ATF Dingo
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The ATF Dingo is a German armored military truck based on a Unimog chassis, produced by the company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann. It is designed to withstand land mines, rifle fire, artillery fragments and NBC-threats. ATF stands for Allschutz-Transport-Fahrzeug, meaning all-protected transport vehicle in German. It's named after the wild dog Dingo.
The ATF Dingo 2 is an advanced version of the Dingo based on the Unimog U 5000 chassis, that offers improved protection and more payload. It is offered in two versions with 3,250 (3.5 tonnes payload) and 3,850 mm (4 tonnes payload) wheelbase. The Dingo 2 can seat 8 personnel.
Currently KMW is developing the Dingo 2 GFF with increased internal volume.
The Dingo's standard armament consists of a remote controlled 7.62 mm machine gun turret. The 7.62 mm MG can be replaced with a 12.7 mm MG or a 40 mm automatic grenade launcher.
The German Army has ordered 147 Dingo 1 and 204 Dingo 2. Belgium has ordered 220 (+ 132 options) Dingo 2, while Austria placed an order for 20 vehicles in 2004.
[edit] Weblinks
- Krauss-Maffei Wegmann - Website of the manufacturer
- Dingo 2 in the Austrian Armed Forces
4 x 4
Cobra · BOV · AGF reconnaissance & combat vehicle · BTR-40 · Bushmaster · Casspir · Cougar H · Mamba · Mercedes-Benz G-Class · RG-12 · RG-31 Nyala · RG-32 Scout · Reva 4x4 APC · Mungo ESK · Saxon · VAB · VBL ·Vodnik · HMMWV · Dingo · Fennek · Panther · Land Rover Wolf · International MXT-MV · International FTTS · Cheetah MMPV
6 x 6
AVGP · Boxer MRAV · Duro 3 · BTR-152 · Buffalo H · Cougar HE · EE-11 Urutu · Fuchs · MTVR · Ratel · RG-33 · Shoet · Sisu XA-180 · VAB · Pinzgauer · WZ551
8 x 8
ASLAV · Boxer MRAV · BTR-4 · BTR-60 · BTR-70 · BTR-80 · BTR-90 · BTR-94 · LAV 25 · LAV III · LVS · Patria AMV · Piranha · Pandur II 8x8 · Luchs · Stryker · Terrex AV-81 · VBCI
 |
This military vehicle article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 |
This German military article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
