page_title: BAE Caiman
hierarchical_section_title: BAE Caiman
caption_attribution_description: English: This Caiman MRAP protected 11 soldiers from a road side bomb in Iraq. The vehicle shows several hits by fragments including ones that 1) removed the passenger side door handle, 2) put a large hole through the hood and air filter, 3) deflated several (run-flat) tires, 4) removed the storage boxes on the sides of the vehicle above the tires, and 5) removed the fuel tank, which before blast would've been visible between the legs of the soldiers under the door. The passenger window seems to have taken a beating (and stayed intact) too.
context_page_description: The Caiman is an armored vehicle with a V-hull design based on the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles and Low Signature Armored Cab, initially developed by Stewart & Stevenson. Stewart & Stevenson was later acquired in 2005 by Armor Holdings, which developed the Caiman from the FMTV and LSAC designs. Armor Holdings also owned O'Gara-Hess & Eisenhardt and Integrated Textile Systems at the time.
context_section_description: The Caiman is an armored vehicle with a V-hull design based on the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) and Low Signature Armored Cab (LSAC), initially developed by Stewart & Stevenson.  Stewart & Stevenson was later acquired in 2005 by Armor Holdings, which developed the Caiman from the FMTV and LSAC designs.  Armor Holdings also owned O'Gara-Hess & Eisenhardt (which had exclusive rights to the up-armor kits the U.S. Military selected for their Humvees) and Integrated Textile Systems (who had an ultra high molecular weight polyethylene fiber called Tensylon that is processed into composite armor) at the time.
caption: A Caiman is shown with all its crew after getting hit by a roadside bomb in Iraq.
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