Wiesel | They ask me why I'm bringing a baby into battle

the Visa is one of the most intriguing armored vehicles it is unique in some respect but also it's not from other perspectives the question is why did Germany develop such a vehicle with poor protection and Firepower as the weapon detective we're now investigating the Visa and seeking answers [Music] the Visa is generally known as The Light Armored Fighting Vehicle of the German airborne units some also Define it as a tanket yet its official definition is vafan traga meaning weapons carrier the Visa was the child of the first Cold War in this era the Warsaw PCT which already had numerial superiority would turn into an Unstoppable flood of Steel against the NATO troops spreading across an overly extended front if it was first to attack to solve this problem NATO embraced the Mobile Defense Doctrine which depended on Infantry units with high strategic deployment capability these soldiers would intercept or at least slow the attack of enemy armored units then NATO armored units coming from behind would launch a Counterattack that was the plan airborne troops were one of the Essential Elements of this plan these units needed heavy weapons with high fir Powers such as Auto cannons and longrange anti-tank missiles to encounter the enormous mechanized formation of the armies of The warso Pact yet the foot soldiers could not carry them and needed motorized weapon carriers even though the German Army acquired the unarmored Kaka 4x4 air transportable wheeled vehicles for this job in 1971 it had already initiated a concept study for a more capable system in 1969 in 1970 the German persche company investigated the feasibility of suitable Vehicles however the early concept studies included Vehicles allowing transport only in a c160 or C130 later the German Army changed ITS Tactical demands and required a vehicle transported by the CH 53g transport helicopter this naturally changed the dimension and weight criteria in 1973 the federal government approved the full scale development program several companies began to develop separate vehicles one year later the German Army decided to continue with the Porsche's offer called Visa meaning visel yet in 1979 the project was stopped due to budgetary problems still par continued the works with its own sources in 1981 it became clear that kaka's replacement was unavoidable so Germany restarted the project however the German Army redefined ITS Tactical demands in 1983 so Porsche had to redesign the Visa besides this vehicle was now competing with a wielded armored vehicle based on the G model of Mercedes naturally the company made many changes in 1986 its four improved prototypes passed the military tests due to the long development phase in advance the test ran without any major problems so the German Army chose the Visa in 1987 one year later Germany ordered the vehicle and test coup and Mema today's Rin metal to serial production the German Army acquired 343 Visa in three variants between 1987 and 1993 also and another seven Vehicles were delivered to the US Armed Forces for trials even though the Visa had been tested and demonstrated in many other countries Germany has remained its sole operator the Visa steel hull can resist 7.62 mm Small Arms of munition and shell splinters the flexible self-sealing fuel tank with a capacity of 80 L is made of reinforced fiberglass and is installed in the rear of the vehicle a form like explosion retarding polyurethane liner is inside the fuel tank to prevent an explosion when it's penetrated the low noise level of the engine improves the crew's Comfort while reducing the detectability Visa small size and high speed increase its survivability the exhaust gases are passed to the rear and cooled in the process suspension on either side consists of three dual road wheels a drive spret at the front an idler at the rear and One Track return roller a bell spring assembly automatically provides track tension when the vehicle is traveling the endless rubber band tracks have wire reinforcements thanks to its low weight the Visa had a grand pressure of 0 .36 kg forces per square cm and a power weight ratio of nearly 31 ton horsepower per ton giving the vehicle excellent CrossCountry Mobility even in the most unfavorable ground conditions its off-road speed is about 50 km/ hour besides this compact track vehicle has good maneuverability in woods and urbanized areas SC 53g can carry two visa as an internal load or one as an underslung load also a medium-sized transport helicopter such as the uh60 or super Puma can carry the vehicle as an underslung cargo for transport aircraft such as a c160 the number increases the four while the C130 can accommodate three visels initially the German Army required that the Visa can be airra with parachutes but after four unsuccessful tests it has given up this capability many components of the Visa including the power pack are commercially available which gives the vehicle an unprecedented logistic advantage and easy maintainability the engine and transmission can be replaced in 10 minutes in 2019 Germany signed an agreement with the FFG company to extend 181 Visa one service life beyond 2030 this modernization includes improving the noise and vibration signature and protection and optimizing the weight and energy balance the Visa one toe is the anti-tank variant fitted with the bgm 71 to missiles it's launch tube the Optics block and anas4 thermal imaging device designed for day and night vision are mounted on the top openly the launcher can Traverse 45° and Elevate between minus 10 to plus 10° the vehicle can carry 5 to 7 toos with a range of 3750 M and A penetration capability of 900 mm of Steel later the Visa 1 toe was equipped with an mg3 machine gun as a secondary Armament this variant is called the visa1 A1 toe the A2 version has the few en forces here Battlefield management system the vehicle's tow system is now being