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Transportpanzer Fuchs 1
Armored Personnel Carrier Series
Statistics
| Country of Origin/Used by: | Germany (Some Variants to Israel, Netherlands,UK and USA) |
| First Produced/Service Dates: | 1979 (APC) |
| Manufactured by: | Thyssen Henschel GmbH/Rheinmetall Landsysteme/General Dynamics Land Systems |
| Crew: | 2+10 (APC), 3 (NBC) |
| Armament: | When armed they will carry one or two MG3 7.62mm Light Machine Guns |
| Engine: | 8 Cylinder |
| Miscellaneous Info: | Different variants include the APC, Ambulance, Command Vehicle, Nuclear, Biological and Chemical detection vehicle (NBC), Electronic Warfare (ELOKA-"Bumblebee") vehicle and Elo-Aufklarung "HELAS" VHF Radio Directional Finder. Germany is the only country to use most of the variants. However, Holland also uses the "NBC" and "HELAS" variants, whereas Israel, UK and USA (called the M93 Fox) used the NBC vehicle. |
| Data Sheet Available: |
None Available |
Photos
| Reference | Source/Provider |
| Photo Above of a German Transportpanzer Fuchs | Ralph Zwilling via US Army Website |
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German Transportpanzer Fuchs Photos |
David Haugh - Editor |
| German Army Fuchs Ambulance Vehicle Photos | Roger Greenaway - Frankfort, Germany |
| Dutch Army Fuchs "HELAS" Radio Detection Vehicle Photos | Erik Hendriks - Sittard, Holland |
| American M93 Fox NBC Detection Vehicle Photos | John Charvat - Yukon, Oklahoma USA |
| British Army Fox NBC Detection Vehicle Photos (Photographed at Army 2002 Show) | John Harris - Essex, UK |
| Dutch Army Fuchs NBC Detection Vehicle Photos | Erik Hendriks - Sittard, Holland |
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Germany
Army Fuchs NBC Detection Vehicle Photos |
Roger Greenaway - Frankfort, Germany |
References Available
Online
| Reference | Source/Provider |
| "Also Seen at Ludgershall" By Peter Brown | Armored Car - The Wheeled Fighting Vehicle Journal (Issue #19) |
| "TPz1 Fox Armored Reconnaissance Vehicle" By David Haugh | Armored Car - The Wheeled Fighting Vehicle Journal (Issue #7) |
| TPz 1 Fuchs Information and Photos | General Dynamics Land Systems |
| TPz 1 Fuchs Information and Photos | Royal Netherlands Army – Ministry of Defence Website |
| TPz 1 Fuchs APC Photos via Ulrich Wrede | Don Busack's Prime Portal Website Website |
| TPz 1A6 Fuchs APC Photos via Hans-Hermann Buhling | Don Busack's Prime Portal Website Website |
| TPz 1 Fuchs ELOKA Photos via Ruud Staneke | Don Busack's Prime Portal Website Website |
| TPz 1 Fuchs ELOKA Photos via Ulrich Wrede | Don Busack's Prime Portal Website Website |
| TPz 1 Fuchs FlaFu Photos via Ulrich Wrede | Don Busack's Prime Portal Website Website |
| TPz 1 Fuchs HELAS Photos via Ruud Staneke | Don Busack's Prime Portal Website Website |
| TPz 1 Fuchs NBC Photos via Peter van Iren | Don Busack's Prime Portal Website Website |
| TPz 1 Fuchs NBC Photos #1 via Ulrich Wrede | Don Busack's Prime Portal Website Website |
| TPz 1 Fuchs NBC Photos #2 via Ulrich Wrede | Don Busack's Prime Portal Website Website |
| TPz 1 Fuchs PARA Photos via Ulrich Wrede | Don Busack's Prime Portal Website Website |
