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Fuchs is an amphibious, 6
wheeled vehicle with a water speed of 10 kph, also called Panzer 1 in
Germany
where it is manufactured. First purchased in NBC Reconnaissance version
by the
British Army during the Gulf War, this vehicle will become the core
element of
the UK's Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Defence Regiment. Currently
under
development at the Chemical Defence Establishment, the vehicle will be
equipped with the joint US/UK Integrated Biological Detection System
(IBDS)
for NBC Defence work. |