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Anaconda Light Military Vehicle Series

Anaconda Carib

Specifications

Country of Origin/Used by:	Netherlands
First Produced/Service Dates:	Carib/AAT: 2019 MUV: 2021
Manufactured by:	Base VehicleChassis: Iveco Defense Vehicles; Construction: Dutch Military Vehicles (Subsidiary of Deba Trucks)
Crew:	Carib/AAT: Up to 2+9 MUV: Up to 2+14
Armament:	Carib/AAT: 4 Cylinder Diesel (Iveco F1C) MUV: Diesel (FPT Industrial Euro III 146hp or Euro VI 180hp)
Engine:	Most variants can be fitted with a central ring mount with either (1) 12.7mm Heavy Machine Gun or 40mm Automatic Grenade Launcher.  The vehicles can also be equipped with multiple swing-arm mounts fitted with either 5.56mm or 7.62mm MG's.
Miscellaneous Info:	The Anaconda was developed for use in the Dutch Caribbean by the Royal Dutch Marines, who had previously used armored Mercedes-Benz G280's.  This first version named the "Carib", was based on the Iveco Daily C-Series 4x4 commercial van.  There were four (4) variants of the Carib: Command, General Support, Patrol, and Driver Training vehicles.  Approximately 46 were built.  The next variant was also built for the Royal Dutch Marines, but for use in Europe by the Anti Armor Troop of the 14th Combat Support Squadron.  These vehicles were also built using the Daily Van chassis and named the Anti-Armor Troop Vehicle (AAT), of which fourteen were built. Their anti-armor capability consists of the SPIKE Anti-Tank Guided Missile System and the hand-held Panzerfaust 3. Building on the success of the earlier variants, an improved vehicle was developed using the newer Iveco Military Utility Vehicle (MUV) as its base.  This version is (not surprisingly) also named the MUV.  Incidentally, Iveco also refers to their vehicle series as the Multirole Utility Vehicle. The MUV can be built in different variants, although the Special Operations Forces (SOF) Vehicle and Troop Transport are the only ones purchased as of the time of writing (2023).  One (1) MUV Ambulance was built and demonstrated to the Dutch Military.  However, it was not purchased.
Data Sheet Available:	None Available

Photos

Reference	Source/Provider
Anaconda AAT Vehicle Photo	Dutch Military Vehicles
Anaconda Carib Photo	Dutch Military Vehicles
Anaconda Carib Photos	Dutch Ministry of Defense
Anaconda Carib Photo	U.S. Marine Corps
Anaconda MUV Troop Transport Photos	Dutch Military Vehicles
Anaconda SOF Vehicle Photos	Dutch Military Vehicles
Anaconda SOF Vehicle Photo	French Ministry of Armed Forces

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