Schützenpanzer SPz 11-2 Kurz
Schützenpanzer SPz 11-2 Kurz armored reconnaissance vehicle was developed for the West German army and was a minor modification of a French-designed vehicle (Hotchkiss SP1A). During the period between 1959 and 1967, the West German army received some 2,374 of these light armoured vehicles with the SPz 11-2 Kurz being developed as the reconnaissance version. The SPz 11-2 served in cannon platoons of armored infantry battalions until 1974 and remained in service as a reconnaissance vehicle until 1982. The SPz 11-2 was replaced in the reconnaissance role by the Spähpanzer Luchs. The SPz 11-2 saw service with the West German army only.
Schützenpanzer SPz 11-2 Kurz
Type - Armored Reconnaissance Vehicle
Place of origin - France and West Germany
Service history
In service - 1959-1987
Production history
Designer - Hotchkiss et Cie
Designed - 1950-1956
Produced - 1959-1967
Specifications
Mass - 8,200 kg (18,100 lb)
Length - 4.51 m
Width - 2.28 m
Height - 1.97 m
Crew - 5
Armor - 15 mm at 62° of chrome-nickel-molybdenum
Main armament - 1 x 20 mm Hispano-Suiza 820/L85 Cannon
Secondary armament - 3 x Smoke grenade launchers
Engine - 1 x Hotchkiss et Cie 6-cylinder petrol engine / 164 hp (122 kW)
Suspension - Torsion bar
Operational range - 390 km (244 miles)
Maximum speed - 58 km/h
Armament
The only armament for the SPz 11-2 was the 20 mm Hispano-Suiza 820 L/85 cannon. The cannon has a 15x15 periscopic sight. 500 rounds of 20 mm ammunition were carried. Three smoke grenade launchers are provided for tactical and emergency concealment.
Variant`S
Sanitätspanzer kurz 2-2 - Medevac vehicle.
Beobachtungspanzer 22-2 - Forward observer vehicle.
Mörserträger 51-2 - 81 mm mortar carrier.
Radarpanzer 91-2 - Vehicle equipped with AN/TPS-33 radar.
Nachschubpanzer 42-1 - Supply vehicle with four road wheels, originally the Hotchkiss CC-2-55 design. Used from 1958 until 1962.
Spähpanzer SP I.C. - Light tank armed with a 90 mm gun (prototype only).
Former operator`S
West Germany: Used by Bundeswehr until 1987. |