DAF YP-408

DAF YP 408
Type	Armoured car
Place of origin	Netherlands
Specifications
Weight	9.9 t
Length	6.23 m
Width	2.4 m
Height	1.87 m
Crew	2 + 9 Passengers
Armor	secret
Main armament	1 x 12.7mmm MG
Secondary armament	1 x 7,62 mm MG
Engine	diesel hp
Suspension	6 x 8 wheel
Operational range	300 km
Speed	Road: 82 km/h

The DAF YP408 is a Dutch 6x8 armoured car, with three out of four axles driven. It has a 6-litre, 6-cylinder diesel engine, 5-speed gearbox and 2-speed transfer case.

Prototypes were developed in the later 1950s, production took place in the 1960s and YP408s were used until the 1980s.

A few examples are still use by the Polícia Aérea (Portuguese Air Force Military Police).[1]

Variants

DAF YP-408 at the DAF museum, Eindhoven

• YP408-PWI (Gr): Pantserwiel Infanterie Standaard (Groep): Standard version
• YP408-PWI-s (PC)/Pantserwiel Infanterie Standaard (Pelotonscommando)
• YP408-PWCO/Pantserwiel Commando
• YP4OB-PWGWT/Pantserwiel Gewondentransport
• YP408-PWV/Pantserwiel Vracht
• YP408-PWMT/Pantserwiel Mortier: Version armed with a 120 mm mortar
• YP408-PWAT/Pantserwiel Antitank
• YP408-PWRDR/Pantserwiel Radar

See also

• List of military armoured cars