Weasel 2 ocelot

Weasel 2 Ocelot (LeFlaSys)
Weasel 2 ocelot
General properties
crew	2 or 3
length	4.51 m
width	1.82 m
height	1.90 m
Dimensions	4.1 tons
Armor and armament
Armor	Armor steel
Main armament	depending on the variant
Secondary armament	depending on the variant
agility
drive	4-cylinder TDI 81 kW (110 PS)
suspension	Torsion bar
Top speed	70 km / h
Power / weight	approx. 20.7 kW / t
Range	Road: 550 km, terrain: 450 km

The Le eights Fl ug a bwehr Sys tem (LeFlaSys) Ozelot is based on the weapon support Wiesel 2 developed slightly armored short-range air defense missile system of the German Federal Armed Forces . It was introduced in the military air defense force , and at the moment the weapon system is used in the 3./FlaRakGrp 61 in Todendorf used

History of origin

At the beginning of the 1990s, the Bundeswehr's missions abroad showed that the troops only had insufficient anti-aircraft capabilities. The systems used up to then turned out to be unsuitable for the new tasks of the crisis reaction forces ( intervention forces ). High mobility and air loadability were required , so that the company STN Atlas Elektronik in Bremen began the first self-financed development of a light fla-system in 1992. On the basis of the Tactical-Technical Demand (TTF) of April 1994, after tough competition, the offer of the STN ATLAS / Wegmann consortium was selected in February 1995 and a contract for the delivery of troop test samples with a fixed agreement of the option series was later concluded. As early as December 1996, the first extensive troop attempts were made, which were the prerequisite for the approval and procurement of the air defense system from 1998. For technical reasons, however, the start of delivery of the equipment for three units was delayed until 2001 compared to the original plan.

On June 27, 2001, the first light air defense system at the Army Air Defense School in Rendsburg was handed over to the troops. The total number is 50 weapon carriers, ten reconnaissance vehicles and seven command vehicles based on the Wiesel 2 as well as two FAST and nine WSA teams based on the Mercedes-Benz Wolf .

Light Air Defense System (LeFlaSys)

Weasel 2 AFF

Stinger in the reserve tank of the ocelot

Wiesel 2 "Ozelot" during exercise ELITE 2007

The light air defense system consists of various vehicles based on the Wiesel 2 from Rheinmetall -Landsysteme. All three vehicles have an MG3 machine gun and a smoke-throwing system for self-defense . In addition, an interface vehicle based on the MB Wolf is used.

Arms bearer ocelot

The ocelot is the weapon carrier of the system and is equipped with the ASRAD (Advanced Short Range Air Defense) weapon system from STN ATLAS. This consists of a 360 ° horizontally rotatable and −10 ° to + 70 ° vertically adjustable pedestal with a quadruple starter for firing anti-aircraft missiles of the " Stinger " type. The ocelot is able to fight flight targets up to a distance of six kilometers. For the electronic connection to the AFF (see below), the Ozelot is equipped with two SEM 90 and SEM 93 radios . If the fire control vehicle fails, the weapon carrier is able to independently identify and combat flight targets with the help of the optical reconnaissance system (an infrared round-robin system, a thermal imaging camera and a laser range finder).

AFF (reconnaissance, command and fire control vehicle)

The AFF forms the brain of the system. It monitors the airspace, identifies flight targets, guides the train and transmits fire control information to the ocelot. For this purpose it is equipped with a 3-D air surveillance radar HARD ( H elicopter & A irplane R adio D etection radar) of the company Ericsson equipped, with which it is possible to detect air targets up to a distance of 20 km and a height of 5000 meters . An integrated secondary radar enables friend-foe detection. The vehicle is equipped with five SEM 90 and 93 radios to guide the Ozelot weapon carrier and to transmit air situation information.

BF / UF (battery guide vehicle / support cell "air defense")

The BF / UF coordinates all trains in the battery . It has three radios (one SEM 90 and two SEM 93). Current name: "FlaFührungs Wiesel".

SF (interface vehicle)

The interface vehicle is the light version of the "Air Defense Interface Low Flight Area" (FAST). With the interface vehicle, the light anti-aircraft battery can be integrated into the Army Air Defense Reconnaissance and Combat Management System ( HFlaAFüSys ) and into the integrated air defense. There is also the possibility of being connected to the reconnaissance networks of allied armed forces.

The vehicle is equipped with a total of four SEM 93 radios and the actual interface (English designation: Low Level Air Picture Interface, LLAPI ) to transmit air situation information . The connection to the interface of the other unit is established via a data cable. Current designation: FAST lvb.

Mission concept

The weapon carriers Ozelot are tactically set up around a reconnaissance, command and fire control vehicle. When deployed, the weapon carriers are passive and wait for target information from the AFF. This is the only active tank and searches the airspace for targets with its radar. The AFF determines the target coordinates and transmits them tap-proof to all ocelots. These align their weapon stations accordingly and each fire up to four FIM-92 stingers . This whole process takes ten seconds from the AFF's acquisition of the target to the launch of the rocket by the ocelot.

Compilation

Each of the three light anti-aircraft missile batteries has the following vehicles with the LeFlaSys system:

• 1 battery guide vehicle (BF)
• 1 vehicle support cell (UF)
• 1 interface vehicle (SF)

Technical data in detail

designation	ocelot	AFF	BF / UF
Engine:	4-cylinder TDI
Displacement:	1896 cc
Power:	81 kW (110 PS )
Cooling:	Liquid cooling
Transmission:	Hydromechanical planetary gear 4HP-240 with four forward gears and one reverse gear
Landing gear:	torsion bar sprung support roller drive
Length over all:	4510 mm	4150 mm	4160 mm
Width over everything:	1820 mm
Height above everything:	1900 mm		2110 mm
Ground clearance:	302 mm
Wading ability:	500 mm
Ability to exceed:	1500 mm
Climbing ability:	400 mm
Gradeability:	60%
Bank slope:	30%
Empty weight:	2600 kg	? kg	? kg
Combat weight:	4100 kg
Top speed:	70 km / h (road), 50 km / h (terrain)
Fuel quantity:	120 liters (diesel)
Driving range:	Road: 550 km
Primary armament:	FIM-92 "Stinger" or 9K310 Igla-1 alternative MISTRAL or RBS 70 MK I	1 MG3 machine gun
Secondary armament:	1 MG3 machine gun	no
Ammunition:	8 anti-aircraft missiles, 600 rounds MG3	600 rounds MG3	600 rounds MG3
Crew:	2	2	3
Particularities:	NBC protective ventilation system , air conditioning, GPS , Army anti-aircraft reconnaissance and combat command system (HFlaAFüSys)

Web links

Commons : LeFlaSys  - collection of images

• deutschesheer.de: Wiesel 2 / Ozelot
• 60 seconds Bundeswehr: Ozelot ( YouTube video, April 4, 2018)