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The Henschel Defence Systems Transportpanzer 1
(Fuchs) was originally developed in the 1960s to meet German Army
requirements.
Some 996 vehicles were produced between 1979 and 1986. Rheinmetall
Landsysteme now owns Henschel.
Since then, production has been resumed for the export market, mainly
for specialised roles such as NBC (nuclear, biological, chemical)
reconnaissance, which the US Army adopted as the M93.
During the 1990-91 Gulf War, Henschel supplied NBC reconnaissance
vehicles to Israel, the UK and the USA.
The basic vehicle is fully amphibious with two propellers mounted on
either side at the rear. Standard equipment includes an NBC protection
system and passive night vision equipment.
An upgraded version of the Fuchs has been fielded for use in the
former Yugoslavia with a higher level of armour protection and
protection for the 7.62mm machine gun mounted over the forward part of
the roof.
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TPz-1 FUCHS Specifications |
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Type |
Six wheeled armoured
vehicle |
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Manufacturer |
Rheinmetall Landsysteme |
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Crew |
2 |
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Armament |
7.62mm machine gun, six smoke
dispensers |
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Length |
7.3m |
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Height |
2.4m |
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Width |
3m |
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Weight |
17 tonnes |
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Powerplant |
Mercedes-Benz Model OM-402A V-8
liquid cooled diesel |
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Performance |
Road speed 105km/h, range 800km |
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Variants |
NBC
Reconnaissance equipped with a mini-lab and a robotic arm that
allow for external environment samples collection and analysis
by the vehicle's crew which remains inside, Personnel carrier
(carrying up to 10 troops) and command variants |
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