The GFF4 (Geschützte Führungs- und Funktionsfahrzeuge, Klasse 4: Protected Command and Functional Vehicles, Class 4), previously KMW Grizzly, is a medium weight MRAParmored personnel carrier, developed by Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW), designed for operation with the German Army based on the 6x6Trakker 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 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]
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.
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January 01, 1970
gff4, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, january, 2013, learn,. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources GFF4 news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2013 Learn how and when to remove this message The GFF4 Geschutzte Fuhrungs 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 fur Wehrtechnik und Beschaffung 2 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 GFF4VTMM Orso Command PostTypeAPCPlace of originGermany ItalyService historyIn serviceCurrentProduction historyDesignedJune 2007ManufacturerKrauss Maffei Wegmann IvecoProduced3rd quarter 2007 presentVariantsPossible 4x4 and 8x8 variantsSpecificationsMass25 t 24 6 long tons 27 6 short tons Length7 60mWidth2 53mHeight3 08mCrew1 driver 10 passengerArmorMonocoque armorEngineDiesel Iveco331 kW 444 hp Suspension6x6Operationalrange700 km 435 mi Maximum speed90 km h 56 mph 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 Contents 1 Operators 1 1 Current operators 2 Military Vehicles of Similar Name 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksOperators edit nbsp VTMM Orso Route Clearance interior nbsp Map of KMW Grizzly operators in blue Current operators edit nbsp Germany Unknown nbsp Lebanon 5 vehicles delivered from Italy 4x4 chassis variant from Iveco DV nbsp 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 editThe 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 chassisSee also editAGF Light infantry vehicle ATF Dingo BAE Caiman Boxer Armoured Fighting Vehicle LAPV Enok Mungo ESK Rheinmetall YAKReferences edit Krauss Maffei Wegmann Ihr Partner rund um Wehrtechnik Archived from the original on 2007 09 28 Retrieved 2007 06 24 a b KMW Introduces the Grizzly Highly Protected Vehicle Archived from the original on 2017 10 27 Retrieved 2007 06 24 External links editKrauss Maffei Wegmann GFF4 Archived 2017 12 01 at the Wayback Machine Product Website of the manufacturer Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title GFF4 amp oldid 1203493312, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