replaced by the spike me LLS missile with a range of 5,500 M the Visa 1 mk20 is the fire support version with the 20 mm R metal mk20 RH 202 autoc Cannon designed against soft targets it has a limited effect on armored vehicles the sites including the p z59 with night combat capability are mounted to the sides of the gun to reduce height this design also increases the elevation angle the Dual feed gun can Traverse 110° and Elevate between -1 to plus 45° so it can be effective against low and low flying air targets especially helicopters the vehicle can carry 160 20mm rounds the Visa 1 mk20 has a two-person crew so the commander is also the Gunner this design indicates that the vehicle is created for only infantry fire support roles not for mobile mechanized Warfare the A1 variant has the AZ 2000 optronic side with a Laser Rangefinder thermal imaging device and Fire Control computer the Visa 1 A2 mk20 is equipped with the pr z17 BM 48 wbg the A3 and A4 versions are the a1s and a2s respectively with the fume FES here Battlefield management system the vis1 offl is the reconnaissance variant used by Airborne reconnaissance companies it is an mg3 machine gun the vehicle roof is raised it is a hybrid navigation system the a 2000 autonomous optronic targeting system with a TV Camera infrared camera laser range finding ER and communication and information system the reconnaissance Optics can be extended up to 3 m using a lifting Mast the Visa 1 also has a driver training version the Visa 1 tow has a 3ers crew it is 3.31 M long 1.83 M wide and 1.9 M High the standard combat weight of the vehicle is about 2.8 tons the 86 horsepower Volkswagen diesel engine provides a maximum road speed of 75 km/ hour the range of the Visa is 300 km it can negotiate 0.4 M vertical steps and 1.2 M trenches the studies on the Visa 2 the enlarged version of the Visa 1 go back to as early as 1981 still the German IED to order the Visa 2 until the 1990s and acquired 178 new vehicles it entered service in 2001 the Visa 2 has a doubled interior space and a fifth road wheel its basic variant has a length of 4.06 M and a combat weight of 4.1 tons due to increased weight the vehicle is equipped with the 109 horsepower Audi TDI diesel engine with direct injection and intercooler it also has enhanced armor an air conditioning system and cbrn protection the Visa 2 has an air defense command post air defense surveillance and Fire Control air defense weap weapon carrier ambulance engineering Scout Battalion level command post mortar carrier mortar command and control and M reconnaissance variants the ellot the air defense weapon carrier version has air defense missile launchers with four ready to fire fim 92 Stingers it can also be fitted with the myal igla RBS 70 and RBS 90 missiles as a lightly protected and armed armored vehicle does Visa have a chance in the modern Battlefield with its small toy-like appearance rather than intimidating the Visa looks like a sweet baby tank indeed the Visa is less capable than any modern big armored vehicle regarding Firepower and protection yet this is the wrong perspective the Visa is a weapons carrier not an armored Fighting Vehicle it is designed to provide fire support to the paratroopers not for head-on engagements against mechanized units for this shop there are two types of vehicles the Russians and Chinese organize some paratroop units in mechanized formations so they focus on air droppable armored fighting vehicles yet many countries consider their paratroop units as light infantry and use specialized tactical vehicles and allterrain vehicles as weapon carriers the VZ offers better protection and Mobility than them we think this is a more convenient perspective many will say that it is easy prey for an RPG but an unarmored tactical vehicle or allterrain vehicle is easier prey for even an assault rifle besides unlike those Vehicles the Visa can withstand the shell splinters of Motor rounds the many current unman ground vehicles are being developed for this job the Visa is just a man ancestor of them of course unman Grand Vehicles eliminate the risk of human loss however eliminating the human factor in Warfare is still a problematic issue yes unmanned aerial vehicles and kamikazi drones are deadly threats to ground systems yet robotic systems are not the answer if all wars could be made with unmaned systems managed by software they would not have the need for them anyways we would enter the data of technical capability number and operational doctrine of these vehicles into a computer and the simulation would tell us who would win or lose thus no one would die and countries would be free of devastating economic burdens of course wanting to eliminate or minimize human loss is Humane but not realistic we know that no country would give up its National interest and Independence just because a computer program says no the USA did not Retreat from Afghanistan and Iraq because it didn't have enough unmaned aerial Vehicles it is sad that in one way or another humans will face death in war besides According to some researchers soldiers who control unmanned vehicles in front of a screen cannot be as efficient as they would on the battlefield the risk of losing lives and losing a remotely controlled machine can cause completely different motivations it would probably be more efficient to supplement the Visa with unmaned grand Vehicles than changing it the design philosophy of this vehicle is still sound so according to our analysis the visu continues to have a function in the modern Battlefield thanks for watching our video and please don't forget to subscribe to our Channel and click the Bell button to be notified of our new videos also you can now click the join button to support our Channel and as always we would greatly appreciate all of your likes comments and shares

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Length: 14min 16sec (856 seconds)

Published: Thu Apr 18 2024