Henschel Wehrtechnik TM 170 APC (Germany) KEY RECOGNITION FEATURES
SPECIFICATIONS
• Box-type engine
Crew: Configuration:
compartment front, radiator
Armament:
grille under nose with slightly sloping glacis plate, almost
Length: Width:
vertical windscreen which can be covered by two armoured shutters hinged at bottom, horizontal roof with hull rear sloping inwards • Two road wheels each side, bullet-proof window in upper part of hull front which can be covered by hinged shutter, single door in each side of hull and hatch in hull rear
2+10
4x4
truck chassis with an all-welded steel body for protection from small arms fire and shell splinters. Engine compartment is front with commander and driver to
Optional 6.14m
its immediate rear and troop compartment extending right to
Height:
2.47m 2.32m (hull top)
Ground clearance:
0.48m
on top of hull to rear of commander's and driver's position, such as turret with twin 7.62mm MGs or one-man turret with 20mm cannon. Basic vehicle is fully amphibious, propelled by its wheels or two waterjets which give maximum speed of 9km/hr. Before entering the water a trim vane is erected at the front and bilge pumps switched on. Wide range of optional equipment available including NBC system, night vision equipment, obstacle clearing blade, smoke grenade dischargers, winch, flashing lights, fire extinguishing system, heater, spherical firing ports and loudspeaker.
3.25m Wheelbase: _!L650k3_ Weight, combat: 8800kg Weight, unloaded: 18hp/tonne Power-to-weight ratio: Daimler-Benz OM366 supercharged Engine: diesel developing 240hp at 1400rpm lOOkm/hr Maximum road speed: Maximum water speed: 9km/hr 870km Maximum road range: 200 lit Fuel capacity:
rear of vehicle. Wide range of weapon stations can be mounted
VARIANTS
Fording:
Amphibious
TM 170 can be adapted for a wide range of roles including
• Troop compartment has
Vertical obstacle:
0.6m
firing ports in sides and rear, hull sides are welded midway up then slope inwards at top
Trench: Gradient:
Not applicable 80o/o
communications and workshop vehicles. More recent version is TM 170 Hardliner with a number of detailed improvements.
Side slope: Armour: Armour type: NBC system: Night vision equipment:
40%
and bottom
8mm (estimate) Steel Optional Optional
DEVELOPMENT TM 170 (4x4) was developed as a private venture by Thyssen Henschel (today called Henschel Wehrtechnuk) and entered production in 1979. It consists of a UNIMOG cross-country
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Thyssen Henschel also built prototypes of TM 125 and TM 90 (4x4) armoured personnel carriers, but they did not enter production and are no longer being offered. STATUS In production. In service with German Border Guard, under designation SW4, and State Police and other undisclosed countries.
MANUFACTURER Henschel Wehrtechnik, Kassel, Germany.
