Ranger SOV
Defender 110 Ranger Special Operations Vehicle with open crew compartment, external fuel racks and two weapon mounts.
History
The 75th Ranger Regiment used the Defender-based SOV as a helicopter-transportable reconnaissance and weapons platform. The model follows the Michael Lemke photograph, including dark bodywork, bonnet radio enclosure, cage and pale external fuel cans. Its weapons represent the photographed M2-equipped configuration with a forward machine-gun mount. Production quantity remains unknown. Handling figures are arcade tuning.
Imagery
Registry record
- Manufacturer
- Land Rover
- Production run
- Unknown
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
Catalogue data
- Record kind
- Named model
- Model line
- Defender
- Wheels
- 4
- Nominal wheelbase
- 110″
Catalogue fields describe the vehicle's structure and body as this registry records it. They are not certified factory measurements, and no performance figures are published here.
Sources & citations
Researched sources
- Ranger Special Operations Vehicle ↗ — American Special Ops (accessed 2026-09-11)
- Ranger Special Operations Vehicle ↗ — Military Wiki (accessed 2026-09-11)
Catalogue references
- https://www.americanspecialops.com/vehicles/sov/ https://www.americanspecialops.com/vehicles/sov/ ↗
Registry record updated 2026-09-10T20:22:52.729Z · status: researched