Anders | |
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Type | fighting vehicle |
Place of origin | Poland |
Production history | |
Designer | OBRUM |
Designed | 2008–2011 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 35 t (77,000 lb) |
Length | 6.9 m (22 ft 8 in) |
Width | 3.2 m (10 ft) |
Height | 2.8 m (9 ft 2 in) |
Crew | 3 (Commander, gunner and driver) |
Passengers | 4 (Light Tank) or 8 (IFV) |
Main armament | 120 mm Ruag CTG cannon or 30 × 173 mm ATK Mk44 Bushmaster II gun |
Secondary armament | co-axial 7.62 mm UKM-2000C 12.7 mm WKM-B or 40 mm GA-40 in remote controlled turret |
Engine | MTU diesel 720 hp (540 kW) |
Power/weight | 22 hp/tonne |
Suspension | Torsion bar suspension |
Maximum speed | 80 km/h (50 mph) |
The WPB Anders (Polish: Wielozadaniowa Platforma Bojowa Anders i.e., Anders Multirole Combat Platform) is a family of medium, tracked combat vehicles. The vehicle was designed by OBRUM (Polish: Ośrodek Badawczo-Rozwojowy Urządzeń Mechanicznych – Research and Development Centre for Mechanical Appliances) part of the Bumar Group (now Polish Armaments Group). It is named after Władysław Anders, a general of the Polish Army during World War II and later a member of the Polish government-in-exile.