Die FFG Flensburger Fahrzeugbau Gesellschaft mbH (FFG) liefert im Zeitraum 2023 bis 2025 fünf WiSENT 2 Bergepanzer an Ungarn sowie Pionierpanzerkits in 40-Fuß-Containern und Minenräumkits in 20-Fuß-Containern. Hinzu kommt eine umfangreiche Ausstattung an Ersatzteilen, Sonderwerkzeugen und Prüfgeräten. Technische Dokumentation für den WiSENT 2 Training für zukünftige Bediener und Instandsetzer runden das Leistungspaket ab.
Hungary will be next to Canada (18 WiSENT 2) andNorway (12 Wisent 2) bereits der dritte NATO-Staat, der das vielseitige Unterstützungsfahrzeug der FFG in seine Streitkräfte einführt. Weitere Nutzernationen sind die Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate und Qatar. Die Gesamtzahl der WiSENT 2-Produktion steigt mit dem neuen Lieferauftrag auf 45 Fahrzeuge seit 2015.
The armored recovery vehicles are part of a large order for armored vehiclesthe Hungarians 2018 with Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW)has completed. In addition to the armored recovery vehicles, the contract worth 565 million euros includes 44 newly manufactured Leopard 2A7+ main battle tanks and 24 newly manufactured PzH2000 self-propelled howitzers, as well as 12 used Leopard 2 A4s for training purposes.
Ende 2019 hat KMW die FFG beauftragt, die oben beschriebenen Bergepanzer WiSENT 2 samt Zubehör herzustellen und zu liefern.
The armored engineer kits supplied with the WiSENT 2 enable the troops to convert the armored recovery vehicle into a fully-fledged armored engineer in a short time.In this configuration, the WiSENT is a candidate for replacing the outdated Pioneer Tank 2 Dachs, which the German Armed Forces intends to replace in the foreseeable future.
Technical specifications |
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| Multi-purpose platform bison 2 | |
| Max. total weight | 69.5 tons |
| drive | 1,100 kW |
| top speed | 68 km / h |
| creep | 3 km / h |
| Protection | configurable, against ballistic threats and mines/IED, qualified according to STANAG 4569 |
| Bergepanzer | |
| crane | 32 tons |
| main winch | 40 tonnes, cable 160 m |
| auxiliary winch | 2.3 tons, 280 m rope |
| dozer blade | Clearing capacity of 400 m³ / h |
| Equipment | Battlefield recovery device with camera system (for recovery under protection) |
| Pionierpanzer | |
| Excavator arm with backhoe and hydraulic interface for tools | Range: m 9, |
| shovel volume | 1.3 m³ |
| excavator power | 260 m³ / h |
| lifting capacity | 4 tons (at full load) |
| Equipment | Special snow blade, concrete breaker, auger |
| flail tank | |
| Equipment | Full-width mine clearing plow, mine lane marking system, magnetic field generator (to trigger mines) |
Gerhard Heiming
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