Cadillac Gage Commando vs Praga V3S: Specs Compared

Cadillac Gage Commando — licensed reference photograph

AArmoured vehicles

Cadillac Gage Commando

Armored car Armored personnel carrier Internal security vehicle

Credit

MSGT Bert Mau · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

BArmoured vehicles

Praga V3S

Credit

Adam Hauner · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Cadillac Gage CommandoV-200

6.12 m

Length source ↗

Praga V3SLength

6.91 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

4 of 63 rows sourced on both sides

6.12mV-200

6.91m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

5.69 m

V-100/V-150

Single source

6.12 m

V-200

Single source

5.69 m (18 ft 8 in) (V-100/V-150) 6.12 m (20 ft 1 in) (V-200)^[source]

6.91 m

Length

Single source

6.91 m (272 in)^[source]

2.43mV-200

2.31m

Width

All recorded figures & sources

2.26 m

V-100/V-150

Single source

2.43 m

V-200

Single source

2.26 m (7 ft 5 in) (V-100/V-150) 2.43 m (8 ft 0 in) (V-200)^[source]

2.31 m

Width

Single source

2.31 m (91 in)^[source]

2.5mV-150

2.92m

Height

All recorded figures & sources

2.4 m

V-100/V-200

Single source

2.5 m

V-150

Single source

2.4 m (7 ft 10 in) (V-100/V-200) 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) (V-150)^[source]

2.92 m

Height

Single source

2.92 m (115 in)^[source]

12.7tV-200

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Mass

All recorded figures & sources

7,370 kg

V-100

Single source

9,800 kg

V-150

Single source

12,730 kg

V-200

Single source

7.37 tonnes (8.12 short tons ; 7.25 long tons ) (V-100) 9.8 tonnes (10.8 short tons ; 9.6 long tons ) (V-150) 12.73 tonnes (14.03 short tons ; 12.53 long tons ) (V-200)^[source]

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Crew

All recorded figures & sources

3 people

(commander, gunner, driver) + 9 passengers

Single source

3 (commander, gunner, driver) + 9 passengers^[source]

100km/hMaximum; Maximum speed

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Speed

All recorded figures & sources

100 km/h

Maximum; Maximum speed

Single source

100 km/h (62 mph)^[source]

644kmOperational; Operational range

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Range

All recorded figures & sources

644 km

Operational; Operational range

Single source

644 km^[source]

156kW

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Power

All recorded figures & sources

156 kW

Chrysler 361 eight-cylinder petrol at 4,000 rpm

Single source

Chrysler 361 eight-cylinder petrol 210 hp (156 kW) at 4,000 rpm^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Cadillac Gage Commando and Praga V3S configuration
Specification	Cadillac Gage Commando	Praga V3S
Type	Armored car Armored personnel carrier Internal security vehicle^[source]	—
Place of origin	United States^[source]	—
Used by	See Operators^[source]	—
Wars	List of Conflicts Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Lebanese Civil War Guatemalan Civil War Laotian Civil War Communist insurgency in Sarawak Communist insurgency in Malaysia (1968–89) Indonesian occupation of East Timor Chadian–Libyan conflict Second Sudanese Civil War Somali Rebellion 1989 Philippine coup d'état attempt Gulf War 2003–2004 Indonesian offensive in Aceh South Thailand insurgency Zamboanga City crisis Battle of Marawi^[source]	—
Designed	June 1962^[source]	—
Manufacturer	Cadillac Gage^[source]	Praga^[source]
Unit cost	US$30,000 (equivalent to $289,671 in 2025) in 1967^[source]	—
Produced	1963–2000^[source]	—
No. built	3,200^[source]	—
Variants	See Variants^[source]	—
Main armament	1× Cockerill Mk3 90 mm cannon 1× 20 mm autocannon 1× 40 mm grenade machine gun 1× 12.7 mm machine gun 1× 7.62 mm machine gun^[source]	—
Secondary armament	2× 6× 40 mm smoke grenade launchers^[source]	—
Power/weight	20.42 hp/tonne (15.22 kW/tonne)^[source]	—
Ground clearance	0.38 m (V-100/V-150) 0.43 (V-200)^[source]	—
Fuel capacity	303 liters (V-100/V-150) 379 liters (V-200)^[source]	—
Production	—	1953–1964 (Praga) 1964–1988 (Avia) 1986–1990 (BAZ)^[source]
Layout	—	6×6^[source]
Engine	—	7.4L Tatra 912-1 I6 diesel^[source]
Transmission	—	4-step^[source]
Curb weight	—	5,470–8,650 kg (12,059–19,070 lb)^[source]
Country of origin	—	Czechoslovakia^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 5, row 11, cell 3; revision 1375987027; retrieved 2026-09-30
Reported operators	Reported operator · Bolivia Reported operator · Cambodia Reported operator · Guatemala Reported operator · Laos Reported operator · Lebanon Reported operator · Oman Reported operator · Peru Reported operator · Sudan Reported operator · Venezuela Reported operator · Vietnam Reported operator · Botswana Reported operator · Cameroon Reported operator · Chad Reported operator · Dominican Republic Reported operator · Egypt Reported operator · Ethiopia Reported operator · Gabon Reported operator · Haiti Reported operator · Indonesia Reported operator · Jamaica Reported operator · Kuwait Reported operator · Mexico Reported operator · Philippines Reported operator · Portugal Reported operator · Saudi Arabia Reported operator · Somalia Reported operator · Syrian National Army Reported operator · Taiwan Reported operator · Thailand Reported operator · Tunisia	Reported operator · Algeria Reported operator · Czech Republic Reported operator · Slovakia Reported operator · Syria

