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Crocodile Armoured Personnel Carrier
TypeArmoured personnel carrier
Place of originRhodesia
Service history
In service1977–present
Used byRhodesia
Zimbabwe
United States
WarsRhodesian Bush War
1980 Entumbane clashes
1981 Entumbane uprising
Mozambican Civil War
Second Congo War
Specifications
Mass6.55 tonnes (empty)
11.55 tonnes (combat)
Length7.65 m
Width2.25 m
Height3.1 m
Crew2+16

Armor10 to 40 mm
Main
armament
one 7.62 mm, 12.7 mm or 14.5 mm machine guns
Secondary
armament
personal weapons through gunports
EngineStandard Nissan 6.54 litre diesel
160 hp
Power/weighthp/ton hp/tonne
Suspensionwheels, 4 × 4
Operational
range
600 to 700 km
Maximum speed 90 km/h

The Crocodile Armoured Personnel Carrier or "Croc" is a Rhodesian armoured personnel carrier first introduced in 1977 and based on Japanese commercial heavy-duty trucks' chassis. It remains in use with the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA).

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