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Armoured vehicles1990s-Present
Armoured personnel carrier
GKN Simba is a armoured personnel carrier originating in United Kingdom. It was built by GKN.
Technical data
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 5.35 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 5.35 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 5.35 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Armoured personnel carrier
United Kingdom
1990s-Present
Philippines
Anti-guerilla operations in the Philippines
GKN
GKN
1993-1997
152 (2003)
See Variants
11.2 - 11.9 tons (Depending on role)
5.35 m (17 ft 7 in)
2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)
2.19 m (7 ft 2 in) low profile cupola
3+8/10
8 mm steel armor (maximum estimate)
1 x 7.62 mm Machinegun
40 mm grenade launchers
Perkins 210 Ti diesel turbo charged intercooler engine 210 bhp
18.75 bhp/ton
660 km (410 mi)
100 km/h (62 mph)
Philippines
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
GKN Simba equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Reported count for GKN Simba IFV 4x4 · GKN Simba IFV / GKN FS100 Simba 4×4 · APC 12.7mm Armored Ambulance. Service scope: Philippine Army; does not replace a national total. 2 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): in service: 9 / in service: 142. Origin: United Kingdom Philippines. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.