Mapping Cars

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Why was I right to think that this apparently quite popular Toyota Hilux was a pick-up...

That's not the Toyota Hilux they're specifically referring to...






These are them (with assorted similar ones). It's convenient because it's hard to destroy and you can stick your anti-tank missile/AA gun/machine gun on top of it to take out vehicles of your enemy government/warlord/militia. It's popular in countries where it's useful, like Somalia, Iraq, Niger, etc.

[Donerail]

For an eventual presence of the more luxurious version, like portrayed in my pic, I had also envisaged humanitarian/UN cars...

There's many more militia/warlord/government troops than there are UN peacekeepers or humanitarian workers.