Wiesel AWC

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Wiesel 1
A Wiesel 1
Type	Tankette
Place of origin	West Germany
Production history
Manufacturer	Rheinmetall Landsysteme GmbH
Produced	1979–1993
No. built	343
Specifications
Mass	2.75 t to 4.78 t
Length	3.55 metres (11 ft 8 in)
Width	1.82 metres (6 ft 0 in)
Height	1.82 metres (6 ft 0 in)
Crew	Driver, gunner/commander or driver, gunner and commander depending on variant.
Engine	Audi 2.1 L 5-cylinder in-line turbo-diesel 64 kilowatts (86 hp)
Suspension	torsion bar
Operational range	200 kilometres (120 mi)
Maximum speed	70 kilometres per hour (43 mph)

The Wiesel Armoured Weapons Carrier (AWC;^{[citation needed]} German: Waffenträger) is a German light air-transportable armoured fighting vehicle, more specifically a lightly armoured weapons carrier, produced by Rheinmetall.

The Wiesel has been used in several of the Bundeswehr's missions abroad (UNOSOM II, IFOR, SFOR, KFOR, TFH, ISAF).