Originally posted by gary1910:
The V-200s are use by the PDF's ASU, RSAF's FDS and SADA
units.
I heard they are upgraded with new engine not long ago, afterall
they are more than 30 y.o , the old engine must be obsoleted.
According to Janes and other publication, SG is the only country
that uses the V-200s, a larger version of the V-150s, a special
requirement from the SAF. Therefore the Portuguese picture that are
provided are V-150s, not the V-200.
The V-200s was initially used in our armour formation, but we soon
realised that the 4x4 wheeled V-200s has too high a ground pressure
to be tactical mobile in our rain forest terrain, which therefore
replaced by the tracked M113 APC, and all the wheeled V200 &
V150 were channelled other units that are to be use in more
urbanised terrain.
You are right, and several sources
had mentioned that the Cadillac Gage V-200 was specifically
developed only for the SAF, and is basically a scaled up version of
the V-150 and V-100.
From the following website of the UN sanctioned KFOR Peace Keeping
troops in Kosovo, you will see that the Portuguesse is deploying
the V-200 in Kosovo.
Comparing the number of peep glass windows on the V-200 and that on
the V-150, you can see the obvious difference.
http://www.nato.int/kfor/kfor/nations/portugal.htm
http://www.scribevision.com/49adtalon/tal040800/articles/arm_in_arm.htm
