GKN Simba

[1] The remainder were later assembled in the Philippines in a facility owned by the joint venture company Asian Armored Vehicle Technologies Corporation in Subic Bay.

[5] JUSMAG officer Major General Thomas Harvey questioned the AFP's purchase, saying that the vehicle was never in full production at the time it was being tested in the Philippines.

[5] While the V-150 was a bit more expensive that the Simba, the former was made available with American military aid assistance after they withdrew from Clark and Subic Bay.

[5] The driver is seated conventionally front-left with the Perkins diesel powerpack[4] to his right and the troop compartment extending up to the rear of the vehicle.

[10] The vehicle usually has a one-man turret armed with a .50 BMG (12.7x99mm NATO) M2 Browning heavy machine gun.

[2] The Simba was made by fabricated conventional steel alloy allor, meant to protect the occupants from 7.62mm ammo.

A Simba’s open hatch.