The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Kavango, Namibia. c.1989-10. Members of the second Australian contingent to UNTAG (United Nations Transition Assistance Group) sit on top of a newly "found" Casspir MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle) while on patrol near Rundu. On the right are wooden crosses marking graves. Casspir MRAPs and Buffel and Wolf MPVs were used by United Nations (UN) troops to patrol Namibia to provide security for the elections. The Casspirs could carry a whole section (twelve men) in more comfort, for longer distances and at greater speeds than the Buffels. For protection there were two Mag 58 machine guns mounted on the top of the vehicle behind an armoured plate. The driver had to put up with 55 degree plus temperatures inside the cabin.
Kavango, Namibia. c.1989-10. Members of the second Australian contingent to UNTAG (United Nations Transition Assistance Group) sit on top of a Wolf Turbo MPV (Mine Protected Vehicle) which has its rea
Rear view of a Wolf 5-500 Mine Protected Vehicle (MPV) with its rear doors open. The Wolf was a variant of the South African Casspir Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle. The Wolfs were leased fro
The three different types of mine resistant vehicles used by 15th Troop, 17th Construction Squadron, part of the United Nations Transition Assistance Group (UNTAG). Left to right: Casspir which reache
Namibia. c.1989-11. Two Australians wearing United Nations blue berets lean out the back of a UN Buffel MPV (Mine Protected Vehicle) as the vehicle tows a bogged UN landrover out of deep sand. The bos
Namibia. 1989-11-01. Buffel armed reconnaissance vehicle travels across the sandy plain near Oshakati. The buffel is attached to Australia's Field Troop of Engineers at Ondangwa, in the north, serving
Namibia. 1989-11-01. Buffel armed reconnaissance vehicle travels across the sandy plain near Oshakati. The buffel is attached to Australia's Field Troop of Engineers at Ondangwa, in the north, serving
