- SFC_Jeff_Button
Thanks Roy,
Jeffrey says thanks for the info, he's sitting here with me now. He thinks it would be cool to drive one of those to school, however it might be hard to park at the bike rack, haha. I honestly didn't think any country used armor this small. Looks like a 240B MG would even make swiss cheese of it. How long have they been in use? Reminds me of an even smaller Ontos.
Hi Jeff and Jeffrey! Hi Folks!
I agree with Jeffrey, it would be great to drive around in.
You have remember when looking at those vehicles. They were designed for the German Airborne with a need to fit inside a CH-54. That calls for a very small vehicle.
As for a 240 making swiss cheese out of one, I don't think so. While the Wiesel maybe small, it should have protection up tp 7.62mm ball ammo and artillery shrapnel from a near miss.
The first batch was fielded in late 1989. The German Army ordered 210 TOW carriers and 135 auto cannon vehicles.
The version with four small road wheels is a Wiesel 2 which has an extended base.
There is are a couple of different mission types in service.
Vehicle is (the short one) 3.31 meters long, 1.82 meters wide, and height to the top of the hull is 1.352 meters.
Should fit into rush hour traffic without any problems.
One more note: The United States Army has a few of those Wiesels.
However their are only be used for robotic testing.
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