LIV/SO Light Infantry Vehicle/Special Operations

[seventy6er]

That must be the old Wolf in Afghanistan.

You're right - my bad (mixed up the links). That sure is the Wolf (G-Wagon).

Is that the recce (recon) version of the g-wagon that the Canadian Forces are getting?

Nope.

[Dennis G]

nice photos


can you provide any technical info on the vehicle?

[seventy6er]

Rheinmetall LIV/SO #1


Rheinmetall LIV/SO #2






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[deutschersoldat]

Great pictures!!

but why do the have alloy-rims (alu felgen) ? does that make sense?

[Aripin11830]

These pictures were taken by Panzermeyer.

I can't see the pictures, any body can re-post or re-link ?

Thanks a lot,
Aripin

[deutschersoldat]

no, they are down at the moment

[Panzermeyer]

Sorry, but i had too much traffic on my webspace.
It will cost me some extra-money


mkg
Panzermeyer

[seventy6er]

@ Panzermeyer

Sorry for causing so much traffic. Should I host the pics for some time? Still got 8 GB left for this month, so hosting for 1 or 2 days won't be a problem.

[seventy6er]

I love bumpin old threads

Cause some of the pics are down, I decided to host them on my page. So here we go:








































































New pics, anyone??!

[goldman]

Nice!

[Frank the soldier]

The Boys drive like a formula one master.
The vehicle is going rumpel,dröhn,knack,zisch.....

and I must repair this. But at the end of the Repair,I drive in a wood-area and give thunder...............

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[seventy6er]

That's not the LIV (SO) or AGF Serval.

That's the "Wolf ESK"

The Wolf ESK is an armored, air portable derivative of Mercedes-Benz G model 270 CDi vehicle suitable for special operations forces. It features excellent drive and off road characteristics, high reliability and low operating costs.

Different mission modules can be adapted to Wolf vehicle for missions ranging from materiel/personnel transport to command and control and communications. Its high mobility, low weight and firepower make Wolf suitable for special operations fighting missions.

The weapon options for the Wolf include a 12.7mm roof-mounted machine gun or alternatively a 40mm grenade launcher. Moreover, Wolf features front and rear mounts for 7.62mm machine guns.

The German Army could acquire up to 900 Wolf vehicles for its special operations forces.

[Marsuitor]

Iraq/Afghanistan proved that these type of lightly armoured vehicles provide inadequate force protection.

The majority of vehicle related combat deaths in Iraq/Afghanistan involved HMMWV's. The light armour is ineffective againsts the two biggest insurgent weapons: the IED and the RPG.

It has to be a tradeoff in some form. You won't get far in Afghanistan driving around in heavily armored four-wheelers, especially taking into account the type of work these guys will be doing it won't work.
Iraq is totally different though.

We ran into more than enough problems getting from A to B with our unarmored guntrucks, three extra tons won't help driving through that river and going up that 20-30 degree slope made of loose rock and mud.

Just my opinion...

[Frank the soldier]

Sorry ,
but the drive with this on the heavy area is very,very cool .
But the work before is ****.

[seventy6er]

Where's Omega7 when you need him?