Wiesel Tank - German mini battle tank that has been proven in Afghanistan and Somalia 

I live in a golf cart community in Florida. My friends keep telling me to buy one. As a former Marine, this would be perfect.

I think it's a very good vehicle to support an infantry group, it's light, aero transportable, it can sneak in to follow the group. Super Machine

It adds a great amount of firepower in such a small vehicle that is also very mobile even on bad terrain and it won't have cost a fortune.

when is the first ukrainewood movie coming out. vin diesel in a wiesel

The Wiesel platform would make a great starting point for a fully autonomous ground battle drone.

What a fantastic little weapons system.

The king of tankettes.

Never underestimate these weasel, in trainings tankers and mechanised inf always got taken out by these

„Let's take cover in the Forest. There we can regroup and are safe for now.“ „Sir, what's that weird vehicle coming our way out of the undergrowth?“ „F**k!! It‘s a Wies…“ 💥💥💥💥

That does it.. I want, I need it and I will be the future owner of one.. It's just about the cutest thing ever made.

I can see how these could be very effective, in certain instances. say you have 4 of them.. 2 with the 20mm cannons.. 1 mortar rig, and one set up with atgms... that would be a force to be reckoned with, especially if it was inserted in a strategic manner, with speed and surprise on its side.

Looks like something out of a GI JOE catalogue. Never knew something this small existed.

They were used during the german rescue operation in Sudan recently, securing the airfield.

I can imagine them being mass produced with Remote controlled tech inside and probably spaced armor would be very great to Blitz most enemy’s

interviewer: where do you see yourself in 5 years? me: owning one of these

Seeing this tinny tank in action is scary, this little fella is a formidable force to reckon with and ideal for assisting any infantry. I'd like to see the Wiesel in a urban environment not only in the countryside. As a fmr. grunt I'd like to have the extra firepower 20mm or TOW missile or with the stinger variant. I wish the Bundeswehr would sent some of those to Ukraine too. .....

Der Wiesel ist für die Fallschirmjäger gebaut worden 💪🏼🇩🇪

i hated fighting these things in arma, cause they had that 30/25mm and were hard to hit with unguided munitions cause of their size and speed. they have steel armor too instead of aluminum so its not anything to shrug at.

I bought two of these. Now I own armed Rolerskates 👍🏻

looks like a modern Bren gun carrier with a turret

After watching what's going on in Ukraine, these seem like they would be great if used in combination with drones. It would provide good cover from small arms fire, and mobility while the drones take out the heavier tanks, or troop positions miles away. One guy is driving it while the other controls the drones. Small, mobile, and constantly on the move.

Funfact, you can drive those weasels with a standard 3.5t driverlicens in Germany as a civilian. given it's demilitarized and therefore come under said 3.5

Give it to the Ukrainians and while the Ruzzians will say "oh look they have cute toy tanks". The not at all a toy canon will correct the false narrative immediately.

They’re not “tanks”. They are classified as armored weapons carriers or AWCs….

just a dream but i want one

imagine giving one of these to every soldier and telling them to fuck shit up

The weasel was produced for German paratroopers.... 😉 To be deployed together with them! Imagine paratroopers with tanks jumping out of planes! 😉

Driv-thru at McDonalds is no problem

In forest environments they did very well against main battle tanks in trainings. You can hide them literally behind a bush, also just out maneuver the tank with the very fast Wiesels.

Perfect for home defense.

The last time I saw one of these in operation was in 2006 in Baumholder, Germany where I was stationed as an Infantry Senior NCO. My family and I were driving along the highway to Friesen, Germany on our way to K town when a Weasel pulled onto the road in what appeared to be a turret less weasel driven by a civilian who I’m guessing were maintenance crews working on the nearby bird choppers….I mean wind turbines. I was doing 60 MPH and it pulled out and took of in front of me like it had a turbo on that little Opel engine! It easily got up to 55 MPH (approximately) and after a mile or so it pulled off to the next turbine. I still remember the grin on the drivers face and the other guy in the turret ring laughing. To own one of these beasts would be sweet. The good thing about small, powerful vehicles like this is that they can navigate through terrain people would never expect a military to consider as a route. It’s low profile makes it simple to camouflage with local vegetation so it looks like a rolling bush. If they’re ever concerned about being spotted, they simple pull off the road and drive into a clump of bushes so only the turret is exposed above the bush.

2:18 That gun is a TOW missile launcher. A Wiesel with a TOW missile is an insane combo. Oh my God. With a trained operator, that'd kick ass in Ukraine. That's genius. Ukrainian terrain, Imo, would be perfect for a Wiesel. They'd have the ability to quickly pop up, take a shot, and hide again-- 'fire and forget' doctrine. They're fast/armored enough to punch through Russian infantry to get a better shot at targets of interest, and they're small enough to avoid mud problems and can maneuver on roadways with ease. I'd have to think that a Wiesel with a TOW would kill a a T-72 almost every time at a longer range. Using Soviet armor tactics against them lol. They should make an AI powered model that can act like a force multiplier, where a single manned Wiesel can control multiple autonomous Wiesels.

