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Sean Cannon's avatar

Not the Dutch, Wes, the V-shaped hull was developed by the South African and (probably) Rhodesian Defence forces in the ‘70s. The Dutch were so long gone from South Africa by then, that the form of Dutch spoken there had diverged so much from the original that it had to be given its own name - Afrikaans. The Buffel (Buffalo) built on a Unimog chassis and the Hippo on a Bedford chassis are the first two vehicles I remember from the 70s. I was hit twice, both times in Buffels, on the South West Africa/Angola border. I had minor bruises, though others not so lucky.

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Another excellent and vastly informative column that, once again, i'd like every American, especially politicians, to read. Well done!

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