Length 6.23 m | Weight 9.9 t Width 2.4 m | |
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Type Wheeled Armored Personnel Carrier Used by |
The DAF YP-408 is a Dutch 6×8 armoured personnel carrier, with three out of four axles driven by the typical DAF H-drive. It has a 6-litre, 6-cylinder diesel engine with a 5-speed gearbox and a 2-speed transfer case.
Prototypes were developed in the late 1950s, with the production of 750 vehicles taking place in the 1960s. The YP-408 entered service in 1964 and remained in use with the Dutch army until 1987. A number of vehicles serving with the Netherlands Army in Suriname were handed to the new Surinamese army when that country became independent in 1975.
A few examples are still used by the Polícia Aérea (Portuguese Air Force military police) in the air base security role.[1]
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DAF YP-408 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA