Machines | British Army JACKAL ARMOURED HMT-400 Pathfinders in Afghanistan
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Film Producer: Karl PROST - Yves DEBAY ASSAUT Magazine - Post-production Sigrid CONRAD - consultant Robert Ottaviani Otaviani. A thank you to British Armed Forces, Her Majesty's Armed Forces, Armed Forces of the Crown. The Jackal or MWMIK (pronounced EmWimmick) or Mobility Weapon-Mounted Installation Kit is a family of vehicles designed and developed by Supacat Ltd at their factory in Honiton, Devon (UK) for use by the British Army. The primary role of the vehicle in the British Army is deep battlespace reconnaissance, rapid assault and fire support - roles where mobility, endurance and manoeuvrability are important - and it has also been used for convoy protection. Small production runs are manufactured at the Honiton factory but larger batches are manufactured by Plymouth based company DML (part of Babcock Marine Services, owned by Babcock International Group). The initial order was for up to 100[1] and it was announced on June 27, 2008 that the MOD would be ordering a further 72. On Jun 23, 2010 it was announced by the Ministry of Defence that 140 additional Jackal 2 vehicles were being ordered, and according to the same source this would bring the number of Jackals in service up to 500. The MWMIK can carry increased payload and fuel compared to its predecessor, allowing it to carry greater amounts of additional equipment and protection over longer distances, and it is able to support itself and its crew for distances of over 497 mi (800 km). Design and development According to the Ministry of Defence, the Jackal "was built to meet the British Army's specific requirements for an agile, well-armed, light patrol vehicle. The vehicle's suspension system provides a more stable firing platform while moving and the 1 metre ground clearance allows it to clear large obstacles. The high levels of off-road mobility enable troops to avoid more conventional routes which may be subject to ambush or enemy reconnaissance. The vehicle is based on the HMT (High Mobility Truck) 400 high-mobility 4×4 design developed by a former subsidiary of Supacat, now built under licence from Lockheed Martin. The chassis is built by Universal Engineering Ltd, the engine by Cummins, the transmission by Allison, the suspension shock absorbers by Fox Racing Shox and the electronics package by Fujitsu and Smartgauge Electronics. The blast and ballistic armour packages, and the blast mitigating seating were designed and built by Jankel Armouring Ltd. The vehicles can be fitted with a range of weapons, such as a 12.7 mm Heavy Machine Gun, 7.62 mm General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) and 40 mm Automatic Grenade Launcher. The Jackal is capable of maintaining off-road speeds of up to 49 mph (79 km/h) and can reach a top speed of 80 mph (130 km/h). Afghanistan deployment The vehicle was procured to provide British forces in Afghanistan with an off-road patrol and fire-support vehicle with increased performance, supplementing the Land Rover Wolf WMIK and the Snatch Land Rover which previously fulfilled the role.[8] In particular the Snatch Land Rover, although able to withstand small arms fire, is vulnerable to improvised explosive devices and was labelled by some a "mobile coffin". On 8 April 2008, it was announced that the MWMIK had been deployed to Helmand Province, Afghanistan, as the Jackal 4x4 Patrol Vehicle. The Ministry of Defence has stated that the design of the vehicle hull incorporates the latest armour protection and that it is considered to be among the best in the world. The HMT 400 mine blast and ballistic protection system was developed for Supacat by Jankel Armouring Ltd. It features armour plating beneath the crew compartment and on the vehicle sides, as well as attenuating seats that absorb shock from any mine blast. The top of the cabin is left open for visibility, which affords the vehicle protection through its manoeuvrability and main armament stand-off distance. These enable it to avoid exposure to riskier IED prone routes. Despite this Jackal crews have suffered a number of IED attacks, some fatal.
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way up there safe from all the ieds down there, reeeeetaaaaarded!
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all these experts on this videos comments. having been on operations with these I can tell you it's a great bit of kit. I've seen people walk away unscathed from massive ieds because of the vehicle. the open top gives a massive 360 field of view. also again efp's, It's safer. if you knew what an efp could do to an enclosed vehicle it. if you asked me what type of vehicle I would prefer to be on ops with it would have to be an open top every time.
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''Armoured'' without armour.
When did this country become so retard????? -
code named flipper.
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armoured is for pussy... hahaha.... nice brits
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armoured ? not for the guys
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To everyone complaining about the jackal being top heavy, open topped etc. it's a light cavalry vehicle! It's meant for reconnaissance and long range patrolling not smashing through the frontline with the bulk of forces, this requires them to be light and mobile and air transportable. in the reconnaissance role it's absolutely superb. The British army has the Challenger 2 and Scimitar and specifically the Warrior AFV for heavy close combat and fighting. This armchair warrior nonsense is ridiculous.
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VBCI it'ss the must for afghaistan
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Fuck....look how top heavy these are and how narrow the width of the wheels.....this thing would roll so easy......completely vulnerable to RPG and small arms fire....why the fuck would u send men out in these things when there are vehicles a lot more suited and safer for such tasks.....good ol English
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Yes It is me again. They should not have called it the Jackal, they should have called it the Ninky Nonk. For those who don't know it is a vehicle featured in the kiddies TV programme " in the Night Garden"!
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It annoys me that the British Military would send their soldiers out in this top heavy, open topped, death trap.
Still thinking of the LRDG truck are you chaps! Or the SAS's good old Landrover. Or maybe the Cavalry's horse .....Tally Ho!
I quite like British quirkiness but British stupidity is to be condemned. -
some brits called this a "mobile coffin" jeez I wonder why
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nice music not enough on the vehicles !
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+Scoop Johnson I still remember the ass clown you had before that. You are developing a bit of a bad habit.
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The Brits always had a thing for open top vehicles! And the Scots open bottomed ;P. Thanks for your service from America...sorry we have an ass clown in chief right now.
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accidently touch dislike.. good
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we don't care who you are
we are not scared
we will help you
we will conquer
we are the British armed forces -
Why is it open from top? I would think it would be covered for protection.
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カッコイイですね!
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The british know their armor