US special forces may transfer to electric buggy, transfers “Warspot” with reference to the portal armyrecognition.com. On passing these days in Tampa (Florida) exhibition SOFIC 2018, Model elektrobaggi Reckless UTV overclocking was presented to 100 km / h 3 seconds.
Electric Reckless UTV (Utility Task Vehicle) - the military version of the latest sports buggy Nikola NZT and is designed for combat missions, e.g. landing behind enemy lines, exploration and capture of objects, such as airfield, the company said developers. According to the press release, Reckless UTV is universal, modular and multi-tasking unit. The name was not chosen by chance Reckless. It turns out, UTV buggies was named after the famous horse Staff Sgt. Reckless. During the Korean War, in March 1953 , the horse has successfully completed 51 combat mission, transporting the wounded and ammunition.
The company says, that the buggy can be used as a transport means or intelligence, fighting vehicle or a source of supply for the field staff.
Reckless UTV can be armed with machine guns, automatic grenade launchers and Javelin ATGM. The exhibition demonstrated elektrobaggi with remotely controlled weapon station Aimlock R-M1, armed with a machine gun on a stabilized platform, that allows you to conduct aimed fire on the move.
Engine power to 440 kW (590 l. from.) Battery capacity - up 125 kWh, on which the buggy can travel up to 150 miles (240 km). The machine is lightweight and can carry up to four marines.
Earlier there were reports about the trial of the electric buggies. The announcement was made on the base of Camp Pendleton Marine Corps in February 2018 of the year.
