Casspir mine-protected vehicle | The vehicle that has set the standards of the modern MRAP

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We are investigating the Casspir, one of the best MRAPs for 40 years. #casspir #sandf #MRAP
Special thanks to Dr Dewald Venter and the Tank Encyclopedia website for sharing its unique information with us
Website: tanks-encyclopedia.com/coldwa...
Which events paved the way for the creation of the Casspir?
What are the base and mission-specialized variants of the vehicle?
How effective is the Casspir against landmines?
Has the Casspir been successful in combat so far?
00:00 Introduction
01:13 Historical background
01:59 Programme history and base variants (Casspir Mk I / Casspir Mark II / Casspir Mk2C(I) / Casspir Mk III / Casspir Mk IV / Casspir Mk 6 / Casspir NG2000A / Casspir 2000B / Casspir 2000C)
06:02 Variants (Blesbok / Duiker / Gemsbok / Plofadder / Casspir weapon carrier with the 106mm M40 recoilless gun / Casspir mortar carrier / Casspir ambulance / Ground Shout / Eland / Sesspir)
07:45 Design
09:09 Mobility
09:31 Survivability
10:43 Firepower
11:12 Specifications
11:57 Casspir in combat
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@WeaponDetective Жыл бұрын

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@phelansa23 Жыл бұрын

Nostalgia! Because she was so much longer, also made her a lot more comfortable than the Buffel to travel in. It was also a lot easier to get in and out of the back door than over the sides of the Buffel. When we patrolled in a Buffel, people took notice. When the Koevoet guys showed up in the Caspirs, there was nobody around to pay attention. Those guys were legends.

@maxasaurus3008 Ай бұрын

I’d be surprised if you weren’t a legend yourself, this period of history fascinates me. Keep your head up my friend.

@ed209nl Жыл бұрын

Putting on steel wheels and purposely drive over landmines, now that is hardcore! And also a testament to the quality of this vehicle and the faith that its users have in it... Another excellent and informative video, thank you so much!

@psykology9299 9 ай бұрын

Appreciate the effort you put into pronouncing the names properly my bru 👌 especially on the rolling G's like Gemsbok

@two_motion Жыл бұрын

Just want to clear something up (a common misconception)... Bush War (Bosoorlog): Fought in Rhodesia from 1964 to 1979. Border War (Grensoorlog): Fought in Namibia and Angola from 1966 to 1989.

@user-ez9en7vk2z Ай бұрын

Great video. Well researched and I'm always amazed on the amount of stock footage you are able source. The Koevoet guys also used to add heavy mg to the Casspir front. Have photos of an auto cannon from a Vampire jet that was refurbished for that. Also congrats for your pronunciation of "krokodil". Its spot on in Afrikaans.

@isrbillmeyer Жыл бұрын

We used the Casspir in the Police as well. It was a common sight in civil unrest / rioting in the cities. I think the jumping from the back of the Casspir ("debust") buggered my knees a bit. Great vehicle.

@mvubu6823 Ай бұрын

Saw them using them in Baltimore recently.

@isrbillmeyer Ай бұрын

@@mvubu6823 USA Equivalent or the real Casspirs?

@mvubu6823 Ай бұрын

@@isrbillmeyer looked like real thing or an excellent copy. Maybe early MRAP sold as surplus

@woff1959 3 ай бұрын

Very good, Merci Beaucoup! I spent a so-called 'camp' with 101 Bn in these vehicles, and as I was used to Ratels, I wasn't very impressed, but realised they were very good for running down terrorists and for "Romeo Mike" operations, nowadays called QRF ops. Glad to see they're still protecting soldiers from mines!

@jaymouton9165 7 ай бұрын

Thank you WD, another local legend honoured by your production!

@quazy1328 Ай бұрын

I know in the US Army we got a lot of MRAPs at first that were right hand drive. Heard they came from SA through BAE as the RG31 and RG33. The Casspir was really ahead of its time.

@kalui96 Жыл бұрын

The Duiker at 6:20 looks really cool

@felisrex1661 8 ай бұрын

I’d love a Caspir

@andreswanepoel8427 Жыл бұрын

It was an honor to serve with 101bn

@vvr881 Жыл бұрын

Dankie broer

@Sir_Godz Жыл бұрын

love this stuff

@wallingnaga6563 Жыл бұрын

India also uses this MRAP in large quantities

@MarsRonin Жыл бұрын

Another great video, thank you. Have you considered a video on the Jackal/Coyote platform by Supacat?

@petesheppard1709 Жыл бұрын

It seems to be way better than US MRAPs, which seemed to be notoriously topheavy.

@johngoosen1962 27 күн бұрын

Casspir itseld is top heavy and way too fast which made it prone to roll at high speeds. Youd have a vehicle that fought through multiple ambushes and mines only to roll over and kill its occupants.

@Ian-mj4pt Жыл бұрын

We were miles ahead of most 😅

@lukejohnston4666 6 ай бұрын

In my country it's active in the army special forces. (The Red berets)

@refiandikrisnawan Жыл бұрын

hello Weapon Detective, I'm admin of the modelkitindo channel, I ask permission to hanging this video on my channel as a teaser, and I will enclose your channel name on the video and link in description ... thank you

@WeaponDetective Жыл бұрын

Hi. Of course, you can use the footage. It is always a pleasure for us to help a fellow content producer.

@refiandikrisnawan Жыл бұрын

@@WeaponDetective Thank you for the permission granted..

@bill8784 Жыл бұрын

I was bewildered why the British Army didn’t have something like this almost as soon as the UK git involved in Iraq and Afghanistan.

