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Mungo ESK 
Type Armoured vehicle Place of origin 
GermanyService history In service 2005 Used by German Army Production history Manufacturer Krauss-Maffei Wegmann, Rheinmetall Produced 2005 Specifications Weight 5,300 kg Length 4220 mm Width 1850 mm Height 2250 mm Crew 2+8 Main
armamentA HK GMG is sometimes mounted on top of the vehicle Engine TDI 270, 2.8 Liters, 5 cylinders 78 KW (105 PS) Diesel engine Payload capacity 2,000 kg Operational
range500 km Speed 110 km/h 
A German Army Mungo ESK
The Mungo ESK (Einsatzfahrzeug Spezialisierte Kräfte) is an air-transportable, armoured multirole transport vehicle of the German Army for its Airmobile Operations Division and Division Special Operations.
The Mungo is based on the Multicar M30/FUMO and is produced by Krauss-Maffei Wegmann and Rheinmetall. Delivery of 396 Mungos to the German Army began in 2005.
In 2007 all Mungos deployed to the ISAF mission were withdrawn, because the Mungo proved incapable of sustaining the harsh terrain and road conditions of Afghanistan. However, in 2008 the problems were fixed and Mungos were redeployed in Afghanistan.
On May, 19th 2009 the German Army ordered a prototype and 25 serial NBC (Nuclear, Biological and Chemical) reconnaissance versions of the Mungo with increased internal volume.
See also
- KMW Grizzly - Another new armored vehicle of the German Army
- AGF (Light infantry vehicle)
- Rheinmetall YAK
- Boxer (Armoured Fighting Vehicle)
- ATF Dingo
- LAPV Enok
References
External links
Categories:- Military trucks
- Military vehicles of Germany
- Armoured personnel carriers
- Armoured fighting vehicles of the post–Cold War period
- Rheinmetall
- Military vehicle stubs
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