TPz Fuchs 1 | |
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Type | 6x6 Amphibious armoured personnel carrier |
Place of origin | Germany |
Service history | |
In service | 1979–present |
Used by | Bundeswehr and other (see Operators) |
Production history | |
Designer | Daimler-Benz |
Designed | 1961–1979 |
Manufacturer | Rheinstahl Wehrtechnik (original) |
Produced | 1979 - 2004 |
No. built | 1,236 (estimate) |
Variants | German Army variants
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Specifications (TPz 1A8[3]) | |
Mass | 17,000 kg (37,000 lb) unladen 23,500 kg (51,800 lb) combat |
Length | 6.8 m (22 ft) |
Width | 2.98 m (9.8 ft) |
Height | 2.5 m (8.2 ft) |
Crew | 2 + 10 |
Armor | Steel armour (various upgrades and applique kits developed) |
Main armament | 1x Rheinmetall MG3 machine gun [2] |
Secondary armament | smoke grenade launchers |
Engine | Mercedes-Benz Model OM 402A V-8 liquid-cooled diesel engine 320 hp (240 kW) at 2,500 rpm |
Payload capacity | 6,500 kg (14,300 lb) |
Transmission | ZF 6HP500 automatic transmission with 6 forward and 1 reverse gears coupled to a single-speed transfer case to all axles |
Suspension | coil springs and shock absorbers |
Fuel capacity | 390 L (86 imp gal; 100 US gal) |
Operational range | 800 km (500 mi) |
Maximum speed | 105 km/h (65 mph) 10 km/h (6.2 mph) in water |
TPz Fuchs 2 | |
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Type | 6x6 Wheeled armoured personnel carrier |
Place of origin | Germany |
Service history | |
In service | 2007 (first deliveries) to date |
Used by | Algeria, Kuwait, United Kingdom and United Arab Emirates |
Production history | |
Designer | Daimler-Benz (original Fuchs 1); Fuchs 2 is a development of Fuchs 1 by the now RMMV |
Designed | Overarching project for a complete vehicle range from 1964 |
Manufacturer | Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles (RMMV) |
Produced | Since 2005 |
No. built | 564 (1,800 for TPz Fuchs 1 and 2) [4] |
Specifications (TPz Fuchs 2) | |
Mass | 17,000 kg (unladen approx.) 23,000 kg (combat) |
Length | 6.83 m (22.4 ft) |
Width | 3.04 m (10.0 ft) |
Height | 2.54 m (8.3 ft) |
Crew | 2 + 9 |
Armor | Steel armour (various upgrades and applique kits developed) |
Main armament | 2 x MG 3 general purpose machine guns |
Engine | MTU 6V 199 TE20 V6 turbocharged water-cooled 4-stroke EURO 3 compliant diesel 456 hp (340 kW) at 1,800 rpm |
Payload capacity | 6000 kg |
Transmission | ZF 6HP 602 fully automatic with 6 forward and 1 reverse gears coupled to a STU single-speed transfer case |
Suspension | coil springs and shock absorbers |
Fuel capacity | 390 L |
Operational range | 800 km (500 mi) |
Maximum speed | 105 km/h (65 mph) 10 km/h (6.2 mph) in water |
The TPz Fuchs from Transportpanzer Fuchs is a German armoured personnel carrier originally developed by Daimler-Benz, and manufactured and further developed by Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles (RMMV). Fuchs was the second wheeled armoured vehicle to enter service with the Bundeswehr (West German military).[5] It can be used for tasks including troop transport, engineer transport, bomb disposal, nuclear, biological and chemical reconnaissance and electronic warfare. RMMV and its predecessors manufactured 1,236 Fuchs 1, mostly for the German Army.
Further development of the design resulted in the Fuchs 2, first shown in 2001. The enhanced Fuchs 2 is currently in production. Known customers include the Algerian Army, the Kuwait Army and the United Arab Emirates Army (UAE).[3]