Makes good sense these days with all the many very effective tank killer weapons. Many of these could be made for the price of one M1a1 battle tank. Sherman tanks which were smaller than the German behemoths (WWII) overwhelmed them with numbers, training and tactics

Ukraine would benefit TREMENDOUSLY if they got their hands on these especially the mk2 this thing would be crucial

It can be deadly. "But, but it is so cute!" :)

1 with 20 mm and thermal would do anti air 1 with anti tank Infantry squad That sounds lethal. They should make little armoured trailers then you could drag a little 3 man squad behind you at 25 mph

Perfect for Ukraine to use as scout and ambushes

we had in the past a similar small thingie in use -nicknamed Leopard's brakewedge in true name Hotchkiss TT6 what was a nightmare on tracks for operators. We had one remaining piece with Radar. All others were Spz Fuchs for reconnaissance. But yes - not always big is beautiful .. small devices may be quite as effective, underestimated, quiet, quick, low energy, low profile, low detection rate, and operate in areas where the big stuff cant. and yes may be even remote controlled or autonomous ground drone. small tools can do a lot.

Why this type of vehicle is not in most militaries around the world is amazing. It really requires no explanation why not to have them.

Awwwwwwww it’s kinda cute, gonna be hilarious seeing these sent to fight T90.

Yesss! Gruß an das (ehem.) Fsch.Pz.Abw.Btl.272 Wildeshausen! Glück ab!✊

Lol

I want one just to drive around.

Interesting to see that the suspension very much resembles 1930's tankettes. They weren't so daft back then, were they.

Germany remembers the Polish pocket tanks which they encountered during WWII. They were highly effective w/hit-run tactics against the German Panzers.

I now know what my dream purchase would be Mini Demon Tank with duel wield MG3 plus Tow missile system I'd carry portable 40mm grenade launcher and 50 cal Barrett sniper rifle that's how it's done players ✨✝️💫

This is the anti-tiger tank😂. Actually think it’s clever. Speedy and hard to hit!

I have a lego version of this tank

thousands of mini tanks against Wagners , Z and Putinians .

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TRASH Robo-voice with a bad Wikipedia script !

Alter, das ist kein Panzer. Der Wiesel ist ein Waffenträger und nicht gepanzerter. Viel zu schnell was zu Unfällen führt. Ein Wiesel sollte man immer eingraben und nach Abschluss der Waffen schnell zurück ziehen. Warum? Du kämpfst ja nicht mit einem VW Golf gegen einen T-72 😂

Hang on, I need to measure my garage...

I wish we had a thousand of those little tanks in the Bundeswehr, they look so nice and are insanly mobile

They still using Light VI C tank that Brits left them as gift tanks in Dunkirk to help them defeat Russia!

give a couple of hundred to Ukraine and watch the russians have a nervous breakdown. EXTREME mobility!

In an airborne roll any tank is better than no tank

Use that as an unmanned vehicle would be scary to see. A squad of these 😮

They made a new weisel rank called " LUWA "... 👍

all I know I want one!! I would love to have a tank like that to drive in the back woods of Southeastern Kentucky that thing is bada**

Interesting. Check out the vickers Mk IV light tank or the panzer Mk1, both from early WW2

That could actually be fun to man if it's not a deathtrap and not deployed into situations it's unsuited for.

Als wir aufgehört haben VW Käfer zu bauen,haben wir den erfunden. 🇩🇪

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Mortar wiesel is the beast...

the only thing smaller than a wiesel tank is the inside of a wiesel tank

Not a battle tank. Airdropped armored vehicles with a 20 mm cannon.

Man if this was for sale w/out the gun I'd buy one. I'd love to freak out my neighbors.

Modern Bren Carrier.

But what is the tactical use on the battlefield? I dont get that?

Poor Germany until its tanks are a joke now😂

This tank is like the Wasp tank hull with Smoky Turret in the Tanki MMO game, so cute but useful.

I want one of these for Christmas.

How about going to war in a lawnmover

It isn't a tank in the German designation it is called a (light) weapons carrier.

Found next to the Barbie Corvette in the toy section.

this is a perfect tank. Solikethat.

It's like a mobility scooter with an attitude!

Perfect to turn into a drone and have a flying drone to spot for and cover it

Brilliant

Need to convert them into autonomous vehicles.

Im surprised they didn't call this the housecat.

It is Bundeswehr (the "u" is probunced like the " u" in unit ) and not Bandeswähr.

Skinnerbox Content farm garbage, can't even spell correctly.

They did a full circle with this one.

The Wiesel 1 was originally developed by Porsche and produced by Krupp (later Rheinmetall).

It’s like an ATV on steroids

i see this being HIGHLY useful in Ukraine, if it had a small plow on the front. it could be driven to a trench line and dig in on the spot, or disengaged from the front and moved at will. any issue of lack of armor would be nullified from the fact that it was dug in.

Cute!

Cold as fuck riding in the winter. Good luck

Reminds me of the Dutch and polish 20mm armed tanketts. They gave the Germans a bloody nose in 1939 and 1940

You are pronouncing Bundeswehr as if it would be written with an A like Bandeswehr. Try pronouncing the U as in united. No offense it's only a tip to improve your German ;-)

Mispronounced words irritate...

The engine of the Wiesel 2 seems to be the legendary 1.9 TDI from the Golf, Passat, A4 and so on. That thing is going places.

German's got the wiesel Britain's got the ferret Who's got the stoat? 🤔

You said it. It's a model. Scale 1:4. The real tank will become 4 times larger and stronger.

I want one to go grocery shopping

It can become a very dangerous UGV

If I have learned anything over the past 1-2 years, this needs to be upgraded to a drone platform! Launchpad and maintnance for rearment would be great for this tiny thing as it could be easily camouflaged. I can see that thing hiding in the foilage to spit out 5 drones that engage 3 MBTs at once. (In the future this could even be done automatically. Once there is a direct line of sight go for the tow and back into the dugout! I guess it can be damn hard to spot that thing!

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