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Cadillac Gage Ranger
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The Cadillac Gage Ranger, known popularly and in United States military service as the Cadillac Gage Peacekeeper or Cadillac Gage Peacekeeper I, is a four-wheeled armored personnel carrier marketed as an internal security vehicle, produced by Cadillac Gage (now Textron Marine & Land Systems). Built on a Dodge truck chassis, production began in 1979 to produce an armored vehicle for the United States Air Force (USAF) Security Forces, its largest customer, though Luxembourg and Indonesia also reportedly used Rangers as well. The Ranger also saw considerable service with law enforcement as a SWAT vehicle.
Cadillac Gage Ranger | |
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![]() A United States Air Force Cadillac Gage Ranger at Spangdahlem Air Base in 1985 | |
Type | Internal security vehicle |
Place of origin | United States |
Service history | |
In service | April 1980–late 1990s |
Used by | See Operators |
Wars | Implementation Force |
Production history | |
Designer | Cadillac Gage |
Manufacturer | Textron Marine & Land Systems |
Unit cost | $230,720[1] |
Produced | 1979–? |
Specifications | |
Mass | 4,903 kg (10,809 lb) (loaded) |
Length | 5,030 mm (198 in) |
Height | 2,030 mm (80 in) |
Crew | 1 |
Passengers | 5 |
Main armament | 1x general-purpose machine gun (optional) |
Transmission | Automatic |
Ground clearance | 203 mm (8.0 in) |
Operational range | 483 km (300 miles) |
Maximum speed | 113 km/h (70 mph) |
The Cadillac Gage Ranger is no longer offered by Textron, with trademarks cancelled, though it is unclear when it was discontinued.[2] In 2003, Textron unveiled a successor to the Ranger, the Cadillac Gage Peacekeeper II. As of 2020, the Ranger's per unit replacement cost is approximately US$230,720.[1]