Wiesel AWC
The Wiesel Armoured Weapons Carrier (AWC) is a German light air-transportable armoured fighting vehicle, more specifically a lightly armoured weapons carrier, produced by Rheinmetall. It is quite similar to historical scouting tankettes in size, form and function, and is the only true modern tankette in use in Western Europe.
| Wiesel 1 | |
|---|---|
A Wiesel 1 | |
| Type | Tankette |
| Place of origin | West Germany |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Rheinmetall Landsysteme GmbH |
| Produced | 1979–1993 |
| No. built | 343 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 2.75 t to 4.78 t |
| Length | 3.55 metres (11 ft 8 in) |
| Width | 1.82 metres (6 ft 0 in) |
| Height | 1.82 metres (6 ft 0 in) |
| Crew | Driver, gunner/commander or driver, gunner and commander depending on variant. |
| Engine | Audi 2.1 L 5-cylinder in-line turbo-diesel 64 kilowatts (86 hp) |
| Suspension | torsion bar |
Operational range | 200 kilometres (120 mi) |
| Maximum speed | 70 kilometres per hour (43 mph) |
The Wiesel has been used in several of the Bundeswehr's missions abroad (UNOSOM II, IFOR, SFOR, KFOR, TFH, ISAF).
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