Buffalo H
Service history
Used by	United States Armed Forces, United Kingdom, French Army, Canadian Forces, Italian Army
Wars	Iraq War, Afghanistan
Production history
Manufacturer	Force Protection Industries
Specifications
Weight	45,320 lb (20,560 kg) (curb weight)[1] 80,000 lb (36,000 kg) (max weight)[1]
Length	27 ft (8.2 m)
Width	8.5 ft (2.6 m)
Height	13 ft (4.0 m)
Crew	2+4
Armor	7.62 x 51 mm NATO ball standard All wheels and centerline mine protected
Engine	Mack ASET AI-400 330 KW (450 HP)
Payload capacity	38,680 lb
Transmission	Allison HD-4560P
Suspension	6x6 wheeled
Ground clearance	15 in (410 mm)
Fuel capacity	85 gal
Operational range	300 mi (483 km)
Speed	65 mph (105 km/h)

The Buffalo mine protected vehicle is a wheeled armored vehicle built by Force Protection Inc. It was designed based on the successful South African Casspir mine-protected vehicle.^[2] While the Casspir is a four wheeled vehicle, the Buffalo has six wheels. Buffalo is also fitted with a large articulated arm, used for ordnance disposal. Both vehicles incorporate a "V" shaped monohull chassis that directs the force of the blast away from the occupants.^[3]

Buffalo is also now equipped with BAE Systems' LROD cage armor for additional protection against RPG-7 anti-tank rounds.^[4] It combines ballistic and blast protection with technology to detect the presence of dangerous ordnance and render it ineffective. Personnel operate the Buffalo’s 30-foot robotic arm and iron claw from within the armored hull via a mounted camera and sensory equipment, disposing of mines and IEDs safely.

In 2004, the United States had a limited number of Buffaloes in service, with an order for 15 more, at a cost of $10 million.^[5] On June 6, 2008 Force Protection, Inc delivered its 200th Buffalo to the U.S. Military.^[6]

Contents 1 Production history 1.1 Variants 1.2 Operators 2 Film 3 See also 4 Gallery 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Production history

[edit] Variants

• Buffalo H
• Buffalo A2 [1]

[edit] Operators

•  United States - 200
•  Canada/Canadian Forces - 5^[7] plus an additional 15 for delivery in 2009^[8][9]
•  France - 5 to be delivered November 2008^[10][11]
•  Italy - 6 vehicles
•  United Kingdom - 14 to be delivered at the end of 2009.^[12]

[edit] Film

The Buffalo appeared as the vehicle aspect of the Decepticon Bonecrusher in the movie Transformers (2007) and in Transformers Revenge of the Fallen again as Bonecrusher. Production designer Jeff Mann stated, "We found this image of a mine-sweeping vehicle that had a huge arm with what appeared to be a fork on the end. So we called the people who owned it, hoping there was a chance we could rent it or buy it, but when we got the data, it turned out the fork was only 14 inches (360 mm) wide—they had totally cheated the whole thing in Photoshop.... We had to make an appliance to fit over the existing arm, that wouldn’t bounce around too much because it was about 10 feet (3.0 m) wide."^[13]

[edit] See also

• Casspir
• Cougar
• RG-33
• Cheetah MMPV
• MRAP (armored vehicle)

[edit] Gallery

Buffalo mine-protected vehicle and GI

Buffalo showing remote manipulator arm

Buffalo with extensive shrapnel damage but no hull penetration after an IED attack

A Buffalo that survived with its cabin intact after an IED attack took its two front wheels and axle off

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Buffalo product page on ForceProtection.net
• Buffalo MPCV EOD Technical Data Sheet and Pictures to Army Recognition

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