Armoured Recovery Vehicle - Germany

Germany

WWII
  • Bergepanzer III - PzKpfw III chassis
  • Bergepanzer IV - PzKpfw IV chassis
  • Bergepanther (SdKfz 179) - PzKpfw V Panther chassis 347 produced (1943 to 1945).
  • Bergetiger - PzKpfw VI Tiger I chassis
  • Bergepanzer 38(t) - Jagdpanzer 38 chassis, 170 produced (1944 to 1945).
  • Bergepanzer T-34 - Captured T-34 chassis
Modern
  • Bergepanzer M74 (Sherman Chassis) - first TRV/ARV of the West German Bundeswehr, 300 used 1956-1960 (see M74 entry under United States).
  • Bergepanzer 1 - M88 Chassis, the first of 125 entered service in 1962 and a 1985 modernization program replaced the gasoline engine with a diesel and improved the hoist.
  • Bergepanzer 2 - Leopard 1 tank chassis. Used by the Canadian Forces since 1990s as Taurus ARV.
  • Bergepanzer 3 "Büffel" - Leopard 2 chassis
  • Bergepanzer Wisent - Bergepanzer 2 chassis. Modified and upgraded by Flensburger Fahrzeugbau to support the demands of the future battlefield. Optimised to support the Leopard 1 and 2 main battle tanks.
  • Bergepanzer Wisent 2 - Leopard 2 chassis. Successor of the Wisent. Build by Flensburger Fahrzeugbau.

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