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Mungo ESK (Multi-Role Vehicle)
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Country of Origin/Used by: | Germany |
First Produced/Service Dates: | 2005 |
Manufactured by: | Chassis: Multicar Spezialfahrzeug GmbH; Body: Krauss-Maffei-Wegmann GmbH Co. (KMW) |
Crew: | Cargo Configuration = 5 Troop Transport Configuration= 2+8 |
Armament: | (1) 5.56mm MG4 or 7.62mm MG3 or 40mm HK Automatic Grenade Launcher |
Engine: | 4-Cylinder Turbo Diesel |
Miscellaneous Info: | The Einsatzfahrzeug Specialisierte Krafte (ESK) Mungo is armored, air-portable multi-role vehicle based upon the Multicar M30 FUMO civilian truck chassis. The basic variant is also referred to as the Mungo Group Vehicle (Variant 1) and can be configured to transport cargo or troops. Other variants are the Multi-Purpose Vehicle (Variant 2),Large Capacity Vehicle (Variant 3)and Nuclear/Biological/Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicle. The Mungo is named after the African Banded Mongoose. |
Data Sheet Available: | None Available |
Photos
Reference | Source/Provider |
Mungo ESK Vehicle Photo (Above) | Ralph Zwilling - Editor of Tank Masters DE website |
Mungo ESK Group Vehicle Photos | KMW GmbH Company |
Mungo Large Capacity Vehicle Photos | KMW GmbH Company |
Mungo Multi-Purpose Vehicle Photos | KMW GmbH Company |
Mungo NBC Vehicle Photos | KMW GmbH Company |
References Available
Online
Reference | Source/Provider |
Mungo ESK Information and Photos | Army-Guide.Com Website |
Mungo ESK Information and Photos | Krauss Maffei-Wegmann Website |
Mungo ESK Information and Photos | Military Today.Com Website |
Mungo ESK Photos | Tank-Masters.DE Website |
Printed
Reference | Author |
ESK - Mungo Light Protected Vehicle for Specialised Forces” (5065) (Tankograd Publishing) | Carl Schulze |
GECON- ISAF: Desert Camouflage Schemes of the Vehicles of the German ISAF Contingent in Afghanistan (Tankograd Publishing) | Carl Schulze |
"Mungo - Einsatzfahrzeug Specialisierte Krafte (ESK)" - 3rd Quarter/2007 Issue of MilitarFahrzeug Magazine (Tankograd Publishing) | Ralph Zwilling |
"Mungo: The Airborne Multicar" - 1st Quarter/2004 Issue of MilitarFahrzeug Magazine (Tankograd Publishing) | Stefan Marx |
Hobby Modeling
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