Cadillac Gage Commando Scout The Cadillac Gage Scout ( 4 x 4 ) light reconnaissance vehicle has been designed as a private venture specifically for the export market and was first announced in October 1977 at the Association of the United States Army meeting in Washington D . C . In 1983 , it was confirmed that Indonesia had placed an order for 28 Scout vehicles as well as 22 Ranger armoured personnel carriers . Details of this vehicle , which is no longer manufactured or marketed are given in the armoured personnel carriers ( wheeled ) section . In August 1986 , it was announced that a foreign country had placed a US $ 22 . 8 million contract with Cadillac Gage for an undisclosed number of Scout reconnaissance vehicles with half the vehicles delivered in 1986 and the remainder in 1987 . Middle East sources confirm that the country is Egypt and 112 vehicles were purchased . By early 1999 , a total of 140 Scout ( 4 x 4 ) vehicles had been built by Cadillac Gage . Cadillac Gage is now part of Textron Marine & Land Systems . There has been no recent production of the Scout although marketing continues . Description . The welded hull of the Scout is made of special hardness Cadloy armour plate which will defeat at a minimum 7 . 62 mm armour - piercing rounds . The front , sides and rear of the hull are well sloped to afford maximum protection within the weight of the vehicle . The front of the Scout is sloped at an angle of 76° from the top of the driver ' s hatch to the nose . In addition to providing ballistic protection it allows the vehicle to push its way through underbrush . The driver is seated on the left side of the hull with the engine to his right and is provided with an adjustable seat and a single - piece hatch cover that slides to the front of the vehicle when he is driving with his head out . Driver vision is provided by three periscopes mounted forward of the hatch area . The fuel tank is at the front of the hull between the wheels . The engine is coupled to an Allison Transmission four - speed automatic transmission via a Cadillac Gage power transfer unit . The complete power pack , consisting of the engine , transfer unit , transmission and cooling system , can be removed and replaced in two hours . Access to the engine is by a large hatch in the right side of the hull through which all fluid levels ( coolant , lubricant , brake fluids and so on ) can be checked . The turret or pod is at the rear of the vehicle and access is by a two - part hatch in the rear of the hull with the bottom part folding downwards and the top part opening to the right . The front suspension features coil springs over a solid axle with trailing arms . The split rear axle is tied to a heavy - duty coil spring suspension . Cone - shaped passages in the rear of the hull allow for high individual vertical roadwheel travel . Both axles are fitted with positive locking differentials which provide improved traction by preventing one wheel spin - out . The integral hydraulic power steering is powered by a gear - driven pump working directly off the engine . This approach has eliminated the requirement for belt drives which slip or break and steering cylinders that require maintenance . The independent front and rear brake systems function through a split master cylinder and a back - up system supports them in the event of an engine failure . The back - up system consists of an electric motor which supplies pressure to the master cylinder . The tyres are of the run - flat type . Standard equipment includes two hand - held fire extinguishers stowed inside the vehicle , a pioneer toolset , a breaker bar and lug wrench , a first aid kit , a vehicle toolkit , and an air compressor with a 15 . 24 m hose . The Scout is not fitted with an NBC system , has no night vision equipment and is not amphibious . Optional equipment includes a siren / public address system , radio installations , weapon stowage , water and fuel cans , a slave cable , a 15 . 24 m auxiliary cable , a camouflage net , a smoke grenade system and a fragmentation grenade system . Variants . Twin / Combination Machine Gun ( 1 m ) turret . This turret is manually / electrically rotated by a Power Assist Traverse ( PAT ) system and can be armed with twin 7 . 62 mm or twin 0 . 50 calibre machine guns , or a combination of 7 . 62 mm / 0 . 50 calibre machine guns , which can be elevated from −10 to + 55° . Manually traversed rate with PAT is a maximum of 45° / s . The amount of ammunition depends on the armament installed but if twin 7 . 62 mm calibre weapons are fitted each gun will be provided with 200 rounds of ready use ammunition and 2 , 200 rounds stowed in the vehicle . If twin 0 . 50 calibre weapons are fitted , each weapon has 100 rounds of ready use ammunition and 1 , 000 rounds stowed in the hull . It can also mount a 7 . 62 mm MG and a 40 mm Mark 19 grenade launcher with 100 ready rounds and 200 rounds stowed in the vehicle . The turret is also provided with eight vision blocks , an M28C sight with a magnification of x1 . 5 ( x5 magnification optional ) and a 500 , 000 candlepower spotlight mounted coaxially with the weapons . 40 mm / 12 . 7 mm turret . One - man turret armed as on US Marine Corps AAV7A1 armoured amphibious assault vehicles . This is armed with a 40 mm Mk 19 grenade launcher and a 12 . 7 mm M2 machine gun with manual traverse and elevation . Twin Machine Gun ( 1 m ) turret . This is armed with twin 7 . 62 mm machine guns which can be fired singly or together and 400 rounds of ready use ammunition are carried with a further 2 , 200 rounds stowed in the vehicle . It has manual traverse and elevation and the weapons can be elevated from −10 to + 55° . The turret is provided with eight vision blocks , and an M28C sight with a magnification of x1 . 5 ( x5 magnification optional ) ; a 500 , 000 candlepower spotlight is mounted coaxially with the weapons . Command pod . This model has a crew of three , commander , radio operator and driver and has a pod mounted on top of the hull in each side of which is a firing port and a vision block . A circular hatch cover is provided on which a 7 . 62 mm machine gun and shield can be mounted . There are 2 , 200 rounds of 7 . 62 mm ammunition carried . When fitted with radios the antennas are mounted at the rear of the hull . Anti - tank armed with TOW . This model has a crew of two and is fitted with a Raytheon Systems Company TOW ATGW launcher which has a traverse of 120° and can be elevated from −10 to + 30° . There are two TOW ATGWs carried inside the hull and provision for a further four missiles outside . A standard TOW ground mount is carried inside the vehicle which enables the TOW system to be deployed away from the vehicle . Two positions for mounting one 7 . 62 mm machine gun are also provided with 2 , 000 rounds of ammunition being carried for this weapon . 106 mm recoilless rifle . This version incorporates a modified pod with top opening doors with armament consisting of a 106 mm M40 series recoilless rifle on a 150° rotating swing mount . The weapon backblast cone has been coordinated with the slope angles of the vehicle hull to allow 10° of depression and 10° of elevation of the weapon . The 106 mm M40 recoilless rifle is aimed using a 12 . 7 mm barrel - mounted spotting rifle for which 100 rounds of ammunition are carried . A total of 15 rounds of 106 mm ammunition are carried for the M40 recoilless rifle . 20 mm Cannon ( 1 m ) turret . This one - man turret is armed with an Oerlikon Contraves 20 mm cannon and a 7 . 62 mm coaxial machine gun . Turret traverse is powered through 360° with manual back - up , while weapon elevation is from −8 to + 55° , also powered with manual back - up . The turret is also fitted with an internally controlled hydraulic charger , turret ventilating blower , emergency firing triggers and a rate controller for the 20 mm weapon which allows firing of 1 , 2 , 4 rds / s or full automatic mode . For night surveillance a 500 , 000 candlepower searchlight is coaxially mounted to the 20 mm cannon . Sighting equipment consists of a x8 monocular sight and unity periscope with projected graticule , eight direct view vision blocks and an external anti - aircraft sight . The turret is designed to carry 200 rounds of ready use 20 mm ammunition and 220 rounds of ready use 7 . 62 mm ammunition . Hull stowage is provided for 200 rounds of 20 mm and 2 , 200 rounds of 7 . 62 mm ammunition . Status . Production as required .