SPA Fox-15D

     Notes: Also known as the Mula Mecanica, this light vehicle was designed for the requirements of the Spanish Parachute Brigade and Foreign Legion, as well as some airmobile units in the Spanish Army.  It was designed for high mobility and to also have a good payload, while being light enough to be parachuted or sling loaded from helicopters or loaded inside larger helicopters.  There is a small winch in the front that has a capacity of 750 kilograms.  The vehicle may be overloaded to 1.5 tons with reduced performance. A variety of weapon mounts may be installed on the rear deck, and the Fox-15D may tow up to 1.5 tons. The vehicle takes the form of a large platform with tie-down/chain-down/lock-down points along it. Low rails are around the load area, and a larger roll bar/divider being at the front of the load area to protect the driver. The Fox-15D is powered by a turbodiesel developing 92 horsepower, but a 110-horsepower engine is an option. The wheels are all independently suspended.

*The underside of this vehicle is AV1.

EINSA MM-1 MATV

     Notes: Also known as the Mula Falcata (Mula meaning Mule and the Falcata being a Spanish shortsword), the MM-1 MATV (Multipurpose All-Terrain Vehicle) is a small vehicle similar in concept to vehicles such as the LOHR Fardier or Kraka.  It is designed for use as a light load carrier by airborne and heliborne troops, and up to 12 can be put into a C-130 Hercules aircraft.  A pallet of up to 6 can be dropped by parachute or LAPES. A frame over which a soft top can be laid is available, as is a windshield.  Three water-cooled diesel engines are available; towing at 1.85 tons is the same for all engines. A common use in the BRIPAC is tow the L118 Light Gun and its ammunition. Others are mortar or missile carriers.

     The MM-1A (also known as the Mula Falcata) is basically a larger version of the MM-1 above.  It is a small truck with a frontal cab and a rear area that may be outfitted with a flatbed with rollers for load handling and tiedowns, or with sides and seats installed for general cargo or personnel transport.  It is a very light vehicle able to be hoisted by light helicopters, carried inside heavy helicopters, or dropped by parachute.  The MM-1A is equipped with a winch with a capacity of 4.08 tons; this winch may be mounted on the cargo platform for assistance in loading cargo, or moved to the front, rear, or either side. Again, three water-cooled diesel engines are available, with towing at 2 tons.

*The underside of this vehicle is AV1.

Santana Model 88 Militar

     Notes: This is a light jeep-like vehicle produced by Santana of Spain, based on a design by Land Rover of England.  It is used by Spain, Egypt, and Morocco, and civilian models have been found as far away as Tokyo.  Unlike its Land Rover forebearers, the Model 88 is equipped with simple leaf springs in its suspension. Engines include a 2.286-liter gasoline engine developing 61 horsepower and a 2.286-liter diesel developing 59 horsepower. A soft and hard top version is made.  The body is of aluminum and the hard top, if present, is of fiberglass. No weapon is provided with the basic cost of the vehicle, but a post is installed on the soft top versions that may mount any NMT or NHT-compatible weapon, a MILAN ATGM, or a 90mm or 106mm recoilless rifle.  A 60mm mortar may also be installed in the rear of the vehicle, and fired from within. 

Santana Model 109 Militar

     Notes: This is a close copy of the British Land Rover produced under license by Santana.  The biggest differences are the engine, its deep-wading capability, and the strengthening to allow air drops.  It also uses simple leaf springs in its suspension. Soft top and hard top versions are made. The body is of aluminum and the hard top, if present, is of fiberglass. No weapon is provided with the basic cost of the vehicle, but a post is installed on the soft top versions that may mount any NMT or NHT-compatible weapon, a MILAN ATGM, or a 90mm or 106mm recoilless rifle.  A 60mm mortar may also be installed in the rear of the vehicle, and fired from within. Two gasoline and three diesel engine options are available. The Model 109 is also built in a number of variants, including left and right-handed drive.

