WWO Anders

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WWO Anders (Fire Support Vehicle)

History

The Anders Multi-Role Tracked Platform was a chassis project intended to become the basis for a unified family of tracked armored vehicles. The Anders concept was developed as part of the Polish Vision of the Future Battlefield (similar in its conclusions to the canceled American Future Combat Systems program).

It was publicly presented for the first time in fire support vehicle configuration during the MSPO 2010 in Kielce, and it was then that the vehicle was ceremoniously named after general Władysław Anders. The name was given to the platform by the general’s daughter, Anna Maria Anders.

The hull is welded from Secure 500 armored steel from the ThyssenKrupp corporation and was designed and manufactured at OBRUM with the participation of AMZ Kutno and ZM Bumar-Łabędy. Its box-shaped construction enhances crew safety when the vehicle is hit on the side at the height of the crew compartment, and the design of the side screens protects the equipment and crew’s legs from anti-tank missile attacks. The over-track equipment compartments house the APU, cooling and filtration-ventilation systems, ammunition stores, batteries, etc. Mine protection is enhanced by a double floor as well as the design of all seats.

The basic ballistic resistance of the hull according to STANAG 4569A is rated at 3+, and with the addition of special quick-attach add-on armor (developed and manufactured by AMZ Kutno and tested by WITPIS), it reaches 5+. The mine resistance corresponds to level 3 according to STANAG 4569B.

Specially for this vehicle, OBRUM, together with the companies Nissens, Komel, and Wiropol, developed a cooling system with embedded radiators, allowing unlimited deep wading over time. High-voltage power system from the German company ESW GmbH with a 120 KW starter-generator, was also specially designed for the Polish combat vehicle.

The turret, developed by OBRUM, and its electric rotation drives are proprietary designs and are characterized by high traverse speeds (up to 45.8°/s). Crew protection has been enhanced by positioning the seats deep within the turret basket.

For live-fire testing, Anders was equipped with sensors and 20 rounds of 120 mm were allocated, training armor-piercing fin-stabilized discarding-sabot (APFSDS-TP) and high-explosive (HE-TP) rounds, manufactured in Poland in Pionki. On the first day of testing, October 5, 8 shells were fired (4 armor-piercing and 4 high-explosive) at each turret position: forward, backward, and toward both sides.

WWO Anders during firing tests which were successful

The first day of firing went so well that after inspections, on October 6, the vehicle was outfitted with the aiming system components and internal systems that had been removed before the initial live-fire trials. Next day, 5 shots were fired to check how vibrations and shocks affected the equipment components. The remaining 7 rounds of 120 mm ammunition were used in early November 2010 during the first public firing demonstration of the Anders.

In 2012, project was suspended due to lack of interest from the military.

Characteristics

Armament

Turret:
- Horizontal guidance speed: 0.8 rad/s (≈45.8 deg/s)
- Vertical guidance speed: 0.7 rad/s (≈40.1 deg/s)
120 mm 50 calibre RUAG CTG cannon
- Elevation: -?°/+?° (possibly the same as PS-2 gunner optic which has -10°/+30°)
- Two-plane stabilizer
- Fire rate: 10 rds/m
- Ammo capacity: 12 in autoloader + 20 stored in hull
- Ammo feeding: Auto loader
2x6 + 2x3 81mm Gak-81 smokes
Ammo:
Standard 120 mm NATO rounds
ZSMU-1276 A3 RCWS
- Angular guidance speed: 1.5 rad/s (≈85.9 deg/s)
- Elevation: -5°/+50°
- 12,7 mm WKM-B
  - Magazine capacity: 150 rounds
  - Rate of fire: 700-800 rds/m
  - Velocity: 910 m/s
  - Range 2000 m
  - Length: 1560 mm
7,62 mm UKM-2000C
- Ammo capacity: 2000 rounds
- Rate of fire: 700-900 rds/m
- Velocity: 850 m/s
- Range 1500 m
- Length: 1058 mm
- Barrel length: 521 mm

Mobility

Crew (3): Driver, Commander, Gunner
Engine: MTU 8V 199 TE20
- power: 530 kW / ≈721 PS @ 2300 rpm
Transmission:
- Gears: 4 forward, 1 reverse
- Max speed: 70 km/h
Combat weight: 33000 kg

Armor

STANAG 4569 protection
- Basic hull: Level III+
  With additional armor: Level V+

Optics, electronics

Gunner optic: PS-2
- Azimuth: ±10°
- Elevation: -10°/+30°
- Daylight camera
- TILDE FC Thermal camera
  - 2nd generation
  - Spectral Range 8÷12 µm
  - Wide FOV: 8°
    Narrow FOV: 3.2°
- Laser rangefinder
Commander optic: EOTS
- Elevation: -20°/+75°
- Two-plane stabilizer
- Daylight camera
- Thermal camera
  - 3rd generation
- Laser rangefinder
ZSMU-1276 A3 RCWS
- Daylight camera
- Thermal camera
  - Spectral Range 8÷12 µm
  - Wide FOV: 14.3°
    Narrow FOV: 4.5°
- Laser rangefinder
Laser warning system: OBRA-3

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- Detection angular range in vertical plane: -6°/+30°
- Detection angular range in horizontal plane: 360°
- Dange of detected radiation: 0.6 μm – 11 μm.
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Disclaimer
TROPHY, Zaslon APS and Star light 3 jammer aren’t included because they are mock-ups

Dimensions

Hull length: 6900 mm
Length with cannon: 8800 mm
Overall width : 3300 mm
Height with turret: 2800 mm
Ground clearence: 470 mm

Summarized characteristics

Crew (3)
- Driver, gunner, commander
120 mm RUAG CTG acnnon
- Ammo: Standard NATO 120 mm rounds
- Elevation: -?°/+?° (possibly -10°/+30°)
- Two-plane stabilizer
- Fire rate: 10 rds/m
Commander Periscope
- Two-plane stabilized
- 3nd Gen thermals
Gunner sight
- Two-plane stabilized
- 2nd Gen thermals
LWS Obra 3
Laser Rangefinder
18 x 81mm Gak-81 smokes
Combat weight: 33 t
Engine: MTU 8V 199 TE20 / ≈721 PS
- Max speed: 70 km/h
Length 8,8 m Width: 3,3 m Height: 2,8 m