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Extenda configurable between 4x4 and 6x6, named the "Nary" for use in Afghanistan to replace the LRPVs for a cost of $ 80 million. The project to introduce these vehicles into service was delayed by three years due to problems integrating different systems onto the vehicles, but
336:. The two other members of the vehicle's crew were wounded in this incident, and the LRPV was destroyed. As a result of this incident, all of the remaining LRPVs were fitted with a "Survival Enhancement Kit", which consisted of armour plating beneath the vehicle and shock-absorbent seats.
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Systems. The two troops who crossed the border conducted one of the first engagements of the war and the third troop inserted by helicopter was for several days the closest coalition element to Baghdad. The SASR also used the
355:, consisting of two troops with LRPVs crossing the border entering the western desert and a third troop with LRPVs inserted by U.S. helicopters over the border. Western Iraq had been divided into areas to patrol between the
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design in the late 1980s. The design was intended to be used by the SASR to patrol remote regions of
Australia. The LRPV is mechanically simple, and relatively easy to maintain in the field. It has a crew of three.
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The SASR's 1 Squadron arrived in
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Russell was killed when the LRPV he was travelling in struck a mine during an operation in the
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332:. This was the first Australian fatality of the war, and Russell was the first member of the SASR to have been killed in action since the
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The LRPV was later in the
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Coalition
Special Operations had been using vehicles with the latest armour protected vehicle hull for many years, since 2003 the UK
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medium machine gun is also commonly fitted in front of the passenger's (left-hand) seat. In addition, LRPVs can also carry a
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they reached their 'final operating capability' on 28 June 2012. Several Nary vehicles were deployed to
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vehicle designated the Surveillance Reconnaissance Vehicle (SRV) to supplement LRPV patrols. The SRV is a
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37:A Long Range Patrol Vehicle on display at the
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91:Afghanistan (2001–2002)/(2006–2013)
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282:to be used for scouting purposes.
267:automatic grenade launcher (AGL).
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466:Light Strike Vehicle (Singapore)
247:The LRPV was developed from the
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836:"Briefing: Wheels of the Elite"
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418:had been using the
416:Special Air Service
374:Land Rover Perentie
361:Special Air Service
253:Land Rover Perentie
411:recoilless rifle.
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312:Operation Falconer
304:War in Afghanistan
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308:Operation Slipper
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393:Bushmaster
319:Camp Rhino
276:Suzuki DRZ
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482:Citations
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359:, the UK
149:Secondary
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663:Archived
441:See also
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280:tailgate
204:Steering
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447:P6 ATAV
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