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Cadillac Gage Commando

Praga V3S

Type

Armored car Armored personnel carrier Internal security vehicle^[source]

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Place of origin

United States^[source]

—

Used by

See Operators^[source]

—

Wars

List of Conflicts Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Lebanese Civil War Guatemalan Civil War Laotian Civil War Communist insurgency in Sarawak Communist insurgency in Malaysia (1968–89) Indonesian occupation of East Timor Chadian–Libyan conflict Second Sudanese Civil War Somali Rebellion 1989 Philippine coup d'état attempt Gulf War 2003–2004 Indonesian offensive in Aceh South Thailand insurgency Zamboanga City crisis Battle of Marawi^[source]

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Designed

June 1962^[source]

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Manufacturer

Cadillac Gage^[source]

Praga^[source]

Unit cost

US$30,000 (equivalent to $289,671 in 2025) in 1967^[source]

—

Produced

1963–2000^[source]

—

No. built

3,200^[source]

—

Variants

See Variants^[source]

—

Main armament

1× Cockerill Mk3 90 mm cannon 1× 20 mm autocannon 1× 40 mm grenade machine gun 1× 12.7 mm machine gun 1× 7.62 mm machine gun^[source]

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Secondary armament

2× 6× 40 mm smoke grenade launchers^[source]

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Power/weight

20.42 hp/tonne (15.22 kW/tonne)^[source]

—

Ground clearance

0.38 m (V-100/V-150) 0.43 (V-200)^[source]

—

Fuel capacity

303 liters (V-100/V-150) 379 liters (V-200)^[source]

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Production

—

1953–1964 (Praga) 1964–1988 (Avia) 1986–1990 (BAZ)^[source]

Layout

—

6×6^[source]

Engine

—

7.4L Tatra 912-1 I6 diesel^[source]

Transmission

—

4-step^[source]

Curb weight

—

5,470–8,650 kg (12,059–19,070 lb)^[source]

Country of origin

—

Czechoslovakia^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 5, row 11, cell 3; revision 1375987027; retrieved 2026-09-30

Reported operators

Reported operator · Bolivia
Reported operator · Cambodia
Reported operator · Guatemala
Reported operator · Laos
Reported operator · Lebanon
Reported operator · Oman
Reported operator · Peru
Reported operator · Sudan
Reported operator · Venezuela
Reported operator · Vietnam
Reported operator · Botswana
Reported operator · Cameroon
Reported operator · Chad
Reported operator · Dominican Republic
Reported operator · Egypt
Reported operator · Ethiopia
Reported operator · Gabon
Reported operator · Haiti
Reported operator · Indonesia
Reported operator · Jamaica
Reported operator · Kuwait
Reported operator · Mexico
Reported operator · Philippines
Reported operator · Portugal
Reported operator · Saudi Arabia
Reported operator · Somalia
Reported operator · Syrian National Army
Reported operator · Taiwan
Reported operator · Thailand
Reported operator · Tunisia

Reported operator · Algeria
Reported operator · Czech Republic
Reported operator · Slovakia
Reported operator · Syria