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Modelling => Ideas & Inspiration => Land => Topic started by: Jeffry Fontaine on April 19, 2024, 04:41:23 AM

Title: Wiesel Armoured Weapons Carrier (AWC) aka Waffenträger Wiesel
Post by: Jeffry Fontaine on April 19, 2024, 04:41:23 AM

About time to add this vehicle family to the "Ideas and Inspriations" forum. 

First off, here is the link to the Wikipedia page on the Wiesel Armoured Weapons Carrier (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiesel_AWC)

What spurred this new entry?  Well, I was watching a video at YouTube about the Wiesel and was surprised to see a rather unusual Wiesel that was fitted with what looked like a Cadilllac-Gage machine gun turret that looked a bit out of place on this vehicle that in most cases is armed with either a 20mm cannon or the TOW ATGM system.  Attached image is a screen capture from that video. 

The video can be viewed at this link: YouTube > Weapon Detective Channel > Wiesel | They ask me why I'm bringing a baby into battle (https://youtu.be/3-JFKFSgrCw?si=Sn__qhsi3N2UHPsg)

Title: Re: Wiesel Armoured Weapons Carrier (AWC) aka Waffenträger Wiesel
Post by: GTX_Admin on April 20, 2024, 01:46:24 AM

Love to see a bunch of Ukrainian Wiesels/Wiesel 2s of all varieties.

Some musings here too:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iMrWHIII2U (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iMrWHIII2U)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iMrWHIII2U

Title: Re: Wiesel Armoured Weapons Carrier (AWC) aka Waffenträger Wiesel
Post by: Story on November 16, 2024, 12:47:07 AM

Proposed Wiesel replacement

https://armyrecognition.com/focus-analysis-conflicts/army/defence-security-industry-technology/discover-new-german-made-iabg-gsd-luwa-light-tracked-armored-vehicle

(https://i.pinimg.com/736x/44/f9/a5/44f9a57622ec5ce96ec9c52f05f129b8.jpg)

Title: Re: Wiesel Armoured Weapons Carrier (AWC) aka Waffenträger Wiesel
Post by: raafif on November 16, 2024, 07:15:41 AM

obviously considering at least one track being blown off  ;)

Title: Re: Wiesel Armoured Weapons Carrier (AWC) aka Waffenträger Wiesel
Post by: Old Wombat on November 16, 2024, 08:14:08 AM

Quote from: raafif on November 16, 2024, 07:15:41 AM

obviously considering at least one track being blown off  ;)

More likely concerned about throwing a track in a turn.

Long thin tracks get thrown very easily.

Much bigger vehicle than the Wiesel*, so longer track length on the ground to reduce ground pressure, which can lead to thrown tracks, therefore break up the tracks into shorter lengths to reduce the risk.




[*: Isn't everything getting bigger these days? (ie: Boxer)]

Title: Re: Wiesel Armoured Weapons Carrier (AWC) aka Waffenträger Wiesel
Post by: Buzzbomb on November 18, 2024, 05:56:01 AM

Quote from: GTX_Admin on April 20, 2024, 01:46:24 AM

Love to see a bunch of Ukrainian Wiesels/Wiesel 2s of all varieties.

Some musings here too:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iMrWHIII2U (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iMrWHIII2U)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iMrWHIII2U

Oooh... I like that thought bubble