Back فيزل (مركبة مدرعة خفيقة) Arabic Wiesel (militärisches Kettenfahrzeug) German Wiesel Spanish Wiesel Estonian Wiesel Finnish Rheinmetall Wiesel French Wiesel AWC Croatian Wiesel (combattimento fanteria) Italian ヴィーゼル (空挺戦闘車) Japanese 비젤 장갑차 Korean
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| Wiesel 1 | |
|---|---|
 A Wiesel 1 | |
| Type | Tankette |
| Place of origin | West Germany |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Rheinmetall Landsysteme GmbH |
| Produced | 1979–1993 |
| No. built | 343 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 2.75 t to 4.78 t |
| Length | 3.55 metres (11 ft 8 in) |
| Width | 1.82 metres (6 ft 0 in) |
| Height | 1.82 metres (6 ft 0 in) |
| Crew | Driver, gunner/commander or driver, gunner and commander depending on variant. |
| Engine | Audi 2.1 L 5-cylinder in-line turbo-diesel 64 kilowatts (86 hp) |
| Suspension | torsion bar |
Operational range | 200 kilometres (120 mi) |
| Maximum speed | 70 kilometres per hour (43 mph) |
The Wiesel Armoured Weapons Carrier (AWC;[citation needed] German: Waffenträger) is a German light air-transportable armoured fighting vehicle, more specifically a lightly armoured weapons carrier, produced by Rheinmetall.
The Wiesel has been used in several of the Bundeswehr's missions abroad (UNOSOM II, IFOR, SFOR, KFOR, TFH, ISAF).