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The Transportpanzer Fuchs (fox) armoured personnel carrier is used for various different tasks including troop-transport, engineer-transport, bomb disposal, NBC (Nuclear, Biological and Chemical) reconnaissance and electronic warfare.
The Fuchs can be equipped with up to three MG3 general purpose machine guns, armed with MILAN anti-tank-guided missiles or some Fuchs deployed in Afghanistan were equipped with a HK GMG instead of a MG3.
The Fuchs carries a crew of 2 plus 10 passengers.
Fuchs are in service with the German Army, Saudi Arabia, The Netherlands, United Kingdom, USA (as M93 Fox) and Venezuela. Fuchs served in the Gulf War and in peace-keeping operations in former Yugoslavia and with ISAF in Afghanistan.
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