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Wiesel AWC

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A german Armoured Weapons Carrier, a light air transportable AFV with multiple weapon configurations including TOW launchers and mortars and also has command post and ambulance variants.-

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The Wiesel was developed for the German Army to meet a requirement for an air-transportable light armored vehicle for use by its airborne troops, as the infantry of the German Bundeswehr, especially airborne infantry, was considered unprepared to successfully fight enemy main battle tanks (MBT) in the 1970s.

The requirements were that the vehicle should fit in common NATO transport planes and could eventually be air-dropped. It should be able to fight infantry as well as enemy tanks or aircraft. Porsche produced some prototypes of the future fighting vehicle for the Bundeswehr in 1975, but the Bundeswehr stopped the project in 1978 due to lack of funds. Nevertheless Porsche continued development, because of interest from other countries.

The Wiesel was finally introduced as new weapon system for the Bundeswehr with deliveries beginning in the late 1980s. The vehicle was named Wiesel ("weasel") because of its small size and agility, which make it very difficult to detect on the battlefield.-

Specifications
Weight 2.75 t to 4.78 t
Crew 2 or 3
Armor Protection against small arms only
Main armament: Varies
Secondary armament: Varies
Engine 2.1 L Audi 5-cylinder in-line turbo-diesel with intercooler and direct injection
Operational range: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
Speed: 70 kilometres per hour (43 mph)
 
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