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Anders during MSPO exibition 2010 |
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| Type | fighting vehicle |
| Place of origin | Poland |
| Production history | |
| Designer | OBRUM |
| Designed | 2008-2010 |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 35 t (77,000 lb) |
| Length | 6.9 m (22 ft 8 in) |
| Width | 3.2 m (10 ft) |
| Height | 2.8 m (9 ft 2 in) |
| Crew | 3 (Commander, gunner and driver) |
| Passengers | 4 (Light Tank) or 8 (IFV) |
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| Main armament |
120mm Ruag CTG cannon |
| Secondary armament |
co-axial 7.62mm UKM-2000C 12.7 mm hmg or 40 gl in remote controled turret |
| Engine | MTU diesel 720 hp (540 kW) |
| Power/weight | 22 hp/tonne |
| Suspension | Torsion bar suspension |
| Speed | 80 km/h (50 mph) |
The WPB Anders (Polish: Wielozadaniowa Platforma Bojowa Anders i.e. Anders Multirole Combat Platform) is a family of medium, tracked combat vehicles. The vehicle is designed by OBRUM ( Polish: Ośrodek Badawczo-Rozwojowy Urządzeń Mechanicznych – Research and Development Centre for Mechanical Appliances) part of the Bumar Group. It is named for Władysław Anders, a general of the Polish Army during World War II and later a politician in the Polish government-in-exile.
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The vehicle was designed to replace the Polish Army's remaining inventory of obsolescent BMP-1 fighting vehicles, the first prototype being publicly shown at a defense industry exhibition, MSPO Kielce, in 2010. The vehicle shown was in a fire support vehicle (Polish: wóz wsparcia ogniowego) configuration. Armed with a 120mm tank gun the popular media referred to this vehicle as a "light tank". Later the same vehicle was shown in an infantry fighting vehicle (Polish: bojowy wóz piechoty) configuration with a KTO Rosomak Hitfist-30P turret. A more advanced IFV prototype is expected to be shown at the 2011 MSPO Kielce exhibition. Further variants such as command and control, medical evacuation, engineer vehicle or self-propelled anti-aircraft gun are also planned.
In its basic configuration the vehicle has a STANAG 4569 protection level of 3, this can be increased to level 5 with a planned add on armor system.[1]