Pegaso VAP 3550/1

The Pegaso VAP 3550/1 was an amphibious cargo vehicle built by ENASA for the Spanish Marine Infantry and for export. Its design answered a Spanish Navy requirement for a wheeled amphibious vehicle able to carry a 3,000 kg load by its own means between a ship and a position inland, and it used drive components from the Pegaso 3045 and 3050 off-road trucks. The hull had watertight compartments so that it stayed afloat even if one was damaged. The crew cab at the front seated the driver and two others and was open at the back to the cargo area, behind which stood a hydraulic crane able to lift 350 kg. The engine sat at the rear with a raised air intake and exhaust, driving a gearbox of six forward and one reverse gears coupled to a two-speed transfer box. It had four wheels, the front pair steered with power assistance, and in the water two hydrojets at the rear of the hull propelled it. A winch at the front could pull 4,500 kg. Besides the Spanish Marine Infantry it was exported to Mexico in 1982, seven units, and to Egypt.