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Gibbs Motor Works Class 4B Mine Resistant Ambush Protected truck

Type: 5-ton 6x6 Armored trucks
Place of origin: Republic of Valkiir
Production history
Manufacturer Gibbs Motor Works Principle manufacturer for Valkiir National Arms Consortium
Produced 1982-present

Specifications
Weight 14855 Kg
Length 8.25m
Width 2.86m
Height 2.25m
Engine: Turbo charged Multi fuel Diesel
240 hp (180 kW)
Transmission 5 speed auto. x 2 range
Suspension Beam axles on leaf springs
Operational
range 560 km
Speed 80Kph ( highway with 2700kg Cargo)

Cargo capacity:
4,500 kg, Highway 60Kph Maximum speed
2,700 kg, Highway 80Kph Maximum speed
1,500 Kg, Off Road 40Kph Maximum speed

Crew: Driver, Co-driver/commander typically assigned for most operations,
Passengers: 1 in center Seat, 2 in fold down side facing jump seats behind driver and co-driver

Armor protection:
7.62mm armor piercing all aspects, tires, and windows.
.50 caliber ball ammunition front and windows with protective plates deployed

Note:
Drivers compartment can survive a direct hit by multiple 14.5mm rounds from front( through engine and transmission) however high likelihood vehicle will be immediately disabled due to engine damage.

Blast protection:
protected from antipersonnel mines, close in detonation of mortar rounds, and small artillery rounds. Vehicle will likely be disabled by close in artillery but crew compartment remains safe. Vee-Shaped underbody and heavy protective plate will protect crew compartment but may not ensure vehicle remains operational from larger mines and IEDS

Tires: No pressure semi solid tires rated to run for fifty Kilometers with serious blast damage or multiple heavy caliber machine gun impacts. rifle caliber rounds have little to no effect on tires other than requiring replacement during next maintenance cycle.

Overview: Developed as a response to frequent Cross border raids by "rouge" military factions, armed gangs operating in areas depopulated by civil war damage, and the need for a military heavy truck that could move into high risk areas without being vulnerable to small arms fire.

Gibbs Motor Works used the basic frame of their Ambush Protected wheeled APCs for the cab of the vehicle but stretched and strengthened the chassis and installed a far more powerful engine. After a lengthy series of redesigns based on field reports and after action investigations the GMW team rebuilt the original truck into a capable and reliable wartime workhorse which has served well during multiple border conflicts and military actions abroad.

The vehicle is regularly seen in conflict areas and urban unrest zones on duty with Military police, logistics, and transportation units to keep units in these regions. The regularly come under fire while working to keep units supplied and carry vital heavy equipment through active combat areas. While the truck suffers noticeable vehicle losses due to hostile fire, the crew survival rate is extremely high even in situations where heavy IED's are being used by militants and insurgents.

Description

Gibbs Motor Works Class 4B Mine Resistant Ambush Protected truck

Type: 5-ton 6x6 Armored trucks
Place of origin: Republic of Valkiir
Production history
Manufacturer Gibbs Motor Works Principle manufacturer for Valkiir National Arms Consortium
Produced 1982-present

Specifications
Weight 14855 Kg
Length 8.25m
Width 2.86m
Height 2.25m
Engine: Turbo charged Multi fuel Diesel
240 hp (180 kW)
Transmission 5 speed auto. x 2 range
Suspension Beam axles on leaf springs
Operational
range 560 km
Speed 80Kph ( highway with 2700kg Cargo)

Cargo capacity:
4,500 kg, Highway 60Kph Maximum speed
2,700 kg, Highway 80Kph Maximum speed
1,500 Kg, Off Road 40Kph Maximum speed

Crew: Driver, Co-driver/commander typically assigned for most operations,
Passengers: 1 in center Seat, 2 in fold down side facing jump seats behind driver and co-driver

Armor protection:
7.62mm armor piercing all aspects, tires, and windows.
.50 caliber ball ammunition front and windows with protective plates deployed

Note:
Drivers compartment can survive a direct hit by multiple 14.5mm rounds from front( through engine and transmission) however high likelihood vehicle will be immediately disabled due to engine damage.

Blast protection:
protected from antipersonnel mines, close in detonation of mortar rounds, and small artillery rounds. Vehicle will likely be disabled by close in artillery but crew compartment remains safe. Vee-Shaped underbody and heavy protective plate will protect crew compartment but may not ensure vehicle remains operational from larger mines and IEDS

Tires: No pressure semi solid tires rated to run for fifty Kilometers with serious blast damage or multiple heavy caliber machine gun impacts. rifle caliber rounds have little to no effect on tires other than requiring replacement during next maintenance cycle.

Overview: Developed as a response to frequent Cross border raids by "rouge" military factions, armed gangs operating in areas depopulated by civil war damage, and the need for a military heavy truck that could move into high risk areas without being vulnerable to small arms fire.

Gibbs Motor Works used the basic frame of their Ambush Protected wheeled APCs for the cab of the vehicle but stretched and strengthened the chassis and installed a far more powerful engine. After a lengthy series of redesigns based on field reports and after action investigations the GMW team rebuilt the original truck into a capable and reliable wartime workhorse which has served well during multiple border conflicts and military actions abroad.

The vehicle is regularly seen in conflict areas and urban unrest zones on duty with Military police, logistics, and transportation units to keep units in these regions. The regularly come under fire while working to keep units supplied and carry vital heavy equipment through active combat areas. While the truck suffers noticeable vehicle losses due to hostile fire, the crew survival rate is extremely high even in situations where heavy IED's are being used by militants and insurgents.