@roguefox5171 Ай бұрын

1: Military Budget, the uk since the end of the cold war has reduced it's military spending, this lead to the british army being nicknamed the "borrowers" , by the Americans. 2: The UK's primary theater of war is europe, the UK will ultimately have to adopt designs that are suitable for a European war (that means tracked vehicles, IFV/APC/MBT), the UK simply doesnt have the budget to have vehicles for every environment, so it must prioritize, so that means vehicles suitable for a European war.

@bill8784 Ай бұрын

@@roguefox5171 Thanks. I was aware of point 1 and understood point 2. Vehicles were adopted later on more suitable for the task. So my bewilderment was more aimed at the politicians and top military.

@roguefox5171 Ай бұрын

@@bill8784 Politicians are more concerned with being re-elected, when you increase military budgets you either have to make cuts to other government programs, or you have to raise taxes......both of these choices are unpopular with the electorate. Britain has a generous welfare state, and a population that has grown dependent on government welfare programs and subsidies, any attempt to cut back these programs in any meaningful way will impact peoples standard of living......so that explains the lack of "political will".

@tracenjez Ай бұрын

The British army ended up borrowing Bushmaster IMVs from Australia.

@bill8784 9 күн бұрын

@@tracenjez I wasn’t aware of that, very interesting, thank you. I bemused because South African military’s use of these sort of vehicles was the first thing I thought given the issue was so predictable/arose.

@habahan4257 Жыл бұрын

Excellent video as always. Yes, the Casspir is superior to the Buffel, but the Buffel is beautifully ugly. The Casspir is just ugly.

@wallingnaga6563 Жыл бұрын

Haha 😂 indeed

@Stefan-X24 7 ай бұрын

I spend many hours in/on a Casspir. It sure has a legacy.

@Phansikhongolza 3 ай бұрын

The CASSPIR is beautiful. Probably one of the most beautiful vehicles ever designed. As it superior to the Buffel in every way.

@krishnakumar-yw7fm Жыл бұрын

Please make Pinaka MLRS

@leonmarais6298 Жыл бұрын

my home for 8 years

@gavinalmeida1994 Ай бұрын

There was an experimental Artillery Fire Control post in our Battery, it did better than our Ratel, can't say if the army Adopted it.

@MrMikeV00 24 күн бұрын

You got that wrong. It was designed for SADF. Police ended up getting because buffel had an open top and was not good for molitiv cocktails.

@albertoambrosio3060 Жыл бұрын

🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

@inkakorps Жыл бұрын

Casspir ¡¡¡

@patriotenfield3276 Жыл бұрын

Plz Pinaka MLRS EE 11 urutu Raad 2 SPH Fahd ApC BVP M80 BOV APC OT M60 APC LAZARS APC

@Glorymoon97 10 ай бұрын

She ain't pretty, but she does her job and she does it well.

@suhan8382 Жыл бұрын

It looks like Magirus

@dougerrohmer Жыл бұрын

I would think the SAMIL looks more like a Magirus.

@Phansikhongolza 3 ай бұрын

Casspir running gear all Mercedes Benz

@lockedon8953 Ай бұрын

I've always loved the SADF gear. It's a shame their voters don't have enough sense to watch who they vote for

@AndrewLambert-wi8et Ай бұрын

"BEDFORD TRUCK PARTS CONSIDERED TO BE UNRELIABLE BY THE SOUTH AFRICANS. SWEDEN MAK 4:46 ES TRUCK AND AIRCRAFT PARTS WITH BRITAIN.

@natealter2141 Жыл бұрын

Let's crowdfund this guy a new mic.

@adilachahbar3154 Жыл бұрын

South Africa makes very good military vehicles, but to be honest, those vehicles are very ugly It's disturbingly ugly And not beautifully ugly

@valentindelasierra7517 Жыл бұрын

It's so ugly it's beautiful

@johngoosen1962 11 ай бұрын

Untill you stand next to that war machine....you get in and smell the grease oil sweat....fear and cordite....then its a beautiful sight!

@jackdaugaard-hansen4512 5 ай бұрын

It used to make great military vehicles but no anymore

@edwardharshberger1 Жыл бұрын

I find it a little weird to be glorifying all of this military gear used by the South African Apartheid government without mentioning the context in which it was used. Especially when it was used by Koevoet. Koevoet was responsible for numerous human rights violations during its time in operation, which is to be expected given it was based on the notoriously brutal Selous Scouts. I'm not saying we can't look at military tech, but just that when you have a historical background section, you might want to mention that bit. Especially given the amount of far-right and white supremacist nostalgia for the Rhodesian and Apartheid South African military units.

@Stefan-X24 Жыл бұрын

The fact that that these vehicles were used to literally fight communism is of no consequence?

@johnlamb3101 Жыл бұрын

War is survival @ all costs. “When you have the weapon to win the war - use it” - US President about Hiroshima & Nagasaki. Who complained about that? ZA armaments we’re way ahead of their enemies in spite of brutal sanctions. Viva the SADF pre 1990. Viva Apartheid.

@ejmproductions8198 Жыл бұрын

Glad to know you probably had the vaccine and all your follow-up boosters

@johnlamb3101 Жыл бұрын

@@ejmproductions8198 what are you talking about?

@springbok8876 Жыл бұрын

These vehicles are still used today by the SANDF. They do not have a problem with continuing to use vehicles that were designed during the Apartheid era. Same with Zimbabwe, still uses equipment from the Rhodesian era with no fuss. The equipment was well designed and manufactured hence their continued use after all these years. Also no one gives anyone kak for nerding out over German WWII tanks or Russian tanks despite the atrocities both committed. Yet here you are singling out South African vehicles. As for the need to "mention that bit" It has been mentioned to death to the point that it goes without saying. These vehicles actually now have a longer legacy in service of the SANDF for peace purposes than they did with the SADF FYI.