AVGP Grizzly
Overview
AVGP Grizzly
Uruguayan UN soldiers with Grizzly armored personnel carrier.
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Canada - General Motors of Canada
WAPC / Wheeled Armored Personnel Carrier
Uruguay
Description
The AVGP Grizzly is an armored personnel carrier of Canadian origin. It is one of the three types of vehicles produced under the AVGP acquisition program. The Grizzly is a Canadian production version of the Swiss Piranha I design. All vehicles in the AVPG program feature a 6x6 wheelbase and are fully amphibious.
The Grizzly has a crew of 3 and seats 6 infantrymen. Armament consists of a 12.7mm M2HB heavy machine gun. In Canadian service the Grizzly was replaced by the Bison, a version of the Canadian produced LAV-III 8x8 series of armored vehicles.
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AVGP Grizzly
Uruguayan UN soldiers with Grizzly armored personnel carrier.
Source: MONUSCO
Copyright: GNU Attribution Share Alike license
AVGP Grizzly
Uruguayan UN soldiers with Grizzly armored personnel carrier.
Source: MONUSCO
Copyright: GNU Attribution Share Alike license
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