It is an open vehicle with several weapons mounted in various positions. Crew protection does not appear to have been a consideration. It is suppose to be a pretty fast off road vehicle.
It appears to be simply a natural evolution to a modern equivalent of the vehicles used by the LRDG & SAS in WWII. It certainly appears to outclass the the variously modified armed LandRovers that have filled that mission need since that time.
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