO 5C four-cylinder diesel (Mk1) Mercedes-Benz OM352 six-cylinder diesel (Mk2, Mk3) 139 hp (104 kW) at 2,900 rpm (Mk1) 123 hp (92 kW) at 2,800 rpm (Mk2, Mk3) |
| Power/weight | 18 hp/tonne (13.4 kW/tonne) (Mk2, Mk3) |
| Suspension | Coil spring |
| Ground clearance | 0.34 m (Mk1) 0.39m (Mk2, Mk3) |
| Fuel capacity | 220 litres (Mk2, Mk3) |
Operational range | 900 km |
| Maximum speed | 102 km/h (63 mph) |
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