TPz Fuchs
| Transportpanzer (TPZ) Fuchs 1 | |
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TPz 1 Fuchs
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| Type | 6x6 wheeled armoured vehicle |
| Place of origin | Germany |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1979 - present |
| Used by | Bundeswehr and other (see Operators) |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Daimler-Benz |
| Designed | Overarching project for a complete vehicle range from 1964 |
| Manufacturer | Rheinstahl Wehrtechnik (original) |
| Number built | 1,236 (estimate) |
| Variants |
German Army variants
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| Specifications (TPz 1A8) | |
| Weight | 17,000 kg (19 short tons) unladen 23,500 kg (25.9 short tons) combat |
| Length | 6.8 m (22 ft 4 in) |
| Width | 2.98 m (9 ft 9 in) |
| Height | 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) |
| Crew | 2 + 10 |
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| Armor |
Steel armour (various upgrades and applique kits developed) |
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Main
armament |
Up to three Rheinmetall MG3 |
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Secondary
armament |
smoke grenade launchers |
| Engine |
Mercedes-Benz Model OM 402A V-8 liquid-cooled diesel engine 320 hp at 2,500 rpm |
| Payload capacity | 6,500 kg (7.2 short tons) |
| Transmission | ZF 6HP500 automatic transmission with 6 forward and 1 reverse gears coupled to a single-speed transfer case |
| Suspension | coil springs and shock absorbers; rigid Mercedes-Benz axles with differential locks |
| Fuel capacity | 390 L (86 imp gal; 100 US gal) |
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Operational
range |
800 km (500 mi) |
| Speed | 105 km/h (65 mph) 10 km/h (6.2 mph) in water |
| TPz (Transportpanzer) Fuchs 2 (Fox) | |
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TPz 2 Fuchs
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| Type | 6x6 Wheeled armoured vehicle |
| Place of origin | Germany |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2007 (first deliveries) to date |
| Used by | Algeria, Kuwait 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 | 2005 |
| Number built | 100 (est.), with an estimated requirement for >1000 |
| Specifications (TPz Fuchs 2) | |
| Weight | 17,000 kg (unladen approx.); 23,000 kg (combat) |
| Length | 6.83 m (22 ft 5 in) |
| Width | 3.04 m (10 ft 0 in) |
| Height | 2.54 m (8 ft 4 in) |
| Crew | 2 + 9 |
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| Armor |
Steel armour (various upgrades and applique kits developed) |
| Engine |
MTU 6V 199 TE20 V6 turbocharged water-cooled 4-stroke EURO 3 compliant diesel 456 hp at 1800 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; rigid Mercedes-Benz axles with differential locks |
| Fuel capacity | 390 litres |
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Operational
range |
800 km (500 mi) |
| Speed | 105 km/h (65 mph) 10 km/h (6.2 mph) in water |
German Army variants
The TPz (Transportpanzer) Fuchs ("Fox") is an armoured personnel carrier originally developed by Daimler-Benz but manufactured and further developed by the now Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles (RMMV)). Fuchs was the second wheeled armoured vehicle to enter service with the Bundeswehr (West German Army) and 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, most 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, customers known to include Algerian Army, Kuwait Army and the United Arab Emirates Army (UAE).
In 1977, Rheinstahl Wehrtechnik (which in 1996 became Henschel Wehrtechnik (subsequently Rheinmetall Landsysteme and now Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles (RMMV)), under licence from Daimler-Benz, was awarded a contract by the German Army for 996 Transportpanzer Fuchs 1. The first production vehicle was handed over in December 1979 with deliveries running at 160 per year and concluding in late 1986.
German Army designations for Fuchs 1 as delivered were:
For use in the former Yugoslavia, by early 1998 the German Army had upgraded 55 Fuchs 1 with additional protection.
As a further development of the Fuchs 1, two pre-production Fuchs KRK (Krisenreaktionskräfte - German: "Crisis Reaction Forces") were built in 1997, with production vehicle options for 50 units expected in 1999. The type never entered quantity production.
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