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Henschel UR-416
Henschel Wehrtechnik UR-416 APC (Germany)
KEY RECOGNITION FEATURES
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• Box-shaped hull with front sloping to rear, horizontal roof, sloping rear which sometimes has spare wheel, hull sides slope inwards from above wheel arches
• Radiator grilles on lower hull front with observation flaps at top which hinge upwards for normal use, firing ports in sides and rear of hull
• Armament normally mounted on forward part of roof, two road wheels each side with single door in each side and one rear
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SPECIFICATIONS
Crew: Configuration: Armament: Ammunition: Length: Width: Height: Ground clearance: Wheelbase: Weight, combat: Weight, empty: Power-to-weight ratio: Engine:
Maximum road speed: Maximum road range: Fuel capacity: Fording: Vertical obstacle: Trench: Gradient: Side slope: Armour: Armour type: NBC system: Night vision equipment:
2+8 4x4 1 x 7.62mm MG 1,000x 7.62mm 5.1m 2.25m 2.52m (with turret), 2.25m (hull top) 0.44m 2.9m 7,600kg 5,400kg 16.5hp/tonne Daimler-Benz OM 352 6-cylinder water-cooled diesel developing 120hp at 2,800rpm 81km/hr 600 to 700km 150 lit 1.3m 0.55m Not applicable 70% 35% 9mm Steel None Optional
DEVELOPMENT
UR-416 was developed by Rheinstahl Maschinenbau (now Henschel Wehrtechnik) as a private venture, first prototype
completed in 1965. Production commenced in 1969, since when over 1 ,000 have been built, mostly for export where it is normally used in internal security by police or other paramilitary units.
UR-416 is a Mercedes-Benz (4x4) UNIMOG cross-country truck chassis with an all-welded body that provides protection from small arms fire and shell splinters.
Commander and driver sit front with engine forward and below, leaving the whole of the rear clear for troops. Basic model has three doors, one each side and one in rear, and is fitted with various weapons on the roof ranging from simple pintlemounted 7.62mm MG to turret armed with 20mm cannon.
Optional equipment includes spherical firing ports with vision devices, fire detection and extinguishing system, airconditioning system, heater, run-flat tyres, smoke grenade dischargers and 5,000kg capacity winch.
VARIANTS
UR-416 can be adopted for wide range of roles including ambulance, anti-tank (recoilless rifle or missile), internal security (with wide range of equipment including obstacleclearing blade front), reconnaissance and workshop. Latest version is UR-416 M which has many detailed improvements including better visibility and armoured flaps.
STATUS
Production complete. Known users include Argentina, Ecuador, El Salvador, Germany, Greece, Kenya, Morocco, Netherlands, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Togo, Turkey, Venezuela and Zimbabwe.
MANUFACTURER
Thyssen Maschinenbau, Witten-Annen, Germany.
