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.
History
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 setup in firefight support combat mode (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 configured as an infantry fighting vehicle (Polish: bojowy wóz piechoty) 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.
Technical details
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.
Type fighting vehicle
Place of origin Poland
Production history
Designer OBRUM
Designed 2008-
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)
Main
armament 120mm Ruag CTG cannon
Secondary
armament co-axial 7.62mm UKM-2000C
12.7 mm hmg or 40 gl in remote controlled turret
Engine MTU diesel
720 hp (540 kW)
Power/weight 22 hp/tonne
Suspension Torsion bar suspension
Speed 80 km/h (50 mph)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WPB_AndersPolsko vybuduje železnou hradbu, armáda dostane tisíc nových tanků
Polsko chystá na dnešní dobu nevídanou zbrojní zakázku. Armáda dostane tisíc nových tanků Anders, které vyrobí domácí strojírenský kolos Bumar. Nové tanky, označované jako expediční, mají z polské armády učinit vysoce efektivní a hlavně mobilní sílu.
Kontrakt na zahájení výroby tisícovky nových tanků v různých modifikacích má být podle polského ministerstva obrany podepsán v nejbližší době. Podrobnosti včetně ceny a termínů dodávek zatím polská obrana nezveřejnila.
Program produkce vlastních tanků je součástí reformy polské armády. Podle ministra Tomasze Siemoniaka má zvýšit mobilitu pozemních sil.
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http://www.natoaktual.cz/polsko-koupi-tisic-tanku-0x9-/na_zpravy.aspx?c=A120813_141803_na_zpravy_m00
