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alan2525 · 23-04-2007

I've seen a lot of film of Brit's in Iraq using the "armoured" SNATCH Landrover, I was wondering does the British army have any purpose made Armoured Cars nowadays? It used to use the SARACEN Armoured car but recently it just seems to be either Warrior APC's or Landrovers.

In World War II there were a multitude of Armoured Cars all designed for a multitude of uses and used by both allied and axis forces - is it just a cost cutting measure that we don't equip our military with equipment fit for purpose?

I think I've seen more armour on the Landrover Defenders parked diagonally across the disabled parking bays of my local Waitrose Supermarket! And as for the fact that they are open vehicles - standing in the back of a Landrover and tying to hide behind a rollbar would seem to offer very little reasurance against incoming projectiles!

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alan2525 Scale Model Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Essex, UK Real Name: Alan My Models: Anything that isn't worth throwing out Visit alan2525's Gallery Posts: 934 Images: 39	British Army - use of SNATCH Landrovers in Iraq I've seen a lot of film of Brit's in Iraq using the "armoured" SNATCH Landrover, I was wondering does the British army have any purpose made Armoured Cars nowadays? It used to use the SARACEN Armoured car but recently it just seems to be either Warrior APC's or Landrovers. In World War II there were a multitude of Armoured Cars all designed for a multitude of uses and used by both allied and axis forces - is it just a cost cutting measure that we don't equip our military with equipment fit for purpose? I think I've seen more armour on the Landrover Defenders parked diagonally across the disabled parking bays of my local Waitrose Supermarket! And as for the fact that they are open vehicles - standing in the back of a Landrover and tying to hide behind a rollbar would seem to offer very little reasurance against incoming projectiles! __________________