OBRUM WPB Anders

Infantry Fighting Vehicle / Fire Support Vehicle [ 2011 ]

The Polish WPB Anders design once represented a family of armored vehicles which could take on various battlefield roles - it has since been abandoned.

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In concert with developments elsewhere, the Polish Army is seeking to field a modular tracked chassis to undertake a series of battlefield roles as required. OBRUM (Osrodek Badawczo-Rozwojowy Urzadzen Mechanicznych) has been charged with its development since 2008 and unveiled a proposed vehicle design as early as 2010. At its core, the WPB Anders series are medium-class armored fighting vehicles, provided enough armor protection to survive the threats of the modern battlefield while be able to field their own anti-armor measures in turn. The vehicles are to replace the aged family of Soviet-era BMP-1 Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFVs) currently in limited service with the Polish Army. As an indigenous venture, the WPB Anders would join a growing movement to produce Polish military solutions in-house. The commonality of parts within the WPB Anders family will promote cost savings and logistical friendliness for the Polish defense budget.

The WPB Anders family of vehicles is intended to produce a light tank, an infantry fighting vehicle and a basic armored vehicle, the latter to further fulfill a variety of front-line and second-line roles. The light tank is expected to field a 120mm main gun armament in a specially-designed traversing turret. In this configuration, the vehicle could counter the threat posed by main battle tanks (MBTs) and other armored vehicles, albeit at the expense of armor protection to itself while a much cheaper alternative to a full-fledged MBT solution. The infantry fighting vehicle would present a 30mm autocannon in a smaller traversing turret complete with smoke grenade dischargers and backed by onboard machine guns (1 x coaxially-mounted). The basic armored vehicle (in APC its form) model would be armed to mission-specific requirements - perhaps the standard mix of machine gun and automatic grenade launcher used in similar designs today. The basic armored vehicle then be utilized in other "unsung" battlefield roles such as command vehicle, battlefield ambulance and engineering vehicle. There are plans for mortar carriers, a self-propelled anti-aircraft defense system and a self-propelled gun carrier.

As it stands, the basic chassis of the WPB Anders family is of a conventional design and layout. The vehicle is powered by an MTU diesel-fueled system outputting 720 horsepower providing a top road speed of 50 miles per hour. The track system, its upper region protected by thin armor skirts, will feature six double-tired road wheels with the drive sprocket at the front and the track idler at the rear. Suspension is of the torsion bar type which allows for excellent cross-country traveling performance. The driver will manage a front-left hull position with the powerpack to his right. This will free the middle-rear quarter of the vehicle for turret emplacements and passenger cabin. The base crew in all vehicles will include at least three - the driver, commander and gunner while, depending on production form, there will be additional seating for loaders and combat-minded infantry. While the sides of the shallow hull superstructure are vertical in their design, the glacis plate is very well-sloped to provide a low profile. The 120mm-armed variant sports a fume extractor at its center section of the barrel with a perforated muzzle brake. Additionally, 6x smoke grenade dischargers along each rear turret side is noted on this variant. Additional armor kits will feature prominently into the battlefield survivability of the WPB Anders family of vehicles.

It appears that the WPB Anders project has been abandoned as the Poles look to a joint venture with Britain in the PL-01 design.©MilitaryFactory.com

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Specifications

OBRUM - Poland
Manufacturer(s)

Poland (abandoned)
Operators

2011
Service Year

Poland
National Origin

4
Crew

1
Units

ENGINEERING
Onboard systems provide solutions to accomplish a variety of battlefield engineering tasks.

INFANTRY SUPPORT
Support allied ground forces through weapons, inherent capabilities, and / or onboard systems.

22.6 ft
(6.9 meters)
Length

10.5 ft
(3.2 meters)
Width

9.2 ft
(2.8 meters)
Height

77,162 lb
(35,000 kg)
Weight

38.6 tons
(Medium-class)
Tonnage

1 x MTU diesel-fueled engine developing 720 horsepower.
Drive System

50 mph
(80 kph)
Road Speed

LIGHT TANK:
1 x 120mm Ruag CTG cannon
1 x 7.62mm UKM-2000C coaxial machine gun
1 x 12.7mm heavy anti-aircraft heavy machine gun OR 1 x 40mm automatic grenade launcher.
12 x Smoke Grenade Dischargers

AMMUNITION
Dependent upon variant.

Anders - Base Series Designation

Anders LT - Light Tank/Fire Support Vehicle; 1 x 120mm main gun in traversing turret emplacement; crew of 4.

Anders IFV - Infantry Fighting Vehicle; 1 x 25mm autocannon, machine gun and grenade launcher armament in traversing turret; crew of 3 + 6.

Anders APC - Armored Personnel Carrier

Anders ARV - Armored Recovery Vehicle; fitted with powered winch.

Anders ENG - Battlefield Engineering Vehicle; fitted with dozer blade and powered winch.

Anders C&C - Command & Control Vehicle

Anders Mortar - Mortar Carrier

Anders SAM - Surface-to-Air Missile Vehicle

Anders AAA - Mobile Air Defense System; fitted with 2 x autocannon on traversing turret.

Anders NBC - Contaminants Detection Vehicle

Anders AMB - Battlefield Armored Ambulance

Anders MLRS - Mobile Multiple Launch Rocket System.

Anders RAD - Mobile Radar Platform; fitted with extension arm containing radar array.

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