Fuchs

[handler 69]

Just wondering mind you, do any German post war vehicles ever come up for sale such as the "Fuchs" for instance :red:

[JoelH]

Yes and maybe, Yes post war German armour does come up for sale on the private market - Leopard and some others. Maybe, I have never seen a Fuch's for sale on Milweb, I did a web search and couldn't find any currently offered for sale.

[handler 69]

Thanks for that! Nice looking vehicle the "Fuchs" May have to buy the model kit instead LOL.

[JoelH]

What you want to do is search for "Tpz Fuchs" it may focus your search a little bit more - there appears to be a great deal about cars coming up.

[schliesser92]

You won't find any Fuchs vehicles up for sale for quite a while, until the BOXER comes into service. At the moment the Fuchs vehicles are being uodated with extra armour etc to become the IED Fuchs. M113s are also being withdrawn from service, with some of their roles (ie ambulance) being taken up by Fuchs.

 

There is also a problem aquiring combat vehicles, due to the Kriegswaffenkontrollgesetz (Law governing the control of weapons of war)

[Amphibi boy]

The british army use a few also.

 

When are they due for disposal?

[schliesser92]

The British Army use the NBC Recce version, which is incredibly expensive, I heard from a Bundeswehr NBC type who thought that the "exported" ABC-Fuchs (German nomenclature) were in fact leased, and not sold. How true that is I don't know.

 

So the answer could be - never.

Edited May 7, 2011 by schliesser92

[Amphibi boy]

They are a nice bit of kit, i like the powered swimboard, i had a play in one in bosnia, the chap was nice, but spoke no english!

and the only german i knew, was "a beer please" and "i love you"

[JoelH]

Hey a German Vehicle came up on Milweb:

 

Milweb Advert

 

Cheers,

FB