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Wiesel 1 MELLS -The new killer Wiesel

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Would you like to see this new Wiesel variant in the game  

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  1. 1. Would you like to see this new Wiesel variant in the game

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The Wiesel 1 MELLS is another Weapon System that has been mounted on the small killer vehicle,

In this case it is the MELLS system that shoots Spikes and is supposed to replace older missle systems. This becomes a more relevant matter with the first F&F vehicles getting added.

I think the Wiesel 1 MELLS would fit nicely behind the Wiesel 1A2 and would replace it as the new top tier tank destroyer.

 

 

History:

Development started in 1973 the Wiesels job was the use as an air-transportable light vehicle for the airborne troops, this new vehicle was supposed to replace the Kraka vehicle, fit in the most common Nato transport planes, and be able to fight both infantry and other tanks. 

The vehicle devloped by Porsche went trough multiple development phases in the years, but germany at first decided to drop the development in 1979 because of a lack of funds. But Porsche decided to continue development on this vehicle cause of the intrest of other nations. But already 2 years later the german army realised that the Kraka needed to be replaced and Porsche was able to show of a prototype with a TOW launcher

As a result a new commission with TOW and MK20 armament started.

Finaly at the end of 1988 the german army ordered 343 vehicles, 210 TOW variants and 133 MK20 variants.

Since then the Wiesel family steadily grew with anti air/mortar variants as well as scouting, commando, first aid and many more variants.

Now the Wiesel 1 Mells is the newest member of this family as a way to replace the old TOW system

 

waffentraeger-wiesel-1-mells-tannenzweig

 

Moblity,Dimensions and Armor

Emtpy weight without weapon system mounted: 1960Kg

Combat weight:                                                   2500-3300Kg

Lenght:                                                               3310mm 

Width:                                                                 1820mm

Height:                                                                2,1m

Clearance:                                                          c.a. 300mm,depending on load

Operational range:                                              286km

Speed:                                                                 80 Kph

Armor:                                                                  Protection against splinter and 7.62mm non-AP ammunition (In other words-Basically nonexistant)

Armor material:                                                    RHA

Suspension:                                                         4 roadwheels+ 1Return roller,Torsion bar suspension

Brakes:                                                                 2-Circuit hydraulic brake

Fording capability:                                                up to 500mm

Climbing ability:                                                     60% slope

Engine

5-Cylinder 4-Stroke Turbodiesel (Made by VW)

Power:                               64KW (87hp)/4500RPM,195Nm/1900RPM

Compression:                    19:1

Displacement                     2461cm³

Cooling                              Water

Bore/Stroke                       81mm/95.5mm

 

Transmission

Hydromechanic transmission type 3HP-22

Gears                3 Forward,1 Reverse

waffentraeger-wiesel-1-mells-abschuss.jp

 

The Missle of the MELLS system is 1,2m long weights 13,2kg has a maximum range of 4000m and uses a combination of IR and daylight Seekerhead.

The Wiesel is able to take a total of 7 Missles with itself.

Furthermore the capacity might be able to be increased to 8 Missles with the same holder on the side that the tow missles use. 

Sources:

https://www.bundeswehr.de/de/ausruestung-technik-bundeswehr/landsysteme-bundeswehr/waffentraeger-wiesel-1-mells#:~:text=Der Waffenträger Wiesel 1 MELLS ist ein geländegängiges Vollkettenfahrzeug.,von 1%2C2 Metern überschreiten.

https://www.bundeswehr.de/de/ausruestung-technik-bundeswehr/ausruestung-bewaffnung/panzerabwehrsystem-mells

https://www.bundeswehr.de/de/organisation/heer/aktuelles/wiesel-klein-aber-oho--5559918

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiesel_(militärisches_Kettenfahrzeug)

 

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BagelIsMyWaifu

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On 19/04/2023 at 21:50, x_Shini_ said:

The Wiesel is able to take a total of 7 Missles with itself.

Same capacity as the TOW WIesel. So 8 ingame. One in the launcher, 5 in the hull, one in the rear and one on the side.

With TOW it had 6 in the hull but none on the side

Heres the new side mount

https://i.redd.it/y1zuqzoyj2wa1.jpg

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6 hours ago, BagelIsMyWaifu said:

Same capacity as the TOW WIesel. So 8 ingame. One in the launcher, 5 in the hull, one in the rear and one on the side.

With TOW it had 6 in the hull but none on the side

Heres the new side mount

https://i.redd.it/y1zuqzoyj2wa1.jpg

The article specialy mentions 7, might be that they dont wanna expose this weapon yet to the environment. I will add this information as a possible side note 

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