The LAPV Enok is a Light Armoured Patrol Vehicle of the

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, mostly in use with the German Army. It is a significantly further developed

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, based on the

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. The LAPV Enok is being manufactured by Armored Car Systems GmbH (ACS), based in Aichach, a wholly owned subsidiary of 'Gruma Commercial Vehicles' based in Derching. Important subcontractors are the companies '' LeTech - Special Purpose Vehicles '' (formerly Lennartz Technik) in Welzheim and the Austrian

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based in

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History

A first batch of 247 vehicles has been ordered by the Bundeswehr, with deliveries scheduled to be carried out between 2008 and 2013. Another batch of 84 improved Enoks (Enok 6.1) with increased armor and weight (=) were ordered in January 2015. 49 of them are determined for the

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Im August 2018, the German Federal Police ordered modified Enok 6.1s along with remote controlled weapon stations as protected vehicles for airport security tasks, denominated ''Geschütztes Einsatzfahrzeug 2 - (GEF2)''.https://www.monch.com/mpg/news/security/3971-more-firepower-for-police.html

Design

It features protection according to NATO STANAG 4569 Level 2, against rifle fire,

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s, and

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s. The Enok was especially designed to be deployed in harsh terrain and bad weather situations.

Operators

; ; * Finnish Police ordered 15 vehicles to be delivered between 2018-2019. ; * Federal Armed Forces: Over 250 in use. **

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: Special Operation Forces (KSK) * Federal Police: 28 *

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State Police: 1 vehicle ; * Armed Forces of Montenegro — 6 gifted from Germany in September 2018.

References

External links

Behörden Spiegel
- First deliveries for the German Army

- Website with pictures {{commons category, LAPV Enok Mercedes-Benz G-Class Off-road vehicles Armoured fighting vehicles of the post–Cold War period Armoured cars Armoured fighting vehicles of Germany Post–Cold War military vehicles of Germany Military light utility vehicles Military vehicles introduced in the 2000s

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