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Originally Posted by Raellus
I'm all for "exotics" but, as far as I can tell, the Bison isn't a whole lot different that the LAV-25, already in service with the USMC and the T2K-era U.S. Army. Why would the DoD be looking at the Bison when both vehicles are based on the MOWAG Piranha? It's an intriguing mystery.
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It isn't is much the Bison part as the MRTV at the end of the name: Mobile Repair Team Vehicle
(There's a bunch of sites I cannot look at during working hours due to limitations placed by my employer. However...)
From Paul's site: "The Bison MRTV is also fitted with 3 floodlights and outriggers and stabilizers for use during crane and winching operations."
However, there is a Press release titled 'Bison Mobile Repair team vehicle Deleivered to CF' dated 29-May-2009; this is perhaps a moot issue for T2K.
Uncle Ted