The record
The French programme began in 1978 to replace the worn-out Hotchkiss M201 jeeps: one machine gun for reconnaissance or MILAN missiles for anti-tank work, and protection against small arms and NBC hazards. France took 1,380, Greece 242, Oman 124, Nigeria 72 and Botswana 64, with more across Africa.
This game representation is the short reconnaissance body with a manually mounted machine gun, not the longer VB2L, MILAN carrier or re-engined Mk2. The French Army equipment sheet identifies the XD3T four and a combat mass of 4,002 kg. Sources report differing lengths: the earlier table gives 3.87 m and the Army page gives 4.02 m. Differences in external fittings or measurement conventions may explain this, but that explanation is an inference.
