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The Fennek Leichter Gepanzerter Spähwagen (LGS) was developed to replace the Spahpanzer 2 Luchs armored recon vehicle.  LGS in English is translated as "Light Armored  Reconnaissance Vehicle".  The vehicle is named after the Fennek, a small desert fox. The following information covers the variants and versions that are/were put into service.

Germany

Production Versions

• 1A1- Initial Production Vehicles

• 1A2- Upgraded vehicles fitted with extra armor protection and mounting the FLW200 Remote Weapons Station.

• 1A3– Upgraded vehicles fitted with mine protection plate below the front of the hull.

• 1A4-   Upgraded vehicles only appear to be the JFST variant. Per Ralph Zwilling on his Tank-Masters.DE website,  "The improvements include hardened Centurion i7+ vehicle computers, communication server Q-STF from ATM, the MDA III mission recorder and system control unit II for new software/hardware equipment from KMW".

Variants

• Reconnaissance Vehicle

• Artillery Observer Vehicle (No longer in service. Replaced by the JFST variant.)

• Engineer (Pionier) Command & Reconnaissance Vehicle

• Joint Fire Support Team Vehicle (JSFT)

Dutch

Variants

• Command and Control Vehicle (Allgemeine Dienste)

• Forward Observer Vehicle (VWWRN)

• Medium Range-Anti-Tank (MRAT) Vehicle – Equipped with Rafael SPIKE ATGM

• Mortar Carrier – Equipped with L16A2 81mm Mortar

• Stinger Weapon Platform (SWP) – Equipped with 2 Stinger Anti-Aircraft Missile Launchers (with 2 spares)

• Tactical Air-Control Party (TACP) Vehicle

Fennek Recon Vehicle Information & Photos