MAP75 Armoured Personnel Carrier

MAP75 Armoured Personnel Carrier
TypeArmoured personnel carrier
Place of originRhodesia
Service history
In service1978–present
Used byRhodesia
Zimbabwe
WarsRhodesian Bush War
1980 Entumbane clashes
1981 Entumbane uprising
Mozambican Civil War
Second Congo War
Specifications
Mass11 tonnes (combat)
9.29 tonnes (empty)
Length7.2 m x 2.28 m
Width4.2 m Wb
Height2.84 m
Crew2+16

Armor10 mm mild steel
Main
armament
one 7.62 mm, 12.7 mm or 14.5 mm machine guns
Secondary
armament
personal weapons through gunports
Engine6-cylinder 5.67L Benz diesel OM352
130 hp
Power/weighthp/ton hp/tonne
Drive4 × 4
Operational
range
600 to 700 km
Maximum speed 80 km/h/60 km/h km/h

The MAP75 Armoured Personnel Carrier (a.k.a. MAP 'seven five') is a Rhodesian 4x4 heavy troop-carrying vehicle (TCV) first introduced in 1978 based on a Mercedes-Benz truck chassis. It remains in use with the Zimbabwe National Army.