Santana S-2000 Militar

     Notes: This is a light truck used by Spain and some other nations.  It too is a modification of the Land Rover series. It is of cabover construction, and the cargo area has outward-facing seats along the center of the bed for its passengers.  The cargo area has droppable sides and tailgate, and the cab has a mount over the commander's position with a weapon mount (NMT/NHT).  The cargo area may be covered with a canvas tilt over bows.  The S-2000 is powered by a 100-horsepower 6-cylinder gasoline engine according to Jane’s, but every other source I consulted has the engine as a 90-horsepower 6-cylinder engine; I put in stats for both.  Other variants include a van body for command post roles, communications, or mobile workshops, and a tanker and a generator carrier (for a 15-kilowatt generator) also exist.

URO 115 PM

     Notes: This truck entered Spanish service in 1984 and is still in service, though it has been supplanted to some extent by the URO MT.  Like the MT, it is a heavily built truck designed for rough terrain, with a beefy suspension and an engine with a lot of torque, though it is a bit underpowered.  It comes in SWB and LWB versions, differing only in their wheelbase, size, and weight; cargo carrying capacity in the same in both cases.  The SWB version is used primarily for cargo and troop transport, while the LWB is often fitted with a variety of special bodies and specialist equipment, including shelter/van bodies for several different purposes ranging from command posts to communications vehicles to workshops.  Other versions of the LWB variant include an ambulance, water and fuel tankers, trucks with cranes mounted in the rear, fire trucks, a dump truck, and a minibus.  There are also several civilian models.  The engine is a license-produced version of a US Perkins Military diesel engine developing 118 horsepower.  The cab is of the cabover type, with a steel frame and aluminum sheet metal for the walls, and is insulated. The suspension is 4x4, with both axles having independent suspension and a frame designed to flex to a large degree.  The 115 PM has power steering.

URO MT

     Notes: This is a very strong, very heavily built Spanish light-duty truck designed for rough terrain.  They were designed for used in the mountainous areas of Spain and other areas where Spanish troops might be deployed.  The suspension and shock absorbers are top notch.  Besides the basic cargo/troop carrier, there are a number of variants, including a communications carrier, ambulance, tanker, workshop vehicle, wrecker, snowplow, an antiaircraft gun platform, and a bus. There are no less than six engine choices, depending on the role of the individual MT, the cargo to be carried, and the desired mobility and fuel economy. The truck has a cabover design with good visibility for the driver; the cab is all metal, but does not have a roof hatch or weapon mount. Construction is largely of light steel except for the chassis members, which are of stronger steel. Most of the cab and rear cargo area are steel sheets over steel tubes.

     Twilight 2000 Notes: Greece and Turkey acquired a good number of MTs shortly before the Twilight War.

UROVESA VAMTAC

     Notes: The VAMTAC (a Spanish acronym for High Mobility Tactical Vehicle) could easily be mistaken for a HMMWV at first glance.  It is, however, an original design, built to the same specifications and requirements as the HMMWV, thus the resemblance.  It is a somewhat larger vehicle than the HMMWV. So far, it is being used by every branch of the Spanish military, Spanish Customs, Spanish National Police, and Spanish Civil Protection.  It can also be seen in the hands of international news outfits like CNN and BBC News, who use the vehicle to get into combat and disaster zones. The VAMTAC has seen combat use in Afghanistan by the Spanish Army, as well as by Spanish military forces used by UN peacekeepers in Congo and Lebanon. Other users include the Dominican Republic, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Morocco, Romania, Thailand, and Venezuela. Spain, however, has recently stated their intent to replace some or all of their VAMTACs with MRAP vehicles.

