DAF YP-408

DAF YP-408
YP-408 PWI-S(GR)
Type	Wheeled Armored Personnel Carrier
Place of origin	Netherlands
Service history
Used by	Netherlands  Portugal  Suriname
Production history
Manufacturer	DAF Trucks
Specifications
Mass	9.9 t
Length	6.23 m
Width	2.4 m
Height	1.87 m
Crew	2 + 10 Passengers
Armor	8 - 16 mm
Main armament	1 x 12.7 mm MG (Browning M2)
Secondary armament	1 x 7.62 mm MG, 6 smoke canisters
Engine	DAF DS 575 6-cylinder turbodiesel 165 hp
Suspension	8×6 wheel
Operational range	300 km
Maximum speed	Road: 82 km/h

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The DAF YP-408 is a Dutch 8×6 armoured personnel carrier, with three out of four axles driven by the typical DAF H-drive. It has a 6-litre, 6-cylinder diesel engine with a 5-speed gearbox and a 2-speed transfer case.

Prototypes were developed in the late 1950s, with the production of 750 vehicles taking place in the 1960s. The YP-408 entered service in 1964 and remained in use with the Dutch army until 1987. A number of vehicles serving with the Netherlands Army in Suriname were handed to the new Surinamese army when that country became independent in 1975.

The Portuguese Air Force received 28 ex-Dutch examples in 1992. These were used by its Polícia Aérea (military police), in the air base security role, until the early 2000s.^[1]