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Old 08-19-2021, 03:47 AM
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Kraka
(Kraftkarren "Faun" "Lkw 0.75 t gl Kraka Type 640")

Once again, the cute vehicles keep coming.

This little vehicle was in service with Bundeswehr airborne troops from the early 1960s to the 1990s, well within the "retention envelope" of the Twilight 2000 war.

Although it was originally a simple cargo carrier it was developed into a bewildering array of weapons carriers (Waffenträger) that mounted either an MK 20 Rh 202 20mm autocannon, a MILAN or TOW (6 missiles) ATGM, a 120mm mortar and even a ten barrelled MLRS I can't find any information on as Germany only had heavy MLRS systems at the time, perhaps someone can enlighten us or it was an prototype of some type.

There was also a two and a four (very cramped) cot medivac vehicle.

As usual, Paul Mulcahy has stats (Kraka 640) 🙂
http://www.pmulcahy.com/light_uv/german_luv.htm











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