Snatch Land Rover
The Snatch Land Rover is a protected patrol vehicle based on the Land Rover Defender 110 chassis. Intended for general patrolling in low-threat areas, the vehicle was developed in 1992 for use in Northern Ireland. It provides a limited degree of small arms protection for occupants and a limited level of protection from Improvised Explosive Devices and off-route mines.
| Land Rover Snatch | |
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The Land Rover Snatch-Vixen vehicle on show at the Urgent Operational Requirement (UOR) Equipment Demonstration in Salisbury, Wiltshire. | |
| Type | Armored SUV |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom |
| Production history | |
| Unit cost | £50,000 + armour |
| Produced | 1992– |
| No. built | 991 |
| Variants | Snatch-1.5 Snatch-2 12v, LHD Snatch-2A 24v, RHD Snatch-2B 24v, RHD |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 4,050 kilograms (8,930 lb) |
| Length | 4.55 metres (14 ft 11 in) |
| Width | 1.79 metres (5 ft 10 in) |
| Height | 2.03 metres (6 ft 8 in) |
Main armament | none – personal weapons carried by "top cover" |
| Engine | Land Rover 300 Tdi engine 111 horsepower (83 kW) |
| Power/weight | 37 hp/tonne |
| Suspension | Wheel 4×4 |
Operational range | 510 kilometres (320 mi) |
| Maximum speed | 60 miles per hour (97 km/h) |
The vehicle has been criticized as occupant deaths have resulted from kinetic attacks which exceeded the level of protection available.
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