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Pandur 6×6 APC | |
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Type | Armoured personnel carrier |
Place of origin | Austria |
Service history | |
In service | 1996-present |
Used by | See Operators |
Production history | |
Designed | 1980s |
Manufacturer | Steyr-Daimler-Puch |
Specifications | |
Mass | 13.5 tonnes |
Length | 5.7 m (18 ft 8 in) |
Width | 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) |
Height | 1.82 m (6.0 ft) |
Crew | 2 + 8 passengers |
Armor | protection against 12.7mm rounds in the 30° frontal arc and against 7.62mm rounds everywhere else |
Main armament | 1 x 12.7mm M2 Browning heavy machine gun (other options available) |
Engine | Steyr 6-cylinder turbo-charged diesel 194 kW (260 bhp) at 2,400 rpm |
Operational range | 700 km (430 mi) |
Maximum speed | 100 km/h (62 mph) |
The Pandur is an APC developed and produced by the Austrian company Steyr-Daimler-Puch Spezialfahrzeuge (SSF). It was developed during the 1980s as a private venture. In 2003, General Dynamics took over Steyr-Daimler-Puch which is now part of General Dynamics European Land Systems (GD ELS), which is also the parent company of MOWAG, Santa Bárbara Sistemas and GD ELS – Germany.
The baseline vehicle is armed with a 12.7 mm (.50 cal) heavy machine gun. Its modular design allows it to be fitted with a variety of weapon systems, including a 20 mm autocannon and an armored two-man 90 mm gun turret. Some Slovenian Pandur 1 ( Valuk) are armed with a 40mm automatic grenade launchers with different ammunition like HE, HEDP, smoke and so on.
The Pandur I is no longer in production and has been replaced by the improved Pandur II, which is available in 6×6 and 8×8 versions.[ citation needed]
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