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Land Rover Wolf AI simulator
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Land Rover Wolf
The Land Rover Wolf is a light military vehicle manufactured by Land Rover in the United Kingdom (UK), based on the Land Rover Defender, introduced in 1994. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) designates the Wolf 90 (short wheelbase) as Truck Utility Light (TUL) HS, and the Wolf 110 (long wheelbase) as Truck Utility Medium (TUM) HS, where HS stands for 'High Specification'. Land Rover calls it eXtra Duty (XD).
The 1992 Snatch Land Rover, fitted with composite armour for ballistic protection, does not use the same 'heavy duty' chassis.
The Wolf was marketed in other countries than the UK, but many foreign military Land Rover procurement agencies felt they did not need the extra strength and reliability of the Wolf because the older models had passed their own testing, and Wolf was too expensive.
The vehicles have become a symbol of British forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. In keeping with their hearts and minds philosophy, they were chosen for patrol duties instead of armoured fighting vehicles such as the Warrior infantry fighting vehicle. Following a spate of incidents, there has been concern that the unarmoured nature of the Wolf exposes the crews to excessive danger, and they are being supplemented by more heavily armoured vehicles such as the Vector, the Mastiff, and the Jackal.
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) later supplemented the Wolf in theatre with a range of armoured vehicles, including the Snatch and Pinzgauer ATV in some utility and liaison roles, and the Supacat MWMIK. There were reports that some of this equipment was to be sold at below cost once operations in Iraq were completed as the Treasury had refused to cover the cost of replacement.
In Afghanistan, "an average of one of these vehicles a week" was lost to enemy action, and with replacements often arriving late, a "fifth of the fleet" of WMIKs was currently "damaged or has been destroyed by enemy fire".
The MoD has sold off most of the fleet of Wolf 90 Land Rovers because the Bowman radio system is too heavy for it. The 110 version remains in service.
The Wolf was tested, rejected, upgraded, and tested again, before the Ministry of Defence was satisfied. It is far stronger and more reliable than the Land Rover Defender on which it was based. James Arbuthnot, the then Minister of State for Defence Procurement, testified to the rigorous trials the Land Rover went through prior to being adopted in the British military:
Land Rover Wolf
The Land Rover Wolf is a light military vehicle manufactured by Land Rover in the United Kingdom (UK), based on the Land Rover Defender, introduced in 1994. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) designates the Wolf 90 (short wheelbase) as Truck Utility Light (TUL) HS, and the Wolf 110 (long wheelbase) as Truck Utility Medium (TUM) HS, where HS stands for 'High Specification'. Land Rover calls it eXtra Duty (XD).
The 1992 Snatch Land Rover, fitted with composite armour for ballistic protection, does not use the same 'heavy duty' chassis.
The Wolf was marketed in other countries than the UK, but many foreign military Land Rover procurement agencies felt they did not need the extra strength and reliability of the Wolf because the older models had passed their own testing, and Wolf was too expensive.
The vehicles have become a symbol of British forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. In keeping with their hearts and minds philosophy, they were chosen for patrol duties instead of armoured fighting vehicles such as the Warrior infantry fighting vehicle. Following a spate of incidents, there has been concern that the unarmoured nature of the Wolf exposes the crews to excessive danger, and they are being supplemented by more heavily armoured vehicles such as the Vector, the Mastiff, and the Jackal.
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) later supplemented the Wolf in theatre with a range of armoured vehicles, including the Snatch and Pinzgauer ATV in some utility and liaison roles, and the Supacat MWMIK. There were reports that some of this equipment was to be sold at below cost once operations in Iraq were completed as the Treasury had refused to cover the cost of replacement.
In Afghanistan, "an average of one of these vehicles a week" was lost to enemy action, and with replacements often arriving late, a "fifth of the fleet" of WMIKs was currently "damaged or has been destroyed by enemy fire".
The MoD has sold off most of the fleet of Wolf 90 Land Rovers because the Bowman radio system is too heavy for it. The 110 version remains in service.
The Wolf was tested, rejected, upgraded, and tested again, before the Ministry of Defence was satisfied. It is far stronger and more reliable than the Land Rover Defender on which it was based. James Arbuthnot, the then Minister of State for Defence Procurement, testified to the rigorous trials the Land Rover went through prior to being adopted in the British military:
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