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Serval Light Infantry Vehicle -
Special Operations
Specifications
Country of Origin/Used by: | Germany |
First Produced/Service Dates: | 2003 |
Manufactured by: | Designed: Rheinmetall Landsysteme GmbH; Chassis: Mercedes-Benz; Body: Bink GmbH & Co. |
Crew: | 4 |
Armament: | (2) 7.62mm MG3 machine guns (Commander and Rear Gunner) and RLS 609K Weapons Station with (1) 12.7mm M2HB Heavy Machine Gun OR (1) 40mm HK Grenade Machine Gun |
Engine: | 5-Cylinder Turbo Diesel |
Miscellaneous Info: | The Aufklarungs und Gefechtsfahrzeug (AGF) Serval is only used by the German Special Operations Command (KSK-Kommando Spezial Krafte). The first production models were based on a cut-down chassis of the Mercedes-Benz G 270 cdi chassis, but the current in-service vehicles are now based upon the G280 cdi vehicles. The Serval is named after a spotted wild African cat. |
Data Sheet Available: | None Available |
Photos
Reference | Source/Provider |
Serval Special Operations Vehicle Photos | German Bundeswehr |
Serval Special Operations Vehicle Photo (Above) | Ralph Zwilling - Editor of Tank Masters DE website |
References Available
Online
Reference | Source/Provider |
Serval AGF Information & Photos | Army-Technology.com Website |
Serval AGF Photos | Tank-Masters.DE Website |
Printed
Reference | Author |
"Special Operations: Serval Light Infantry Vehicle" (March 2009 Issue of Military Machines International Magazine) | Ralph Zwilling |
"Wolf - AGF Serval" - 3rd Quarter/2005 Issue of MilitarFahrzeug Magazine (Tankograd Publishing) | Soren Sunkler |
Hobby Modeling
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Model Photos
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