MajorH
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I have completed research to add 7 Wiesel vehicle variants to TacOps v4.
APC, Wiesel 2 ISC
APC, Wiesel 2 Cmd
APC, Wiesel 2 Ambulance
Mortar, Carrier 120mm Wiesel 2
SAM, Wiesel 2 Stinger
FSV, Wiesel 1 MK20 (20mm autocannon)
ATGMV, Wiesel 1 TOW
I could not find any official info on Wiesel armor except the claim that it is proof all around against 7.62mm ball. In TacOps terms that would be 20mm to 26mm armor - front, side, and rear.
I stumbled across a note in a forum where a German soldier (a Wiesel 1 MK20 driver) said 30 to 50 mm (one+ to two inches) of steel. He did not respond when someone on the forum asked for elaboration.
I found a photo of the hull of a Wiesel 2 under construction with front and forward side edges of the armor visible. There was a workman in the picture, touching the hull, which provided an excellent sense of scale. The exposed armor edges appeared to be about the same thickness as the width of his thumb. My thumb is 25mm wide (one inch). I didn't see anything in the picture that looked as thick as 50mm of steel unless that number was produced by factoring in slope.
Comments?
APC, Wiesel 2 ISC
APC, Wiesel 2 Cmd
APC, Wiesel 2 Ambulance
Mortar, Carrier 120mm Wiesel 2
SAM, Wiesel 2 Stinger
FSV, Wiesel 1 MK20 (20mm autocannon)
ATGMV, Wiesel 1 TOW
I could not find any official info on Wiesel armor except the claim that it is proof all around against 7.62mm ball. In TacOps terms that would be 20mm to 26mm armor - front, side, and rear.
I stumbled across a note in a forum where a German soldier (a Wiesel 1 MK20 driver) said 30 to 50 mm (one+ to two inches) of steel. He did not respond when someone on the forum asked for elaboration.
I found a photo of the hull of a Wiesel 2 under construction with front and forward side edges of the armor visible. There was a workman in the picture, touching the hull, which provided an excellent sense of scale. The exposed armor edges appeared to be about the same thickness as the width of his thumb. My thumb is 25mm wide (one inch). I didn't see anything in the picture that looked as thick as 50mm of steel unless that number was produced by factoring in slope.
Comments?