Condor (APC)

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.
TypeArmoured personnel carrier
Place of originGermany
Service history
WarsKurdish-Turkish conflict
Somali Civil War
Specifications
Mass12.4 metric tons[1]
Length6.13 m[1]
Width2.47 m[1]
Height2.18 m[1]
Crew2+12
Main
armament
20 mm cannon
Secondary
armament
7.62 mm
EngineMercedes Benz OM352A / 6 cylinder
diesel engine[1]
168 hp (125 kW)
SuspensionPortal 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
Uruguayan Condor in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, deployed as part of MONUSCO.

See also

References
  1. "Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles Condor". militaryfactory.com. Archived from the original on 2017-06-12. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
  2. "Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles Condor APC". IHS Jane's Christopher F Foss. 2016-12-22. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-06-02. Retrieved 2017-06-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-04-18. Retrieved 2018-04-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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