Mr Masters said: "He wanted
WMIKs because of the nature of the territory.
A
WMIK would have suffered the same level of bomb damage, the hearing was told.
During a blast, the
WMIK's engine block and front axle shear off to absorb most of the energy and protect the occupants from the damage that anti-tank mines can cause.
Soldier E told the inquest he would have preferred to use a Landrover
WMIK, which in his opinion was much better for the job.
He had been out on patrol in the Gereshk district, central Helmand province, when the
WMIK Land Rover he and two other soldiers were travelling in was hit by an improvised explosive device.
In my wing mirror lurked the silhouettes of the three other
WMIK jeeps.
Supacat wants to develop a series of new mission-oriented pods, such as an open-top
Wmik, a two-man pod with rear cargo space, as well as ambulance, command and control and recce versions.
"The patrol fought off the Taliban until reinforcements arrived allowing them to extract the casualties from the damaged
WMIK, whilst under fire from the Taliban."
I was travelling in a convoy of 24 heavily armed
WMIK Land Rovers of 40 Commando's Brigade Reconnaissance Force, the Marines' own quasi-Special Forces unit.
In the SAS ranks, the
Wmik Land Rover replaced the 'Pink Panther' Land Rovers.
"The patrol fought off the Taliban until reinforcements arrived, allowing them to extract the casualties from the damaged
WMIK, whilst under fire from the Taliban."
The driver of the Weapons Mounted Installation and Kit (
Wmik) Land Rover, Pte Anthony Fahy, said he had sounded his hooter, but the tractor crossed regardless.