     The engine of the VAMTAC is designed to run without a hitch in temperatures between -20 and 50 degrees Celsius. It is capable of running over deep sand dunes, large rocks, snow, and black ice.  It is often used in areas where normally only tracked vehicles can normally operate.  The VAMTAC can ford deep water; up to 750mm, or double that with a deep fording kit. It is light enough to be carried as a sling load by heavy-lift helicopters, and strong enough to be parachuted or LAPESed.  The user can buy the VAMTAC with an automatic or manual transmission. It has a locking differential, with locking on the front wheels being separate from the locking system for the rear wheels.  The suspension is 4x4, with run-flat puncture-resistant tires.  The four wheels have independent suspension, something that greatly increases mobility over rocky and uneven terrain.  The VAMTAC also has four-wheel disc brakes and protected half-shafts.  A central tire pressure regulation is an option; so is light alloy plate protection (from ground/terrain obstacles) for the entire underside. All this makes the VAMTAC a very rugged and mobile vehicle off-road. A ramming bumper can be mounted in front. Construction of the VAMTAC is mostly of light alloy, polymer, and Kevlar.  An option is a suspension which can be switched from 4WD to 2WD.

     1500 kg is the standard cargo capacity, but the suspension can be strengthened to allow a cargo capacity of 2000 kg.  (The higher-rated vehicles are normally used to tow light artillery or transport heavy infantry such as ATGM and sapper teams.)  The cargo capacity mentioned is with a crew of two and 3 troops in the cargo area. The engine is also a more powerful one than in the standard HMMWV.  The VAMTAC can mount a variety of weapons and use several configurations, from a canvas-topped load carrier to a utility vehicle to weapons carriers for heavy weapons such as ATGM launchers or recoilless rifles.  The “short” wheelbase version can, in its soft-top version transport a driver and commander along with 10 troops with a standard load (combat equipment and rucksacks) maximum; the “long” wheelbase version can transport 12 such troops. There are load-carrying-capable rails on both sides of the cargo area on the soft-top version. There are soft and hard-top ambulances, with the soft top version able to carry two stretchers and a medical attendant, and a decent supply of medical supplies; the hard-top version can carry four stretchers, an attendant, and a better load plan with lockers and drawers for medical supplies. An option for the hard-top ambulance is a tent that can be extended to increase the length of the work area by two meters. Shelter carriers also exist, carrying commo, command stations, maintenance and repair shelters; these are also available with an extension tent. Other hard-top versions include a firefighting vehicle.  Other soft-top versions include a 1500 of 2000-liter water or fuel tank (with refueling equipment), and a crane/recovery vehicle. Options for both include a snowplow/digging and terrain clearance vehicle (the plow used has an AV rating of 3); a winch with a capacity of 5.4 tons and 60 meters of cable, a trailer towing vehicle, and a towing/carrier vehicle for artillery, mortars, and ammunition. Power is provided by a 188 horsepower Steyr M16 Monoblock turbocharged diesel; optionally, the VAMTAC can be powered by 166-horsepower engine that offers more torque than the standard engine.  Equipped with this engine, the VAMTAC is not capable of the speed that the 188-horsepower engine is capable of, but can tow 3000 kg versus the 2500 kg of the standard VAMTAC, and has a better percentage for the off-road speed and ability to power out of hazards and obstacles.

     Standard armament for the soft-top versions is a machinegun or grenade launcher over the commander; approximate ammunition load is 800 rounds for a .50-caliber machinegun (you can estimate other weapons from this figure). On the hard-top versions, this mount is in roughly the center of the vehicle, with the operator sitting on a wide strap. Other weapons that can be carried on the VAMTAC include ATGM launchers SAMs, and recoilless rifles. A mortar mount can be put in the rear cargo section, allowing the vehicle to operate as an 81mm, 4.2”, or 120mm mortar vehicle. There is a vehicle armor protection kit available for the VAMTAC, which includes a mine protection kit. The hard-top version can mount an RWS. Air conditioning is an option, except on the hard-top ambulance, where it is a standard feature.

     As with the HMMWV, URO also sells a civilian version, which is outfitted in the way specified by the buyer.  Unlike the HMMWV, there is no equivalent version to the H2 or H3.

*This version has a top AV of 2 and a floor AV of 4Sp.