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BASE MODELUnited Kingdom

ATMP (1982– )

A very small 6×6: 3.44 m long, 2.03 m wide, 1.85 m high and 2,000 kg laden, with permanent six-wheel drive, two crew and up to eight troops, on a Volkswagen ADE 1.9 turbo-diesel of 78 bhp at 4,000 rpm and 164 N·m at 1,850. 64 km/h.

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ATMP (1982– ) — A Supacat ATMP.Alf van Beem · CC0 ↗
MODEL LINEATMPBUILT BYSupacat, DunkeswellPRODUCED1982OPERATED INUnited Kingdom, Canada, MalaysiaPRODUCTIONAround 200 since 1982LAYOUT6 wheels

The record

It is amphibious and its ground pressure is low enough for soft sand, and it fits inside or underneath a range of aircraft — which is the point: instant mobility for airborne and air-mobile troops the moment they land. The British Army has used it since 1988 and around 200 have been supplied since 1982, mainly to military users in Canada, Malaysia, Mexico and Britain. It is now in its fourth generation.

Specification

MANUFACTURED1982–
ENGINEVolkswagen ADE 1.9 turbo-diesel, 78 bhpVolkswagen ADE 1.9
PRODUCTION RUNAround 200 since 1982
COUNTRY OF ORIGINUnited Kingdom
OPERATED INUnited Kingdom, Canada, Malaysia, Mexico
STATUSin production
RECORD KINDBase model
MODEL LINEATMP
FAMILYATMP
WHEELS6
BODY STYLEPlatform
VARIANTS1

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Body styles & colours

Factory colours

  • NATO Green

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Sources

  1. 1All Terrain Mobility Platform ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-23SOURCE
  2. 2Supacat ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-23SOURCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-23 · status: researched