Wiesel AWC
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The Wiesel Armoured Weapons Carrier (AWC) is a German light air-transportable armoured fighting vehicle, more specifically a lightly armoured weapons carrier, produced by Rheinmetall.
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Wiesel 1 | |
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Type | Tankette |
Place of origin | West Germany |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | Rheinmetall Landsysteme GmbH |
Produced | 1979–1993 |
No. built | 343 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 2.75 t to 4.78 t |
Length | 3.55 metres (11 ft 8 in) |
Width | 1.82 metres (6 ft 0 in) |
Height | 1.82 metres (6 ft 0 in) |
Crew | Driver, gunner/commander or driver, gunner and commander depending on variant. |
Engine | Audi 2.1 L 5-cylinder in-line turbo-diesel 64 kilowatts (86 hp) |
Suspension | torsion bar |
Operational range | 200 kilometres (120 mi) |
Maximum speed | 70 kilometres per hour (43 mph) |
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The Wiesel has been used in several of the Bundeswehr's missions abroad (UNOSOM II, IFOR, SFOR, KFOR, TFH, ISAF).