Maddox FVA 45

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Maddox FVA 45
In Ular boys color.
Vehicle in Just Cause 2
Type	Armed patrol buggy
Weapons	Mounted Gun turret
Rarity	Moderately common
List of owners	Ular Boys Panau Military Reapers (never seen in use at Kem Gunung Gurun)
The following statistics are from the official strategy guide.
Top Speed	60
Acceleration	42
Armour	50
Handling	60

The Maddox FVA 45 is an armed patrol buggy in Just Cause 2.

Appearance

The Maddox FVA 45 resembles the Chenowth DPV (Desert Patrol Vehicle). Most of them have a Mounted Gun, but some of the ones that spawn in Military bases in Panau are unarmed. The unarmed ones still have a turret ring.

Coloration comes in Ular Boys yellow, military beige, military green, and military white. A red one is provided for a challenge.

This is a very odd vehicle, because all of them have an Ular Boys logo painted on the side. This means that the ones that spawn in military bases were captured and brought there by the Panau Military, but apparently never bothered to change the logos. Interestingly, if you use this vehicle's horn, instead of a horn you hear the Panau Military siren.

The frame of the front window is right in front of the driver's face, completely blocking the view directly ahead. This would be highly impractical to drive, but this is simply ignored in the game.

The ones that spawn in military bases are not guaranteed to have Mounted Guns. Only the two in front of strongholds captured by the Ular Boys and the ones on road patrols are guaranteed to have Mounted Guns.

Performance

The Maddox FVA 45 has excellent handling, make it a superb choice for offroad use. Its small form factor helps boost its not-inconsiderable speed and makes it perhaps the most suitable vehicle for jungle use. Acceleration and speed are good, although not sufficient to outpace military vehicles.

Versions and locations

All but one of them have the Ular logo on the sides, even some of the ones at military bases. Also, for being such a simple vehicle with few things that can differ about it, it has a weirdly large number of distinct versions.

Owner	Faction colors and symbols	Weapons	Locations	Other details
Ular Boys	Yellow	Mounted Gun	In traffic. Note that despite being marked green for no heat, it still gives you pre-heat regardless if a faction member is in the turret or if anyone is in the vehicle. Kampung Bahari village, when held by the Ular Boys. Awan Cendawan Power Plant, another Ular stronghold, when taken over by the Ular Boys. Kem Hutan Supply Depot, once captured by the Ulars. In the mission Pulling a Jeremy.
Ular Boys	Yellow	None	Provided for the mission Fry Me to the Moon.
Ular Boys	Yellow	May randomly have a mounted gun.	2 at Pekan Ayer Gilang.
Panau Military	Yellow	May randomly have a mounted gun.	At the western military base outpost leading to the Negeri Tenggara military base. Several Communications Outposts, which have a Military base outpost. Kepulauan Selatan Alpha. ? ? At some Military bases in Panau. Kem General Vikneshwaran. Pulau Ombak Ribut. Sungai Geneng. Negeri Gunung Berawn. Kem Komodor Da Silva. ?
Challenge version	Red	May randomly have a mounted gun.	Provided for a challenge at the Gunung Hotel Ski Resort.	This one does not give heat when seen by the military, though this is in line with every race vehicle, as they do not give heat when seen by the military. This one is also unique as the only version of this vehicle to not have any logos.
Panau Military	Green	May randomly have a mounted gun.	At many military bases in Panau. At the entrance to Teluk Permata. On the dirt at Pulau Berendam. At Kem General Abidin. At Sungai Geneng. At the entrance to Teluk Permata. At the military base outpost leading to Negeri Gunung Berawn. At Sungai Jernih. At Kem Jalan Padang Tembak. At Kampung Lembah Danau's airfield. ?
Panau Military	Green	Mounted Gun	One in Airport Troubles. Three in Boys with Toys. One in Paradise Valley.
Panau Military	Green (marked)	May randomly have a mounted gun.	Near one of the entrances to Kem Pekan Selamat. This one was at some point painted in desert camouflage. At Negeri Gandin. This one is painted in the "default" yellow.	These two are unique as there is only one other vehicle of this kind that does not give heat, or even pre-heat when seen by the military. Even the usual green-marked yellow Ular Boys versions still gives pre-heat when Rico is on the stunt position, or driving.
Panau Military	Winter camouflage	May randomly have a mounted gun.	Most military bases in the mountains have one in winter camouflage. Kem Gunung Raya. One is located inside the base, while another one can be found at the military base outpost in Bandar Gunung Raya. Bukit Rendah. ?
Panau Military	Winter camouflage	Mounted Gun	In the mission Slippin' and Sliding.
Panau Military	Desert camouflage	May randomly have a mounted gun.	At some desert bases. Kem Jalan Merpati. Pulau Dayang Terlena. ? At some communications outposts. Gurun Lautan Lama Gamma. ?
Panau Military	Desert camouflage	Mounted Gun	At least one in the mission Driving Miss Stacey. 4 in the mission A Second Amendment.
Reapers	Yellow	May randomly have a mounted gun.	At the Kem Gunung Gurun supply depot after A Second Amendment. This one was originally stolen by the military before being captured by the Reapers, once they conquer the depot.

Trivia

• There is a chance that this car was originally meant to have 3 front windows. All identical in shape, but the ones on the edges would have been upside down. That would have made the windows resemble the Valanx, one of the proposals for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle project. That car is meant to have easily replaceable bullet proof windows.
• This is one of three "regular" green-marked vehicles that will give you pre-heat, the others being the Marten Storm III and the Dalton N90. There are other green-marked vehicles that give you pre-heat in the game, but those are rare.
  • That being said, the three green-marked versions listed in the table above do not give you pre-heat or heat when seen by the military.
• Even though there is no physical display of a siren compared to the Wilforce type jeeps, you can keep the sirens on even after exiting the vehicle by going into a stunt position and jumping off. This works with every vehicle in Just Cause 2 equipped with a siren.

Glitches

Main article: Just Cause 2 Vehicle glitches.

• The suspension can sometimes spawn much higher than it should. Touching, or entering the car will fix this.
• The one at Pulau Dayang Terlena can sometimes be found with no wheels. You can still drive it and if Rico gets in it, the wheels do not reappear. If you shoot the tire, it will pop. As a result, a random broken tire will appear out of nowhere.

Gallery

This one is at a military base. Note the gang logo. Also, this one has spawned with a glitched suspension.

Alternative view of the glitched suspension.

A modified one in Just Cause 2 Multiplayer.

One engaged in battle against the Panau Military in Panau City.

Three of them at Awan Cendawan Power Plant. The red-marked one was brought from a nearby military base.

The one provided for "Slopes of Gunung Kudus" at the end of the race. Not exactly in mint condition.

One of these outside Kem Gunung Gurun Supply Depot post "liberation". Most of the vehicles were moved to the gate by the player.

A Ular Boys version engaged in battle against a Panau Military road patrol.

An overturned one in Pekan Ayer Gilang.

The Ular Boys elites came in the left one, but are in the right one.

An unarmed green version at a military base.

The one "captured" by the Reapers at the Kem Gunung Gurun Supply Depot. The other vehicles are a heavily damaged race version of the Garret Traver-Z and an Agency Sivirkin 15 Havoc.