SAURER 4K 4FA

Price on demand


General

Produced 1961-1969
Notable for easy driving

Engine

Type 6 cylinder
Fuel Diesel
Power 184 kW
Maximum Torque 1060 Nm
Displacement

Variants

 

Dimensions

Curb Weight 15 T
Wheelbase
Crew 2+8
Height 2.3 m
Length
Width 2.5m
Ground Clearance 2.1 m

Policy

Driving Licence Specific
Can be transported in a container?
Requires an Export Licence?

Driving capacities

Fuel Capacity 184l
Fuel Consumption 60l/100km
Speed on Road 65km/h
Speed Cross-country 45km/h

Transmission

Type automatic

Other

Voltage 24V
Tyre Size

Description

CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE

 

Saurer APC may not seem impressive at first glance. Not too agile, not floating. It has little to compete in with a BMP. But first there is price - they are far more affordable. Then there is size: their transportation posses no challenge at all. Then there is a large stock of available spares. And the availability of tracks with rubber pads. Steering a Saurer APC requires little skills or experience. All vehicles come well serviced by the Austrian army. 

History

In 1955, when the occupying forces left Austria, Austria only used the American armoured personnel carrier M3. For this reason, the Austrian Armed Forces commissioned the then Saurer company with the construction of their own armoured personnel carrier.

The first prototypes were completed in 1958. After the takeover of the Saurer company by Steyr-Daimler-Puch the following year, several versions of the Saurer infantry fighting vehicle were built until 1968, the main changes being the armour, the engine and the armament. As of 1974, all MG 42s were replaced by MG 74 (Austrian-Italian further development of MG 42).

In 1988 the Spz A1 was upgraded with a more powerful engine, automatic transmission, a new braking system and a hydrostatic superposition gear. Despite all the modifications, the Saurer is considered outdated at the beginning of the 21st century. Since 2002 the Armed Forces have been replacing the Saurer with its successor, the SPZ Ulan.

In addition to many formerly bunkered federal military equipment, the Wurzenpass bunker museum bought several Saurer infantry fighting vehicles in order to make them accessible to the public as part of the open-air museum.

Technical specifications

Short designation: MK66SPz (basis: SPz A1)
Manufacturer: Steyr-Daimler-Puch
Engine: water-cooled six-cylinder 4-stroke diesel engine with direct injection and exhaust gas turbocharging
Engine power: 184 kW (250 hp)
Weight: 14 t
Gradeability: 75%
Range:
Road: 230 km
Terrain: 140 km
Wading ability: 90 cm

Crew:


1 tank commander
1 gunner
1 tank driver
up to 7 men as the rest of the crew
Armament: 20 mm machine gun 66 (Oerlikon)

Models currently in use

MK66SPz (basis: SPz A1) 
üsMGSPz (basis: SPz A1) (12.7 mm-üsMG M2, 7.62-mm-MG)
SPzA1 / LWT (guided-missile carrier for Mistral, 7.62 mm MG)
SPzA1San (medical tank)
SPzA1GrW (grenade launcher) (81mm-mGRW 70, 7.62mm-MG74)
SPzA1Fü (lead tank) (7.62mm-MG74)
SPzA1A (Artillery Watcher) (7.62mm MG74)
LöPz 77 (Firefighter 77) (Rosenbauer water cannon 1600 l / min)
SPzA1Pi (carrier vehicle for armoured engineers) (12.7 mm-üsMG M2)

 

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