テクニカル
A technical is an improvised fighting vehicle built from a civilian [[motor vehicle]]. It is typically [[pickup truck|a light (pickup) truck]] with a tripod-mounted heavy machine gun on the back. However, they can be built on other types of civilian vehicles (e.g. an SUV, or a medium flatbed truck etc.) and there are many other types of weapons that could be [[manually-operated mounted gun|mounted]] on-board. Technicals are mostly associated with irregular and paramilitary forces.  The etymology of the term is uncertain, but it is believed to have originated in Somalia in the 1980s or '90s.

If identifiable, try to tag the weapon and vehicle too.

Weapons commonly mounted on technicals include:
* [[heavy machine gun|Heavy machine guns]], such as the [[dshk|DShK]] and [[browning m2|Browning M2]]
* [[anti-aircraft|Anti-aircraft weapons]], such as the [i]ZPU[/i]
* Large [[rocket launcher|recoilless rifles]] and [[rocket_launcher|rocket launchers]]

Civilian vehicles commonly used as technicals:
* [[Toyota Hilux]]
* [[Toyota Land Cruiser]]
* Mitsubishi Triton

h4.See also

* "Wikipedia article on technicals":[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technical_(vehicle)]
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