The Condor is a 4x4 wheeled armoured personnel carrier originally designed by Thyssen-Henschel of Germany. It is based on the DC UNIMOG chassis^[2]. Military vehicles are commonly armoured to withstand the impact of shrapnel, bullets or shells, protecting the soldiers inside from enemy fire. ... Diesel or Diesel fuel is a specific fractional distillate of fuel oil (mostly petroleum) that is used as fuel in a diesel engine invented by German engineer Rudolf Diesel. ... The M113, one of the most common tracked APCs, on duty during the Vietnam War. ...

History

Design

Variants

Operators

• Kuwait, 8 Condor 2
• Malaysia, 457 Condor 1
• Portugal, 12 Condor 1
• Thailand, 19 Condor 1
• Turkey, 25 Condor 1
• Uruguay, 64 Condor 1

References

1. ^ http://naoruzanje.paracin.co.yu/condor.html
2. ^ http://www.rheinmetall-defence.com/index.php?fid=1406&lang=3&pdb=1

See Also

• British Saxon APC
• Brazilian EE-11 Urutu
• Finnish Sisu XA-180

The EE-11 Urutu is a 6x6 Armoured Personnel Carrier developed in the seventies by ENGESA of Brazil. ... The Sisu XA-180 is a six-wheeled fully amphibious armoured personnel carrier (APC) originally designed for Finnish Defence Forces. ...

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