Long Range Patrol Vehicle | |
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Type | Special Operations Vehicle |
Place of origin | Australia |
Service history | |
In service | Late 1980s–current |
Used by | Special Air Service Regiment |
Wars | |
Specifications | |
Mass | 4840 kg |
Crew | 3 |
Main armament | M2 Browning machine gun or Mk 19 grenade launcher |
Secondary armament | MAG 58 machine gun |
Engine | Isuzu turbo diesel 90 kW (120.69 hp) |
Power/weight | 3000rpm and 253 Nm of torque at 2500 rpm |
Operational range | 1,600 km (994.19 mi) |
Maximum speed | 59 mph (94.95 km/h) |
Steering system | Adwest power steering |
The Long Range Patrol Vehicle (LRPV) is a 6x6 patrol vehicle that was used by the Australian Special Air Service Regiment (SASR) in Afghanistan and Iraq.