UR-416
The UR-416 is an armored vehicle based on the Unimog 416 , which was manufactured by Rheinstahl . A total of 816 vehicles were delivered between 1969 and 1989, they have the type 416.160.
The vehicle is built on the chassis of the Unimog 416 with a 2900 mm wheelbase and is powered by a liquid-cooled six-cylinder in-line diesel engine of the type OM 352 with an output of 81 kW. Daimler states that the engine for the UR-416 was also available in a power variant with 74 kW; Chant writes that the power is 89 kW. The interior can accommodate nine people. An armored observation post can be mounted on the roof and a clearing blade can be mounted on the bow.
The UR-416 emerged from the Unimog-SH and Unimog-T vehicles , which are based on the 404 series . German and foreign special forces deployed the UR-416. A similar vehicle, the Mine Protected Combat Vehicle , was developed from the UR-416 in Rhodesia in the 1970s .
Technical specifications
| UR-416 | |
|---|---|
| length | 5210 mm |
| width | 2300 mm |
| Height with battle tower | 2520 mm |
| Dimensions | 7600 kg |
| Fording depth | 1400 mm |
| Climbing ability | 70% |
| Maximum obstacle height | 550 mm |
| Ground clearance | 440 mm |
| engine |
OM 352 , 5675 cm³, 89 kW |
| Fuel tank | 150 l |
| Range | 700 km |
| Top speed | 85 kW |
| Main armament | Machine gun 7.62 mm |
| Armor | Steel plates, welded |
| crew | 2 + 8 |
| source |
literature
- Carl-Heinz Vogler: UNIMOG 406 - Type history and technology. Geramond, Munich 2016, ISBN 978-3-86245-576-8 . P. 119 ff.
- Christopher Chant: A Compendium of Armaments and Military Hardware , Routledge, 2014, ISBN 9781134646685 . P. 50
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mercedes-Benz Public Archive: Unimog 416.160
- ↑ a b Chant: A Compendium of Armaments and Military Hardware , p. 50
