The Mungo ESK (Einsatzfahrzeug Spezialisierte Kräfte) is an air-transportable, armoured multirole transport vehicle operated by the
Airmobile Operations Division and the
Rapid Forces Division of the
German Army
The German Army (, 'army') is the land component of the armed forces of Federal Republic of Germany, Germany. The present-day German Army was founded in 1955 as part of the newly formed West German together with the German Navy, ''Marine'' (G ...
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The Mungo is based on the
Multicar M30/FUMO and is produced by
KNDS Deutschland (formerly Krauss-Maffei Wegmann).
Delivery of 396 Mungos to the German Army began in 2005.
In 2007 all Mungos deployed to the ISAF mission were withdrawn, because the Mungo proved incapable of withstanding the harsh terrain and road conditions of Afghanistan. However, in 2008 the problems were fixed and Mungos were redeployed in Afghanistan.
On May 19, 2009, the German Army ordered a prototype and 25 serial NBC (Nuclear, Biological and Chemical) reconnaissance versions of the Mungo with increased internal volume.
See also
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AGF (Light infantry vehicle)
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Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles YAK
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ATF Dingo
The ATF Dingo is a German heavily armored military MRAP infantry mobility vehicle based on a Unimog chassis with a V-hull design, produced by the company KNDS Deutschland (formerly Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW)). The first prototype of the Dingo 1 ...
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LAPV Enok
References
External links
Mungo on the homepage of the manufacturer KNDS DeutschlandMungo on the homepage of the German Army
Military trucks
Infantry mobility vehicles
Post–Cold War military vehicles of Germany
Armoured personnel carriers of Germany
Military vehicles introduced in the 2000s
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