Were'wolf MkII
| Were'wolf MkII | |
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Were'wolf MkII in Windhoek (2015) |
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| General properties | |
| crew | 2-4 (1) |
| length | 5.86 m |
| width | 2,335 m |
| height | 2.65 m |
| Dimensions | 17.272 tons |
| agility | |
| drive |
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| suspension | Wheel suspension (4 × 4) |
| Top speed | 125 km / h |
| Power / weight | 13.4 kW / ton |
| Range | 960 km |
The Wer'wolf MkII is a Mine Protected Vehicle developed in Namibia and built since 1998 . It is being built by Windhoeker Maschinenfabrik in Windhoek , part of the state-owned August 26 Holding , which in turn is owned by the Ministry of Defense . It has been replaced by the Wer'wolf MkIII since 2015 .
construction
The Wer'wolf MkII is based on a chassis, axle and engine from MAN . In the standard version, it offers space for four crew members including the driver. The modular design configurations are as Mannschaftstransportwagen possible for up to ten crew members.
The 17.272- ton vehicle has a length of 5.86 meters, a width of 2.335 meters and a height of 2.65 meters. Its armor can withstand up to 7.62 × 51 mm NATO and land mines of up to 14 kg (under the vehicle) and up to 21 kg (under the tires).
variants
The Wer'wolf MkII is not only built as a personnel carrier, but is also possible in the following configurations and designed for the following areas of application:
- ambulance
- Air defense
- Armored personnel carrier with a 73-millimeter cannon
- Transport vehicle for VIPs
- Cargo vehicle
- Rocket launcher
- Tow truck
- Tank truck
- Crowd and Riot Control
Another variant was developed by the Windhoeker Maschinenfabrik together with Henrik Ehlers Consult .
Users
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Namibia - by the Namibian Army and Namibian Police
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Angola - Used in joint maneuvers as part of the African Standby Force 2015 -
Germany - people against mines
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Democratic Republic of Congo
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United Kingdom - Aegis Defense Services
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United States - United States Army Corps of Engineers has three to nine vehicles -
Swaziland
In addition, pictures have emerged showing the use by Peshmerga fighters.
Web links
- Windhoeker Maschinenfabrik (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Were'wolf MkII. Mechanical Demining Equipment Catalog, 2006, p. 216.
- ↑ WER'WOLF MKII Mine Protected Vehicle. Johan Dippenaar, India Trial Report, 2002. ( Memento from March 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Windhoeker Maschinenfabrik unveils new Mk III armored vehicle. DefenseWeb, October 27, 2014.
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento from March 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ RUACANA POWERLINE MINE CLEARING. Windhoeker Maschinenfabrik, November 2000. ( Memento from March 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Were'wolf MkII. Specops. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
- ↑ HEC Wolf ( Memento from April 1, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ P. ya Nangoloh: AN EXPOSÉ ABOUT NUJOMA'S CIA CONNECTIONS: PART 14. In: NamRights. September 19, 2007, archived from the original on October 2, 2015 ; Retrieved November 18, 2016 .
- ^ John Grobler: Defense company sued. In: The Namibian. September 19, 2005, accessed November 18, 2016 .
- ^ Werewolf Sales . In: Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series . tape 43 , no. 9 . Blackwood Publishing, October 2006, pp. 16803A-16803C , doi : 10.1111 / j.1467-825X.2006.00572.x ( deepdyve.com [accessed November 18, 2016]).
- ^ SK Peshmerga. In: Kurdistan sky scrapers forum. Archived from the original on December 30, 2014 ; accessed on September 8, 2016 .
