Iveco MTV vs Land Rover Tangi: Specs Compared

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Iveco MTV — licensed reference photograph

AArmoured vehicles

Iveco MTV

Infantry mobility vehicle

Credit

Ministerie van Defensie · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

BArmoured vehicles

Land Rover Tangi

type of armoured vehicle ,

First system

Second system

Measured figures

Head to head

0 of 25 rows sourced on both sides

5.9m

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Length

All recorded figures & sources

5.9 m

Length

Single source

5,900 mm (230 in)^[source]

2.43mwithout mirrors

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Width

Configuration

Details

Iveco MTV and Land Rover Tangi configuration
Specification	Iveco MTV	Land Rover Tangi
Crew	Iveco variant: 1 driver + up to 7 pax Hardtop: 2 crew + 2 pax Softtop: 2 crew + 2 pax Utility: 2 Ambulance: 2 crew + 2 injured Military police: 2 + 6^[source]	—
Type	Infantry mobility vehicle^[source]	—
Place of origin	Italy^[source]	—
In service	2024–present^[source]	—
Used by	Netherlands Armed Forces^[source]	—
Designer	Iveco Defence Vehicles^[source]

No. built	200 (as of October 2024, with a total of 1,185 on order)^[source]	—

Variants	See variants^[source]	—

Main armament	Hardtop: FN deFNder RCWS equipped with an FN MAG ( 7.62×51mm NATO ) Softtop variant, manned ring mount with optionally: M2 Browning ( 12.7×99mm NATO HMG ) H&K GMG ( 40×53 mm HV , AGL ) Spike LR / LR2 ( ATGM )^[source]	—

Secondary armament	Softtop variant: lateral swing mount for the softtop variant, with a FN MAG ( 7.62×51mm NATO , GPMG )^[source]	—

Power/weight	23 hp/t (17 kW/t)^[source]	—

Payload capacity	Payload: > 2.0 t (4,400 lb) Towing capacity: 3.5 t (7,700 lb)^[source]	—

Transmission	Automatic High-low transfer case Permanent 4×4 wheel-drive 3 fully lockable differentials^[source]	—

Ground clearance	350 mm (14 in) (vertical obstacle)^[source]	—

Manufacturer	Iveco Defence Vehicles^[source]	—

Role	—	type of armoured vehicle ,^[source]

Source measurement	—	Due to the Troubles in Northern Ireland, the RUC had long used armoured vehicles to provide protection to its officers. The first to be based on the Land Rover appeared in 1957, based on a Series I 109 in (2,800 mm) wheelbase pick-up body. This incorporated only a basic level of protection, designed to defend against bricks and bottles in a public order situation . An expanded metal cage was fitted over the rear cargo bed and lined with hardboard to prevent sharp objects being thrust through the cage. Similar expanded metal grilles protected the windows and headlights on the vehicle to prevent them being broken by thrown projectiles.^[source]Land Rover Tangi · History of armoured Land Rovers in Northern Ireland; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Armour kits from retired Hotspurs were fitted onto brand-new Land Rover Defender 110 civilian chassis. When donor kits ran out, the RUC workshops began to fabricate brand-new ones. The vehicles' headlights were initially protected from damage by transparent polycarbonate shields, but these were quickly found to be less durable than the original metal grilles of the Hotspur and were replaced. At the front and rear of the roof each of the Tangis were fitted with a remotely controlled spotlight and a rotating blue warning light, all protected by expanded metal grilles. The Hotspur's side skirts were retained, as was its fire protection system. In addition, burning petrol was prevented from entering the engine bay by a fabric strip around the bonnet edge and at the hinge between the bonnet and the front bulkhead. Further, the engine radiator was protected from damage with a substantial louvred grille fabricated from 3 mm steel sheet.^[source]Land Rover Tangi · The Tangi; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Tangis are known to the local population as 'Meat Wagons'. This name comes from the police being called 'pigs' and from other armoured vehicles used by the British Army in Northern Ireland, such as the Humber Pig . The vehicles are synonymous with Northern Ireland's Troubles . At the height of the Troubles the vehicles were essential for patrolling across Northern Ireland, carrying two police officers in the front and a maximum of five officers wearing riot helmets and carrying shields in the rear. At this time they were painted in a dark grey livery. One person, Alan McCormick, a Protestant civilian, was killed after being hit by one of the vehicles during the Troubles, during a riot situation in Ballysillan in 1986.^[source]Land Rover Tangi · Operational use; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Source measurement

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Due to the Troubles in Northern Ireland, the RUC had long used armoured vehicles to provide protection to its officers. The first to be based on the Land Rover appeared in 1957, based on a Series I 109 in (2,800 mm) wheelbase pick-up body. This incorporated only a basic level of protection, designed to defend against bricks and bottles in a public order situation . An expanded metal cage was fitted over the rear cargo bed and lined with hardboard to prevent sharp objects being thrust through the cage. Similar expanded metal grilles protected the windows and headlights on the vehicle to prevent them being broken by thrown projectiles.^[source]Land Rover Tangi · History of armoured Land Rovers in Northern Ireland; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Armour kits from retired Hotspurs were fitted onto brand-new Land Rover Defender 110 civilian chassis. When donor kits ran out, the RUC workshops began to fabricate brand-new ones. The vehicles' headlights were initially protected from damage by transparent polycarbonate shields, but these were quickly found to be less durable than the original metal grilles of the Hotspur and were replaced. At the front and rear of the roof each of the Tangis were fitted with a remotely controlled spotlight and a rotating blue warning light, all protected by expanded metal grilles. The Hotspur's side skirts were retained, as was its fire protection system. In addition, burning petrol was prevented from entering the engine bay by a fabric strip around the bonnet edge and at the hinge between the bonnet and the front bulkhead. Further, the engine radiator was protected from damage with a substantial louvred grille fabricated from 3 mm steel sheet.^[source]Land Rover Tangi · The Tangi; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Tangis are known to the local population as 'Meat Wagons'. This name comes from the police being called 'pigs' and from other armoured vehicles used by the British Army in Northern Ireland, such as the Humber Pig . The vehicles are synonymous with Northern Ireland's Troubles . At the height of the Troubles the vehicles were essential for patrolling across Northern Ireland, carrying two police officers in the front and a maximum of five officers wearing riot helmets and carrying shields in the rear. At this time they were painted in a dark grey livery. One person, Alan McCormick, a Protestant civilian, was killed after being hit by one of the vehicles during the Troubles, during a riot situation in Ballysillan in 1986.^[source]Land Rover Tangi · Operational use; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage