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infantry fighting and
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was developed for the West German army and was a minor modification of a French-designed vehicle ( Hotchkiss SP1A). During the period between 1959 and 1967, the West German army received some 2,374 of these light armoured vehicles with the SPz 11-2 Kurz being developed as the reconnaissance version. The SPz 11-2 was replaced in the IFV role by the Marder and in the reconnaissance role by the
Spähpanzer Luchs The Spähpanzer Luchs (English: Scout Armored Car "Lynx") is a German 8x8 amphibious reconnaissance armoured fighting vehicle (''Spähpanzer'') that was in service from 1975 to 2009 with the German Army, who used 408 in their armoured reconnaiss ...
. The SPz 11-2 saw service with the West German army only. Its designator "Schützenpanzer Halbgruppe" already hinted on its combat role as the
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("Schützenpanzer") of a
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("Halbgruppe", literally "half a
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", or Trupp). It was introduced besides the Schützenpanzer lang HS-30.


Armament

The only armament for the SPz 11-2 was the 20 mm Hispano-Suiza 820 L/85 cannon. The cannon has a 15x15 periscopic sight. 500 rounds of 20 mm ammunition were carried. Three smoke grenade launchers are provided for tactical and emergency concealment.


Variants

* ''Sanitätspanzer kurz'' 2-2 -
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vehicle. * ''Beobachtungspanzer'' 22-2 -
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vehicle. * ''Mörserträger'' 51-2 - 81 mm mortar carrier. * ''Radarpanzer'' 91-2 - Vehicle equipped with AN/TPS-33 radar. * ''Nachschubpanzer'' 42-1 - Supply vehicle with four road wheels, originally the Hotchkiss CC-2-55 design. Used from 1958 until 1962. * Spähpanzer SP I.C. - Light tank armed with a 90 mm gun (prototype only)


Service

The SPz 11-2 was used from 1960 to 1974 by the cannon platoons of the
Panzergrenadiers (), abbreviated as ''PzG'' (WWII) or ''PzGren'' (modern), meaning '' "Armour"-ed fighting vehicle "Grenadier"'', is the German term for the military doctrine of mechanized infantry units in armoured forces who specialize in fighting from and ...
(armored infantry battalions). It was used afterwards as a reconnaissance vehicle until 1982. The vehicle was never exported to other countries.


Operators


Former operators

*: Used by
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until 1987.


References

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External links


SPz kurz at Panzerbaer.de



Webpage about the Hotchkiss
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