Cougar H / Cougar HE

Cougar H / Cougar HE (Infantry Mobility Vehicle) – 487

Designer: Technical Solutions South Africa

Manufacturer: Force Protection Industries

Unit cost:

Cougar H – $475,000;

Cougar HE – $644,000

Produced: 2002

Weight:

Curb:

Cougar H – 14.5 t;

Cougar HE – 17.2 t

Gross max:

Cougar H – 17.2 t;

Cougar HE – 22.2 t

Length:

Cougar H – 5.91 m;

Cougar HE – 7.08 m

Width: 2.74 m

Height: 2.64 m

Crew:

Cougar H – 2+4;

Cougar HE – 2+10

Armor: All-round protected from Browning .50 cal

Main armament: Optional remote weapon station

(Common Remotely Operated Weapon System II)

Secondary armament: Optional firing ports

Engine: Caterpillar C-7 Diesel I6, 243 kW (330 hp)

Payload capacity:

Cougar H – 2.72 t;

Cougar HE – 5.90 t

Transmission: Allison 3500SP automatic

Suspension:

Cougar H – 4×4 wheeled;

Cougar HE – 6x6 wheeled

Ground clearance: 410 mm

Operational range: 966 km

Speed: 105 km/h

Cougar HEV – Hardened engineer vehicle

Cougar JERRV – Joint EOD rapid response vehicle

Cougar MRAP – Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (US Defense secretary Robert Gates demanded that 4,000 vehicles be ordered after the Marines reported in 2004 that no troops had died in more than 300 IED attacks on Cougars)