page_title: Buffel
section_title: Variants
hierarchical_section_title: Buffel / Variants
caption_attribution_description: Unibuffel MK II Armored Personnel Carrier - Sri Lanka Army
context_page_description: The Buffel is a MRAP infantry mobility vehicle used by the South African Defence Force during the South African Border War. The Buffel was also used as an armoured fighting vehicle and proved itself in this role. It was replaced by the Mamba from 1995 in South Africa, but remains in use elsewhere, notably Sri Lanka.
context_section_description: Buffel - original
  Buffel Mk 1 - Improved engine and bushguard/bumper
  Buffel Mk 1B - Disc brakes replaced drum brakes
  Log Buffel - Logistic/Cargo version, a standard Buffel with the seat assembly removed from the troop compartment
  Moffel - See Buffel Mk IIA below.
  Unicorn - Sri Lanka Army produced version of the Buffel original.
  Unibuffel - Sri Lanka Army produced version of the Mk I and Mk II  with Tata and Leyland engine and an enclosed troop compartment.
  Buffel Mk IIA - Essentially a rebuild of earlier Mk 1s with an enclosed troop compartment, a rear exit door and large bulletproof windows on the sides and rear. Referred to as Moffel.
  Buffel Mk IIB - Cargo carrier. The SA Army ordered 57 of these in the early 1980s. Payload capacity stated as 2.637 tons.
  Bulldog - based on SAMIL 20 truck with the driver's cab on the right. The Bulldog was utilized by the SAAF for patrolling airfields. A variant called the Ystervark was produced and used in the anti-aircraft role.
  Rhino - A further development of the Bulldog but with the driver seated inside a fully enclosed troop compartment. 20 were produced for the SAAF.
caption: Unibuffel Mk II of the Sri Lankan Army
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