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ArmscorHippo APC
ProductionUnknown
Recorded originSouth Africa
ClassAutomobile
Background
The Hippo was a South African armoured personnel carrier. Specially designed to be mine resistant, it can carry ten infantrymen and a crew of two. The vehicle's remote-operated turret mounts dual 7.62mm machine guns, but like other improvised fighting vehicles, it is only lightly protected against ballistic threats.
Text adapted from “Hippo APC” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07
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