| Land Rover Snatch |
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The Land Rover Snatch-Vixen vehicle on show at the Urgent Operational Requirement (UOR) Equipment Demonstration in Salisbury, Wiltshire. |
| Type | Armoured SUV |
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| Place of origin | United Kingdom |
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| Unit cost | £50,000 + armour |
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| Produced | 1992– |
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| No. built | 991 |
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| Variants | Snatch-1.5
Snatch-2 12v, LHD
Snatch-2A 24v, RHD
Snatch-2B 24v, RHD |
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| Mass | 4,050 kilograms (8,930 lb) |
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| Length | 4.55 metres (14 ft 11 in) |
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| Width | 1.79 metres (5 ft 10 in) |
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| Height | 2.03 metres (6 ft 8 in) |
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Main
armament | none – personal weapons carried by "top cover" |
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| Engine | Land Rover 300 Tdi engine
111 horsepower (83 kW) |
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| Power/weight | 37 hp/tonne |
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| Suspension | Wheel 4×4 |
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Operational
range | 510 kilometres (320 mi) |
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| 60 miles per hour (97 km/h) |
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The Snatch Land Rover is a protected patrol vehicle based on the Land Rover Defender 110 chassis. Intended for general patrolling in low-threat areas, the vehicle was developed in 1992 for use in Northern Ireland. It provides a limited degree of small arms protection for occupants and a limited level of protection from Improvised Explosive Devices and off-route mines.
The vehicle has been criticised as occupant deaths have resulted from kinetic attacks which exceeded the level of protection available.
