Wiesel 1: Firepower for the Fallschirmjäger
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A look at the Waffenträger Wiesel 1 or the Mobile Weapon Platform Weasel 1. Development background, why it was built in the first place, technical data, driver position, commander position, variants, etc. English Channel of the Panzermuseum: https://www.youtube.com/c/GermanTankMuseum German Channel of the Panzermuseum: https://www.youtube.com/c/DasPanzermuseum/featured Disclaimer I: I was invited by the Deutsche Panzermuseum in 2020. Disclaimer II: I was invited by the MHM Dresden in 2019. »» SUPPORT MHV «« » patreon - see videos early (adfree) - https://www.patreon.com/join/mhv » subscribe star - https://www.subscribestar.com/mhv » paypal donation - https://paypal.me/mhvis » YouTube Membership - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK09g6gYGMvU-0x1VCF1hgA/join »» MERCHANDISE «« » teespring - https://teespring.com/stores/military-history-visualized » SOURCES « Zwilling, Ralph: Waffenträger Wiesel 1 - Mobile Weapon Platform. Tankograd Publishing – Verlag Jochen Vollert: Erlangen, Germany, 2009. Rheinmetall Defence: Route clearance package, https://www.rheinmetall-defence.com/en/rheinmetall_defence/systems_and_products/mine_clearing/index.php, last accessed: 16th September 2020 MHM Dresden: Wiesel 1 (MK 20) air-transportable armoured vehicle Germany, 1991. Information Plate at MHM Dresden, Germany, date of publication unknown. Last physical access: 8th November 2019. Dewitz, Christian: Mit Hightech gegen Heimtücke. In: Bundeswehr-Journal 18, März 2013. http://www.bundeswehr-journal.de/2013/mit-hightech-gegen-heimtuecke/ last accessed: 16th September 2020. Kanig, Christian: Bundeswehr beauftragt FFG mit der Modernisierung des Waffenträgers Wiesel 1. In: Europäische Sicherheit & Technik, 25. November 2019. https://esut.de/2019/11/meldungen/ruestung2/16908/bundeswehr-beauftragt-ffg-mit-der-modernisierung-des-waffentraegers-wiesel-1/ Hilmes, Rolf: Kampfpanzer Leopard 1. Entwicklung – Serie – Komponenten. Motorbuch Verlag: Stuttgart, 2019. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kraka https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopard_2 #Wiesel,#AirborneTank,#Wiesel1
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