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Stan, you are correct! And just wanted you to know, that from my acquaintances who have returned from Afghanistan, our Canadian Allies have been doing some very good work & kicking some serious taliban butt over there! Thanks for your service & your willingness to help us in the WOT!

I figured I'd split my posts to make them easier to read. What impresses me most about the MRAPs is how quickly they were developed & deployed to our troops. I served as a Marine tank crewman from 1985-92, and even during Desert Shield/Desert Storm we did not see the gear we really needed...

NO. The following members got it right with the Buffalo MP/CV (Mine Protected/Clearance Vehicle). The Buffalo evolved from a South African design, and the prototype was built by Technical Solutions Group Incorporated, later acquired by Sonic Jet Performance Incorporated, and finally...

It's an RG-33 MRAP (Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected)...quite possibly an RG33L. It doesn't have the add-on skirt armor to protect against EFPs, so it's not an RG33L Plus. It also comes in 4x4 (Category I MRAP), but these are reportedly used by US Army SF units. The 6x6 RG33s are Category II...