The Technamm Masstech T4 is an unarmoured off-road vehicle used by the French Armed Forces. It is based on the Toyota Land Cruiser HZJ 76 and manufactured by the Technamm company.

Technamm Masstech T4
French Army T4 in Lille on 6 February 2022
TypeUnarmored SUV, Military light utility vehicle
Place of originFrance
Production history
ManufacturerTechnamm
Produced2017–2018
No. built500
Specifications

ArmourNone
Suspension4x4

History

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The Masstech T4 designed in 2016 based on a call for tenders from the French Army.[1] Faced with replacing the Peugeot P4 and while waiting for the ACMAT VT4,[2] the French army ordered 500 units, with the first one delivered in April 2017 and the last in November 2018.[3][4] The Special Operations Command also ordered 50 copies of the Masstech Recamp[5] 250 exemplary for the G5 Sahel joint force and 60 for Jordan[6] in 2019.

In mid-November 2022, France gave a first batch of Masstech T4 to Tunisia, with the ambition of providing 100 copies. In December 2022, a new contract for 128 units for the G5 Sahel Joint Force was announced.[7]

Specifications

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The base of the Masstech T4 is built by Toyota in Japan, from the HZJ 76 model. Technamm then carries out the militarization in Aix-en-Provence. In particular, the vehicle is equipped with a PR4G radio, a SITEL terminal and a DAGR GPS. It can carry four or five passengers.[3] Deployed only in France with Opération Sentinelle,[5] its engine, rustic and compatible with African[3] and military fuels,[8] allows its shipment to OPEX.[3]

Its unit cost is 70,000 euros, 60% of which goes to Masstech.[8]

Notes

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  1. ^ Alain Henry de Frahan (12 June 2018). "Technamm Masstech T4 et Recamp pour l'armée française : des 4×4 inattendus…". forcesoperations.com. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
  2. ^ Paul Clément-Collin. "Technamm Masstech T4 : des Toyota Land Cruiser pour l'Armée Française". CarJager (in French). Retrieved 2020-12-08.
  3. ^ a b c d Le Masstech de Technamm débarque dans l'armée de terre. Raids. July 2017.
  4. ^ "MASSTECH-T4 n°500 : Fiers de vous équiper | Technamm". www.technamm.fr. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
  5. ^ a b Philippe Chapleau (6 November 2019). "Pourquoi les djihadistes et ceux qui les traquent roulent toujours en Toyota". Ouest-France.
  6. ^ Philippe Chapleau (6 November 2019). "Technamm à mi-chemin de la production de 250 Masstech Recamp pour les forces du G5 Sahel". lignesdedefense.blogs.ouest-france.fr (in French). Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  7. ^ Nathan Gain (2 December 2022). "Nouveau contrat majeur en Afrique pour Technamm". Force Opérations Blog (in French). Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  8. ^ a b Anatole Chouard (May 2017). "Masstech : tout-terrain à toute épreuve" (in French). Terre information magazine. pp. 36–37.
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