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WMIK Weapons Mount Installation Kit (Wolf 110)

Ricardo plc · United Kingdom · 1998–2011

Ricardo's conversion kit that turns a Land Rover Wolf 110 (TUM HS) into an open-topped fire-support and reconnaissance vehicle: a roll cage with a rear 360-degree ring mount for a .50 HMG, 40 mm GMG or GPMG, a forward pintle GPMG in front of the commander's seat, height-adjustable commander's seat, bonnet and tailgate stowage baskets and removable windscreen and weather hood. Developed from the Ricardo/Land Rover Cobra concept, first British deliveries 1998, with Enhanced (2006), Re-lifed (2008) and R-WMIK+ (2010) upgrades adding armour and mine protection.

SourcesMore military kit
WMIK Weapons Mount Installation Kit (Wolf 110)
Cpl Ian Forsyth, UK MOD Crown Copyright, via Wikimedia Commons · OGL · source
1998–2011MADE—PERIOD PRICEUncommonRARITY2LAND ROVER MODELS7SOURCES

Description

Ricardo's conversion kit that turns a Land Rover Wolf 110 (TUM HS) into an open-topped fire-support and reconnaissance vehicle: a roll cage with a rear 360-degree ring mount for a .50 HMG, 40 mm GMG or GPMG, a forward pintle GPMG in front of the commander's seat, height-adjustable commander's seat, bonnet and tailgate stowage baskets and removable windscreen and weather hood. Developed from the Ricardo/Land Rover Cobra concept, first British deliveries 1998, with Enhanced (2006), Re-lifed (2008) and R-WMIK+ (2010) upgrades adding armour and mine protection.

Fitted to the Wolf 110 TUM HS; Dutch Marines version used a scissors mount instead of the ring, Italian and Lithuanian versions on Defender 110

Rarity. Several hundred Wolf 110s converted for the British Army plus batches for the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps (2001), Italian Carabinieri and Lithuanian SOF; R-WMIK+ vehicles have been disposed of through DESA and dealers (Withams, L Jackson, Brightwells lot est. GBP 20-25k in 2023) so complete vehicles surface regularly; loose kits do not.

Record: 7 sources; designation recorded; no price recorded.

Specification

MAKERRicardo Vehicle Engineering / Ricardo Special Vehicles (with Land Rover), United Kingdom
DESIGNATION / PARTTruck Utility Medium (HS) WMIK; variants O-WMIK, E-WMIK, R-WMIK, R-WMIK+
MADE1998–2011
RARITYUncommon — Several hundred Wolf 110s converted for the British Army plus batches for the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps (2001), Italian Carabinieri and Lithuanian SOF; R-WMIK+ vehicles have been disposed of through DESA and dealers (Withams, L Jackson, Brightwells lot est. GBP 20-25k in 2023) so complete vehicles surface regularly; loose kits do not.
RING MOUNTrear 360-degree tactical support module with folding universal mount
FORWARD MOUNTpintle GPMG on commander's side
CAGEroll-over protection system, original kept low to fit inside a Chinook
CREW3
WEAPONSL111 12.7 mm HMG, L134 40 mm GMG, L7 7.62 mm GPMG, Milan ATGW
RWMIK PLUS{"gross_kg":4760,"unladen_kg":3516,"length_m":4.55,"height_m":2.4,"engine":"300 Tdi 2.8 l with ZF 4HP22 automatic","protection":"kinetic energy and blast mine, two protected doors"}

Fitment

Fitted to the Wolf 110 TUM HS; Dutch Marines version used a scissors mount instead of the ring, Italian and Lithuanian versions on Defender 110

Variants

O-WMIK (original)1998-2006

Low roll cage sized for the Chinook, rear ring mount, forward pintle GPMG

E-WMIK (Enhanced)2006

Added stowage baskets on bonnet and tailgate, infra-red lighting, uprated for Afghanistan

R-WMIK (Re-lifed)2008

Rebuilt vehicles with new chassis and drivetrain by Ricardo

R-WMIK+2010-2011

Kinetic-energy and blast-mine protection, two protected doors, automatic gearbox, GVW 4760 kg

RNLMC WMIK2001

Royal Netherlands Marine Corps batch converted by Ricardo Special Vehicles with RDS Automotive; scissors mount for the primary weapon, permanent rear canopy, no commander's gun

Imagery

WMIK Weapons Mount Installation Kit (Wolf 110)
OGL · Cpl Ian Forsyth, UK MOD Crown Copyright, via Wikimedia Commons · commons.wikimedia.org
WMIK Weapons Mount Installation Kit (Wolf 110)
public-domain · Sgt. Alexandra Hulett, DVIDS, via Wikimedia Commons · commons.wikimedia.org

Sources

emlra.org/articles/vehicles/land-rover-defender-wmik-weapons-mounted-installation-kiten.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_Rover_Wolfarmy-technology.com/projects/land-rover-wolf-4x4/joint-forces.com/land-rovers/26700-mlr-pt-25-dutch-marines-wmik-defenderseliteukforces.info/uksf-gear/wmik/paradata.org.uk/content/4663495-land-rover-weapons-mounted-installation-kit-wmikassets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1025318/RWMIK+__FS.pdfEvery source above was fetched and read when the record was made.