SAURER 4K 4FA

CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE Saurer APC may not seem impressive at first glance. Not too agile, not floating. It has little to compete in with a BMP. But first there is price - they are far more affordable. Then there is size: their transportation posses no challenge at all. Then there is a large stock of available spares. And the availability of tracks with rubber pads. Steering a Saurer APC requires little skills or experience. All vehicles come well serviced by the Austrian army. History In 1955, when the occupying forces left Austria, Austria only used the American armoured personnel carrier M3. For this reason, the Austrian Armed Forces commissioned the then Saurer company with the construction of their own armoured personnel carrier. The first prototypes were completed in 1958. After the takeover of the Saurer company by Steyr-Daimler-Puch the following year, several versions of the Saurer infantry fighting vehicle were built until 1968, the main changes being the armour, the engine and the armament. As of 1974, all MG 42s were replaced by MG 74 (Austrian-Italian further development of MG 42). In 1988 the Spz A1 was upgraded with a more powerful engine, automatic transmission, a new braking system and a hydrostatic superposition gear. Despite all the modifications, the Saurer is considered outdated at the beginning of the 21st century. Since 2002 the Armed Forces have been replacing the Saurer with its successor, the SPZ Ulan. In addition to many formerly bunkered federal military equipment, the Wurzenpass bunker museum bought several Saurer infantry fighting vehicles in order to make them accessible to the public as part of the open-air museum. Technical specifications Short designation: MK66SPz (basis: SPz A1) Manufacturer: Steyr-Daimler-Puch Engine: water-cooled six-cylinder 4-stroke diesel engine with direct injection and exhaust gas turbocharging Engine power: 184 kW (250 hp) Weight: 14 t Gradeability: 75% Range: Road: 230 km Terrain: 140 km Wading ability: 90 cm Crew: 1 tank commander 1 gunner 1 tank driver up to 7 men as the rest of the crew Armament: 20 mm machine gun 66 (Oerlikon) Models currently in use MK66SPz (basis: SPz A1)  üsMGSPz (basis: SPz A1) (12.7 mm-üsMG M2, 7.62-mm-MG) SPzA1 / LWT (guided-missile carrier for Mistral, 7.62 mm MG) SPzA1San (medical tank) SPzA1GrW (grenade launcher) (81mm-mGRW 70, 7.62mm-MG74) SPzA1Fü (lead tank) (7.62mm-MG74) SPzA1A (Artillery Watcher) (7.62mm MG74) LöPz 77 (Firefighter 77) (Rosenbauer water cannon 1600 l / min) SPzA1Pi (carrier vehicle for armoured engineers) (12.7 mm-üsMG M2)