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Mine Protected Combat Vehicle – MPCV
Mine Protected Combat Vehicles (MPCV) c.1979-1980
TypeInfantry fighting vehicle, MRAP
Place of originRhodesia
Service history
In service1978–present
Used byRhodesia, Zimbabwe
Wars1980 Entumbane clashes
1981 Entumbane uprising
Mozambican Civil War
Second Congo War
2017 Zimbabwean coup d'état
Specifications
Mass7.2 tonnes
Length4.95 m
Width2.4 m
Height2.8 m
Crew2+11

Armor4.5 to 10 mm & composite
Main
armament
One 7.62 mm, 12.7 mm or 14.5 mm machine guns
Secondary
armament
Personal weapons through gunports
EngineDaimler-Benz OM352 turbo diesel
120 hp
SuspensionWheels, 4 × 4
Operational
range
700 km
Maximum speed 80 km/h/60 km/h km/h

The Mine Protected Combat Vehicle – MPCV (a.k.a. 'Spook') was a Rhodesian 4×4 Infantry fighting vehicle (IFV), first introduced in 1979 and based on the body of the Mercedes-Benz Unimog light truck. It remains in use with the Zimbabwe National Army.

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