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The Sulu PNP Armoured Vehicle was an armoured vehicle produced indigenously in the Philippines. Thereare a number of photos of examples of it[1] some being used by state military forces, and others by irregularforces; however, its exact history, design, and development are not known.

The vehicle is unusual in that it was used by the Philippine National Police the civilian national police forceof the Republic of the Philippines, but only used on one Island. The name comes from the name of theIsland, Sulu, and was not named after the Star Trek Character Sulu. The vehicle has no known officialdesignation, so is generally known simple as the Sulu PNP Armoured vehicle, because of its use by the PNPon that Island.

Contents1 History2 Design3 Operational Use4 Weapons5 References

HistoryThe history of its development and design is not known. The vehicle is an indigenous design of thePhilippines. Many vehicles are created locally when other options are not available, so it is possibly it wasdesigned and manufactured locally to fill a need that was otherwise not being met. The vehicle dates back atleast to the mid-1970s, and photos indicate at least one of them was still being used in 2010.

DesignThere has been some debate over the makeup of this vehicle. Its exact origins, history and design are notknown, and remain a mystery to military vehicle enthusiasts and scale military vehicle modellers. While itappears similar to an M3 scout car it would seem it is not, because of its height, and overall look.[2] There iscertainly no confirmation from any known source that is the same vehicle, or a modification of it. Therehave been some suggestions that it is built on the chassis and uses the engine of either a JapaneseCommercial truck the Toyota FQ-15,[3] or a Dodge M37 weapons carrier. The body of the vehicle is armourgrade steel. The windshield is very similar to the White M3 scout car, so it is possible the M3 scout carwindshield was used for it, or it is influenced by it. The vehicles were possibly composed of a number ofvehicles, with the standard armoured chassis.

Operational Use

Little is known of its use. It has been used by the Police for some decades, and was still in use in 2010.[4]

WeaponsThe vehicle has a front mounted machine gun, mounted within a gun shield that can be swiveled. A

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mounting slot on both sides exist for a .50 cal machine gun to be mounted. Some examples have a gun shield,with a machine gun mounted in the back as well; this meant that the vehicle could have machine gunsmounted and facing all four sides.

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