Buffel

Recovery & Repair Vehicles

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Basic Information

Name

Buffel

Designation

Buffel

Alternate Designation

Bergepanzer 3 Büffel, BPz 3, Buffalo, PNMIRK (mine clearing vehicle), Wisent 1 (engineering vehicle)

Equipment Type

Recovery & Repair Vehicles

Manufacturer

Rheinmetall Defence

Date of Introduction

1992

Description

The Buffalo, also known as Buffel, is a recovery vehicle based on the proven Leopard 2 main battle tank (MBT) chassis. It retains the Leopard 2 tank reliability, availability, and logistics support features. The technology applied to the Buffalo has also been integrated into the recovery vehicles of Korean K1 and French Leclerc main battle tanks. The Buffalo was ordered originally by Germany and the Netherlands, subsequently Sweden, Spain and Greece have ordered this proven recovery vehicle. The Buffalo is qualified for recovery or towing of tracked vehicles up to MLC 60, repair, operation in fighting areas thanks to its armor and under armor operation capability, and obstacle removal jobs. The Buffalo includes a crane system able to lift up to 30 tons, a main winch, an auxiliary winch, a dozer system, a cutting and welding system, and other onboard equipment and tools.

Ground Specifications

Crew 3

Mobility Type Tracked

Max Speed 72.0 km/h

Range 400.0 km

Overview (Deagel)

Group Recovery & Repair Vehicles

Status Active

Also Known As Bergepanzer 3 Büffel, BPz 3, Buffalo, PNMIRK (mine clearing vehicle), Wisent 1 (engineering vehicle)

Origin Germany

Contractor Rheinmetall Defence

Initial Operational Capability (IOC) 1992

Total Production ?

Unitary Cost USD $2.8 million

Specifications (Deagel)

Crew 3

Dimensions — Height 2.8 meter

Dimensions — Length 7.7 meter

Dimensions — Width 3.7 meter

Mass — Max Weight 54,000 kilogram

Performance — Max Range 400 kilometer

Power — Power 1,500 shp

Speed — Cross Country Speed 45 kph

Speed — Top Speed 72 kph

Gear (Deagel)

Item 1 Vehicle Engines: MB 873 Ka-501 (1)

Details

Country of Origin Germany

Sources

deagel.com: https://www.deagel.com/x/x/a000450

Classification

Domain

Ground

Equipment Status

Active

Dimensions

Length

7.7 m

Width

3.7 m

Height

2.8 m

Weight

54000 kg

Operators (13)

Germany

Ukraine

Sweden

Czech Republic

Spain

Canada

Denmark

Greece

Hungary

Indonesia

Netherlands

Norway

Switzerland

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