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MX-1 Kalakian/Water Buffalo

Fire Support Vehicle

Specifications

Country of Origin/Used by:	Philippines
First Produced/Service Dates:	2002
Manufactured by:	Steelcraft Industrial & Development Corporation
Crew:	3+12
Armament:	Turret: (1) 7.62mm Machine Gun, (1) 12.7mm Heavy MG & (1) 40mm Automatic Grenade Launcher; Rear-Cupola: (1) 7.62mm MG
Engine:	6-Cylinder-Diesel
Miscellaneous Info:	The MX-1 Kalakian Fire Support Vehicle (FSV) was the second attempt by Steelcraft Industrial & Development Corporation to develop a low-cost Filipino indigenous wheeled fighting vehicle. Like their first vehicle, the Hari Digma ("King of Battle" in the Tagalog language) Armored Personnel Carrier, it used many commercial off the shelf (COTS) parts and assemblies; although with improvements and upgrades. Approximately 20 total MX-1s were built for evaluation purposes and none reportedly ever served operationally. Reports state that the vehicle performed fairly well but did not go into production. The vehicle was never given an official name, although somewhere along the line it was nicknamed "Kalakian" (Water Buffalo).
Data Sheet Available:	None Available

Photos

Reference	Source/Provider
MX-1 Kalakian FSV Photos	The Armed Forces of the Philippines via Professor Andrew Valeriano Castro (MBA-PhD) Commissioned Officer- AFPRESCOM Senior Fellow- Strategic Defense Research

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