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The GFF4 (Geschützte Führungs- und Funktionsfahrzeuge, Klasse 4: Protected Command and Functional Vehicles, Class 4), previously KMW Grizzly, is a medium weight MRAP armored personnel carrier, developed by Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW), designed for operation with the German Army based on the 6x6 Trakker chassis from Iveco adapted to meet the needs of the German Army.[1] It is being developed under the direction of the German Ministry of Defence Federal Office of Defense Technology and Procurement (Bundesamt für Wehrtechnik und Beschaffung).[2] The first vehicle will be delivered as early as November 2007.

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GFF4
VTMM Orso Command Post
Type	APC
Place of origin	Germany/Italy
Production history
Designed	June 2007
Manufacturer	Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Iveco
Produced	3rd quarter 2007- present
Variants	Possible 4x4 and 8x8 variants
Specifications
Mass	25 t (24.6 long tons; 27.6 short tons)
Length	7.60m
Width	2.53m
Height	3.08m
Crew	1 driver +10 passenger
Armor	Monocoque armor
Engine	Diesel Iveco 331 kW (444 hp)
Suspension	6x6
Operational range	700 km (435 mi)
Maximum speed	90 km/h (56 mph)

The GFF4 is designed to meet the German Army's "Class 4" protected command and role-specific vehicles, with a gross vehicle weight of 25 tons, and transportable on the Airbus A400M aircraft. Currently, the German Army could use only the smaller 12.5 ton ATF Dingo 2 or the 33 ton Boxer MRAV.

Grizzly can carry 10 fully equipped troops, which exceeds by greater than 50% the 3 tons required by the German request for proposal (RFP). The vehicle is protected in all directions. The driver's station and crew compartment form an integral safety cell providing protection against improvised explosive devices (IEDs), projectiles, missiles and mines. The cell's frame also forms a rollcage. The engine compartment and transmission are armored to reduce the chance of a 'mobility kill' under attack.

KMW is offering the vehicle in several configurations, and since the design is based on a modular concept, a smaller 4x4 or larger 8x8 variant, with corresponding payloads are possible.[2]

Operators

Current operators

•  Germany: Unknown.
•  Lebanon: 5 vehicles delivered from Italy (4x4 chassis variant from Iveco DV)
•  Italy: Similar vehicle produced by Iveco DV with the 4x4 chassis variant. Called by Italian Army VTMM (Veicolo Tattico Medio Multiruolo; Medium Multirole Tactical Vehicles) "Orso" (Bear). 56 vehicles, 16 ambulance.

Military Vehicles of Similar Name

The KMW Grizzly, named after the North American Grizzly bear shares its name with several other military vehicles:

• Blackwater USA Grizzly APC
• AVGP Grizzly
• Grizzly combat engineering vehicle, based on the M1 Abrams tank chassis

See also

• AGF (Light infantry vehicle)
• ATF Dingo
• BAE Caiman
• Boxer (Armoured Fighting Vehicle)
• LAPV Enok
• Mungo ESK
• Rheinmetall YAK

References

External links

• Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GFF4 Archived 2017-12-01 at the Wayback Machine - Prouct Website of the manufacturer

На других языках

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[de] GFF 4

Der GFF 4 oder MPV (Medium Protected Vehicle), vormals Grizzly, ist ein gepanzertes Radfahrzeug der Rüstungsunternehmen Krauss-Maffei Wegmann und Iveco Defense Vehicles. Er ist Teil des Beschaffungsvorhabens der Bundeswehr für Geschützte Führungs- und Funktionsfahrzeuge (GFF) in der sogenannten Klasse 4 (hochgeschützte Fahrzeuge), dort soll es die Lücke zwischen dem ATF Dingo und dem GTK Boxer schließen. Ein erstes Fahrzeug wurde im November 2007 zur Erprobung an das Bundesamt für Wehrtechnik und Beschaffung, inzwischen Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr, ausgeliefert. Konkurrent ist Rheinmetall Landsysteme mit dem Wisent.

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- [en] GFF4

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[ru] Grizzly

Grizzly GFF4 — немецкий многоцелевой бронетранспортёр. Боевая колёсная бронемашина, оснащённая вооружением, предназначенная для использования в мотопехотных подразделениях сухопутных войск.

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