Commercial, Military and Less Common Off-road Vehicles
European militaries and utilities have used Land Rover Defenders, Haflingers, Pinzgauers, Volvo L3314, and Mercedes-Benz Unimogs for all-terrain transportation. The Portuguese UMM Alter is less common.
The military market for off-road vehicles used to be large, but, since the fall of the Iron Curtain in the 1990s, it has dried up to some extent. The U.S. Jeep, developed during World War II, coined the word many people use for any type of light off-road vehicle. In the U.S., the Jeep's successor from the 1980s on was the AM General HMMWV. The Eastern Bloc used the GAZ-69 and UAZ-469 in similar roles.
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Unimog at IDEF'07 Arms Fair
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Two Polish Honkers in Iraq
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UMM Alter
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Volvo L3314N
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Mahindra and Mahindra Classic used by the Indian Army
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Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division test prototype Off-Road Vehicles.
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Experimental marsh buggy, 1928, stuck in mud.
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Off-road bus in Iceland
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