Schützenpanzer Lang HS.30
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Schutzenpanzer Lang HS.30 | |
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General characteristics | |
Crew | 3 + 5 troops |
Length | 5.56 m |
Width | 2.54 m |
Height | 1.85 m |
Weight | 14.37 tonnes |
Armour and armament | |
Armour | |
Main armament | 20 mm L/86 autocannon. Or twin SS-11 ATGM launchers, Top Hull mounts. |
Secondary armament | |
Mobility | |
Power plant | Rolls-Royce B81 Mk 80F 8 cylinder petrol. 220 hp (164 kW) |
Suspension | Torsion Bar. Three Boggie, Five road wheels. |
Road speed | 58 km/h |
Power/weight | 15.3 hp/tonne |
Range | 270 km |
The Schützenpanzer Lang HS.30 was a German armoured personnel carrier developed during the 1950s. It was a Swiss design, with a Rolls-Royce engine. After some early mechanical problems over 1800 were built. It was armed with a 20 mm cannon which was an unusually powerful weapon for an armoured personnel carrier of the period.
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- (German) SPz lang at Panzerbaer.de
- (German) SPz lang photo gallery at Hartziel.de