denel
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SANDF perfected marp technology which then the US got by bringing our engineers from Armscor to help them design their MARP vehicles; most of SA pedigree designs are visible in these vehicle. Double V shaped hull is the key but you also forget another biggest item - seats; the seats are specially designed. I spent 2 years in buffels and Ratel. Seat design and seat harness is vital to prevent back injuries. Angola campaign was true testing grounds for all our designs. Rhodesians were the pioneers - i have seen older VW Beetles with V-shape hulls - these were designed by farmers in the 70s.A key feature of the MRAP is the V-shaped hull that diverts the blast energy, which is missing in the Hummer.
Sri-Lanka got our older vehicles which they continue to use and clone.