Gents - the Rheinmetall Serval, a Light Infantry Vehicle for Special Operations (LIV[SO]) developed for the Kommando Spezialkraefte(KSK), was the feature vehicle for the March 2009 edition of "Military Machines" magazine.
If the new and modern Bundeswehr is your area of interest, then I would highly recommend this detail crammed article by Ralph Zwilling.
The vehicle takes it name from the African Wild Cat. Here are some key features of the KSK Serval:
Chassis: Mercedes-Benz G 280 CDI
Range: 800 km
Engine: MT 270 EURO III 5-Cylinder Diesel
Armament: 1 M2 12.7mm Machine Gun or 1 H&K 40mm Automatic grenade launcher; 2 x 7.62 MG3 machine guns
Gerry can collectors (we know you're out there) note the yellow tops on the diesel gerry cans.
All-in-all a very impressive vehicle developed from combat lessons learned by KSK personnel deployed to Afghanistan.
TJ
If the new and modern Bundeswehr is your area of interest, then I would highly recommend this detail crammed article by Ralph Zwilling.
The vehicle takes it name from the African Wild Cat. Here are some key features of the KSK Serval:
Chassis: Mercedes-Benz G 280 CDI
Range: 800 km
Engine: MT 270 EURO III 5-Cylinder Diesel
Armament: 1 M2 12.7mm Machine Gun or 1 H&K 40mm Automatic grenade launcher; 2 x 7.62 MG3 machine guns
Gerry can collectors (we know you're out there) note the yellow tops on the diesel gerry cans.
All-in-all a very impressive vehicle developed from combat lessons learned by KSK personnel deployed to Afghanistan.
TJ
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