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The WPB Anders ( pl, Wielozadaniowa Platforma Bojowa Anders i.e., Anders Multirole Combat Platform) is a family of medium, tracked combat vehicles. The vehicle was designed by OBRUM ( pl, Ośrodek Badawczo-Rozwojowy Urządzeń Mechanicznych – Research and Development Centre for Mechanical Appliances) part of the ''Bumar Group'' (now
The vehicle was designed to replace the Polish Army's remaining inventory of obsolete
Developed by OBRUM for
Altair - Polski czołg lekki
Altair - Propozycja Bumaru: Wielozadaniowa Platforma Bojowa Anders
Altair - WPB Anders
Altair - Anders strzela
Bwp Anders – następca BWP-1
W Bumarze-Łabędy nowa odsłona ANDERSA
* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20110103060207/http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/ZugokHYUDUyEz2yxWzEWeQ?feat=embedwebsite picture of fire support vehicle {{ModernPOLAFVsNav , style= wide Tanks of the post–Cold War period Light tanks of Poland Autoloaders Armoured fighting vehicles of the post–Cold War period Tracked infantry fighting vehicles
Polish Armaments Group
The Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ SA) is a holding company established by the Polish government to unite Polish state owned defence industry companies. The headquarters of this group is in Radom.
The Group comprises over 30 companies (including ...
). It is named after Władysław Anders
)
, birth_name = Władysław Albert Anders
, birth_date =
, birth_place = Krośniewice-Błonie, Warsaw Governorate, Congress Poland, Russian Empire
, death_date =
, death_place = London, England, United Kingdom
, serviceyears ...
, a general of the Polish Army during World War II and later a member of the Polish government-in-exile
The Polish government-in-exile, officially known as the Government of the Republic of Poland in exile ( pl, Rząd Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej na uchodźstwie), was the government in exile of Poland formed in the aftermath of the Invasion of Pola ...
.
History
The vehicle was designed to replace the Polish Army's remaining inventory of obsolete BWP-1
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fighting vehicles family, the first prototype being publicly shown in 2010, at the MSPO Kielce defense industry exhibition. During its first presentation, the vehicle was shown in its fire support configuration ( pl, wóz wsparcia ogniowego), armed with a 120-mm tank gun
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. The media referred to this vehicle as a "light tank". Later, the same vehicle was shown configured as an infantry fighting vehicle ( pl, bojowy wóz piechoty) with a KTO Rosomak
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Hitfist
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The turrets are designed to mount a 25mm Oerlikon KBA or 30/40mm ATK Mk44 Bushmaster II autocannon. The main armament may mount a co-axial machin ...
-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, combat-engineering and self-propelled anti-aircraft gun are also planned.
Technical details
In its basic configuration the vehicle has aSTANAG 4569 NATO AEP-55 STANAG 4569 is a NATO Standardization Agreement covering the standards for the "Protection Levels for Occupants of Logistic and Light Armored Vehicles".
The standard covers strikes from kinetic energy, artillery and IED blasts.
Level ...
protection level of 3; this can be increased to level 5 with a planned add-on armor system.
Variants
Developed by OBRUM for Polish Armed Forces
The Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland ( pl, Siły Zbrojne Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, abbreviated ''SZ RP''; popularly called ''Wojsko Polskie'' in Poland, abbreviated ''WP''—roughly, the "Polish Military") are the national armed forces of ...
as part of the Universal Modular Tracked Platform (UMTP)-family. To the date, OBRUM have been developed infantry fighting vehicle base on Anders chassis, and furthermore developing versions including engineering vehicles, command and control, ammunition wagons and medical vehicles etc.
See also
*Władysław Anders
)
, birth_name = Władysław Albert Anders
, birth_date =
, birth_place = Krośniewice-Błonie, Warsaw Governorate, Congress Poland, Russian Empire
, death_date =
, death_place = London, England, United Kingdom
, serviceyears ...
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References
Further reading
Altair - Polski czołg lekki
Altair - Propozycja Bumaru: Wielozadaniowa Platforma Bojowa Anders
Altair - WPB Anders
Altair - Anders strzela
Bwp Anders – następca BWP-1
W Bumarze-Łabędy nowa odsłona ANDERSA
External links
* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20110103060207/http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/ZugokHYUDUyEz2yxWzEWeQ?feat=embedwebsite picture of fire support vehicle {{ModernPOLAFVsNav , style= wide Tanks of the post–Cold War period Light tanks of Poland Autoloaders Armoured fighting vehicles of the post–Cold War period Tracked infantry fighting vehicles