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The Condor is a 4×4 wheeled armoured personnel carrier originally designed by Thyssen-Henschel of Germany and manufactured by Henschel Wehrtechnik GmbH.[1] The first prototype was completed in 1978. The Condor was designed as a successor to its UR-416 APC. The upgraded Condor 2 was first sold in 2004. Today, the Condor is considered a legacy product of Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles, part of Rheinmetall's Vehicle Systems Division.[2] The nearest vehicle to the Condor in RMMV's current product range is the Survivor R.

Condor APC
A Condor of the Malaysian Army.
Type	Armoured personnel carrier
Place of origin	Germany
Service history
Wars	Kurdish-Turkish conflict Somali Civil War
Specifications
Mass	12.4 metric tons[1]
Length	6.13 m[1]
Width	2.47 m[1]
Height	2.18 m[1]
Crew	2+12
Main armament	20 mm cannon
Secondary armament	7.62 mm
Engine	Mercedes Benz OM352A / 6 cylinder diesel engine[1] 168 hp (125 kW)
Suspension	Portal axle with coil spring and shock-absorbers[1]
Operational range	900 km[1]
Maximum speed	95 km/h[1]

Design

The Condor is designed primarily as an APC but it can also adopted for a variety of other roles including anti-tank, cargo carrier, command vehicle, ambulance, fitters' vehicle and reconnaissance vehicle. The Condor is based on the automotives of the Mercedes-Benz Unimog, the Condor 2 based on the Unimog U5000. The hull of the Condor is made of all-welded armoured steel protecting the crew from 7.62 mm armour-piercing (AP) rounds and 5.56 mm ball-type rounds, shell splinters and anti-personnel mines. The Condor is fully amphibious, propelled in the water by a propeller mounted under the rear of the hull. It is air-transportable in C-130 Hercules and in C-160 Transall type aircraft.[2][1]

In 2016, Deftech showed a working upgraded Condor prototype at the DSA 2016 convention.[3] A Condor prototype converted to serve as a logistics transport vehicle was unveiled at the DSA 2018 convention.[4]

Operators

• : Kuwait's National Guard received 8 Condor 2 in 2010.[2]
• : Malaysia ordered 460 Condor APCs in late 1981, with the last being delivered in March 1984.[2] It's due to be replaced completely under the Next Generation Wheeled Armoured Vehicle project.[5]
• : Portugal has 12 Condor;[2] these are operated by the Polícia Aérea of the Portuguese Air Force.
• : South Korea, 2 Condor 1 (used in general hospital)^{[citation needed]}
• : Thailand received 18 Condor in 1995,[2] these are operated by the Royal Thai Air Force)
• : Turkey has 25 Condor (inactive; currently being retired).
• : Uruguay has 55 Condor.[2]

See also

• Thyssen Henschel UR-416
• TM-170

References

External links

• Malaysian Condor upgrade
• Condor test drive

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На других языках

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[de] Condor (Panzer)

Der Condor ist ein leichter 4x4-Radpanzer auf Basis des Unimog. Er wurde seit 1978 von der Rheinmetall Landsysteme GmbH bzw. der damaligen Henschel Wehrtechnik GmbH in der Nachfolge des UR-416 hergestellt. Der Nachfolger Condor 2 wurde ab dem Jahr 2004 auf Basis des Unimog 5000 verkauft. Größter Betreiber sind die Streitkräfte Malaysias, die den Condor aber in den nächsten Jahren außer Dienst stellen wollen. In Malaysia werden sie momentan im Verbund mit dem amphibischen 6×6-Radpanzer SIBMAS eingesetzt. Ein konvertierter Typ des Condor wurde vom malaysischen Rüstungshersteller Deftech auf der Messe DSA 2018 vorgestellt.[2]

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- [en] Condor (APC)

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[ru] Condor UR-425

Condor UR-425 — немецкий бронетранспортёр — боевая колёсная плавающая бронемашина, оснащённая вооружением, предназначенная для использования в мотострелковых подразделениях сухопутных войск и полиции.

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