In June 2011, the civilian version of the Marauder was featured in British motoring program Top Gear,[9] with Richard Hammond. The vehicle can be configured such that mortars may be fired from the payload platform. The Marauder is an armoured, mine-protected vehicle that is produced by Paramount Group in South Africa. An Azeri Marauder UAV launcher MRAP during an Armed Forces 2018 parade. By recruiting across different systems, Montford established a force with enough depth to be capable of responding effectively to incursions while defending key assets. It carries a crew of up to ten, including a driver and commander. Unlike the (civilian spec) Hummer, which was completely destroyed by the explosion, the Marauder was still operational and sustained only minor damage for the most part, Hammond easily managing to drive it away despite its dislodged/blown tyre. Top Gear finds 'world's most unstoppable vehicle'", http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2008398/Top-Gear-finds-worlds-unstoppable-vehicle.html, "Azerbaijan defence ministry courts Africa defence firm", http://www.paramountgroup.biz/en/media-centre/in-the-news/view/azerbaijan-defence-ministry-courts-africa-defence-firm, https://military.wikia.org/wiki/Marauder_(vehicle)?oldid=4096074, Ballistic protection: STANAG 4569 level III (7.62 × 51 mm AP. Also appeared in the movie District 9 as transport vehicles for the fictional MNU agency. [12] In the same year, it was announced that 70% of its parts were made locally, which consists of radios and remote-controlled weapons stations. Burning Suns Wikia is a FANDOM Games Community. As well as being a manufacturer, Jordan was the first customer for the Marauder.[8].

The Marauder[1] is an armoured, mine-protected vehicle that is produced by Paramount Group in South Africa. Large windows are provided for excellent all-round visibility.

Marauder operational practice tends heavily to manoeuvre-based offensive planning and deployments, in which speed and flexibility are watchwords. [16] This was based on a 2012 agreement with Paramount to work together in manufacturing and marketing the vehicle. In 949 ATA the militia came under the command of Esther Montford, a retired Terran naval officer, who began to recruit officers and personnel from all across the outlying Terran colonies beyond Oceanhill.

It was launched during the 2007 International Defence Exhibition (IDEX) and Conference in Abu Dhabi, the largest arms exhibition in the Middle East. [18] The base platform comes in three basic crew compartment sizes – four, eight and ten. The Marauder was developed for reconnaissance and peacekeeping missions. The vehicle can be configured such that mortars may be fired from the payload platform. King Abdullah Design and Development Bureau, Ministry of Defence Industry of Azerbaijan, King Abdullah II Design and Development Bureau, "IDEAS- The International Defence Exhibition and Seminar", "Martin Parr visits one of the world's biggest arms fairs", "Defense Technology International - April 2007 - Nice Ride", "Africa aerospace and defence 2008: given its suburban Ysterplaat airbase with large hangars and proximity to the city's harbour facilities, South Africa's Cape Town is an ideal location for a tri-service defence equipment show. It carries a crew of up to ten, including a driver and commander. The Marauder features a protected diesel power pack at th… Since pirates and raiders had long since learned that the outlying colonies were easy pickings, the militia very quickly became more experienced and battle-hardened than its professional Terran counterpart. MAN D0836LOH Diesel (176kW/240hp @ 2300rpm, 925Nm @ 1200-1800rpm), The Marauder[1] is an armoured, mine-protected vehicle that is produced by Paramount Group in South Africa. [5], The Marauder’s payload capacity allows for the fitting of various defence and weapons systems, including light and medium-calibre machine guns, cannon weapon installations, and missile launchers, as well as command, surveillance, and control systems. Originally designed to operate in urban, built-up and confined areas it is smaller in both size and weight than the Matador, a similarly armoured vehicle. Originally designed to operate in urban, built-up and confined areas it is smaller in both size and weight than the Matador, a similarly armoured vehicle.

The Marauder has a cruising speed of around 100 to 120 km/h (62–75 mph), and a maximum range of 700 kilometres (430 mi). [17], The variants made under the Belrex label consist of security, engineer, reconnaissance, logistics, fuel, mortar, medical, signal, maintenance and mortar ammunition carrier. Montford's experience with fighting pirates taught her two principal lessons: 1) that in the impossibly vast distances of space, mobility, flexibility, and force concentration were the keys to victory; and 2) the resources of any civilization are of necessity concentrated on or around planets, not in space itself.