Paramount Group is a South Africa-based military contractor, and the company is touting its Marauder armored truck as the “world’s most unstoppable vehicle” after such a claim on the BBC. Top of the line. To ensure the platform can back up this bold claim, there is now a Mark 2 version with even more capabilities.
The major change for the Marauder Mark 2 from the original version is that they all now ride on a universal shell. With the interchangeable dashboard modules available, a customer can change the cockpit from left to right (or vice versa) in about two hours. This allows operators to adapt the vehicle to different markets, even after delivery.
Military-grade vehicles like this are built to do a job, not look. The Marauder is tall and square. The windows are small because they can be weak points. The spare wheels are fixed on each side.
The Marauder has room inside for a driver and co-driver as well as up to nine occupants. The vehicle’s twin-shell monocoque provides protection against up to 17.64 pounds (8 kilograms) of TNT exploding beneath the vehicle. The side can withstand fire from a firearm using a 7.62x51mm NATO armor-piercing cartridge. Inside, there are anti-blast seats that provide additional protection.
Paramount’s video (above) only indicates that the Marauder Mark 2 uses a six-cylinder turbodiesel engine, without offering any additional details. The vehicle can reach speeds as high as 68 miles per hour (110 kilometers per hour) and the total range is 435 miles (700 kilometers)
The Marauder is capable of carrying 9,921 pounds of payload (4,500 kilograms). It is light enough to be transported from a C-130 cargo plane or a Chinook transport helicopter.
Paramount offers the Marauder with multi-purpose gear. As well as just being an armored personnel carrier, there are ambulance, anti-armour, infantry support, and command vehicle configurations. Current clients include the governments of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Republic of Congo, Gabon, Malawi, Ghana, Nigeria, Mozambique and Singapore.
Paramount Group is a South Africa-based military contractor, and the company is touting its Marauder armored truck as the “world’s most unstoppable vehicle” after such a claim on the BBC. Top of the line. To ensure the platform can back up this bold claim, there is now a Mark 2 version with even more capabilities.
The major change for the Marauder Mark 2 from the original version is that they all now ride on a universal shell. With the interchangeable dashboard modules available, a customer can change the cockpit from left to right (or vice versa) in about two hours. This allows operators to adapt the vehicle to different markets, even after delivery.
Military-grade vehicles like this are built to do a job, not look. The Marauder is tall and square. The windows are small because they can be weak points. The spare wheels are fixed on each side.
The Marauder has room inside for a driver and co-driver as well as up to nine occupants. The vehicle’s twin-shell monocoque provides protection against up to 17.64 pounds (8 kilograms) of TNT exploding beneath the vehicle. The side can withstand fire from a firearm using a 7.62x51mm NATO armor-piercing cartridge. Inside, there are anti-blast seats that provide additional protection.
Paramount’s video (above) only indicates that the Marauder Mark 2 uses a six-cylinder turbodiesel engine, without offering any additional details. The vehicle can reach speeds as high as 68 miles per hour (110 kilometers per hour) and the total range is 435 miles (700 kilometers)
The Marauder is capable of carrying 9,921 pounds of payload (4,500 kilograms). It is light enough to be transported from a C-130 cargo plane or a Chinook transport helicopter.
Paramount offers the Marauder with multi-purpose gear. As well as just being an armored personnel carrier, there are ambulance, anti-armour, infantry support, and command vehicle configurations. Current clients include the governments of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Republic of Congo, Gabon, Malawi, Ghana, Nigeria, Mozambique and Singapore.