M561 Springbok Armoured Personnel Carrier

The is a UNSC armoured vehicle. Developed as a replacement for the Bison, the Springbok would instead end up serving alongside it, as a “battle taxi” of the UNSCDF. The vehicle carries moderate armour, a defensive weapon, and room for 11 passengers. Highly mobile, it is often used to ferry soldiers to the front, but is rearely used in frontline operations themselves, leaving this to more heavily armoured vehicles like the Mastodon, Crocodile, and Oryx. In a push, it can serve on the frontline, allowing infantry to assault positions from the safety of an armoured hull.