| TPz 1 Fuchs PiFu Photos #1 via Ulrich Wrede | Don Busack's Prime Portal Website Website |
| TPz 1 Fuchs PiFu Photos #2 via Ulrich Wrede | Don Busack's Prime Portal Website Website |
| TPz 1A8A3 Fuchs FLW 200 APC Photos | Tank-Masters.DE Website |
| TPz-1 Fuchs Reference Data | Thyssen Henschel Wehrtechnik, 1980 |
Printed
| Reference | Author |
| Armored Car- A History of American Wheeled Combat Vehicles | R.J. Hunnicutt |
| Blue Helmets Under Fire, The (Concord Publications) | Samuel Katz & Yves Debay |
| Certain Shield: The Multi-National Airmobile Divison on Exercise (Concord Publications) | Michael Jerchel |
| Encyclopedia of Modern U.S. Military Tactical Vehicles (Tankograd Publications) | Carl Schulze |
| "Fuchs" Transportpanzer (TPz1) and Variants (Museum Ordnance Special Number 5) | David Haugh |
| Franco-German Brigade (Concord Publications) | Walter Bohm & Peter Siebert |
| GECON-ISAF: The Vehicles of the Modern German Army in Afghanistan (Tankograd Missions and Maneuvers No. 7001) | Gert Burkert-Opitz & Clemens Niesner |
| German Wheeled
Fighting Vehicles (Concord Mini Colour Series #7504) Review by Peter Brown via Missing-Lynx |
Michael Jerchel |
| IFOR: Vehicles of the Multinational IFOR Peace-Keeping Operation (1995-96) (Tankograd Publications) | Carl Schulze |
| Iraq Insurgency: US Army Armored Vehicles In Action: Part 2 (Concord Publications) | Carl Schulze |
| ISAF Vehicles in
Afghanistan: 2007 (Kabul and Kandahar Areas) - Mushroom Model
Publications Book Review by Patrick Keenan |
Dick Taylor |
| Jane's Tank Recognition Guide (4th Edition) | Christopher Foss |
|
Koninklijke Landmacht: Vehicles of the Modern Royal |
Clemens Niesner |
| NATO Response Forces (Tankograd Missions and Maneuvers No. 7003) | Clemens Niesner |
| "Transportpanzer 1A8A3 Fuchs" (June 2011 Issue of Military Machines International Magazine) | Ralph Zwilling |
| "Transportpanzer TPz 1A8 Fuchs mit FLW 200" (2nd Quarter 2011 Issue of Militarfahrzeug Magazine - Tankograd Publishing) | Ralph Zwilling |
| US Military Wheeled Vehicles (Concord Publications) | Michael Green and Greg Stewart |
| Wheeled Armoured Fighting Vehicles In Service | B.T. White |
Hobby Modeling
Kits and Accessories
| Kit | Manufacturer | Scale | Other Information |
| Spahpanzer 1 Fuchs NBC Model Kit | Revell of Germany | 1/35 | Plastic |
| TPz-1 Fuchs Mirror Decals (357127) | Echelon Fine Details | 1/35 | Adhesive silver decals to use for vehicle mirrors |
| TPz-1 Fuchs A6 ABC External Detail Set | Extra Tech Accessories | 1/35 | |
| M93 Fuchs Wheel Set (md35096) | MR Models | 1/35 | |
| Transportpanzer 1 Fuchs Bundeswehr Wheel Set #2 (md35097) | MR Models | 1/35 | |
| Transportpanzer 1 Fuchs Bundeswehr Wheel Set (md35136) | MR Models | 1/35 | |
| Fuchs Detail Set | MR Models | 1/35 | |
| Fuchs Driver Compartment | MR Models | 1/35 | |
| Transportpanzer 1 Fuchs Michelin Wheel Set | Real Models | 1/35 | |
| Transportpanzer 1 Fuchs Continental Wheel Set | Real Models | 1/35 | |
| Transportpanzer 1 Fuchs Snow-Chained Wheel Set | Real Models | 1/35 | |
| Spahpanzer 1 Fuchs Eloka 'Hummel'/ABC Kit | Revell of Germany | 1/72 | Plastic |
| TPz-1 Fuchs A6 ABC Exterior Detail Set (ETV72086) | Extra Tech Accessories | 1/72 | |
| TPz-1 Fuchs Eloka Hummel Exterior Detail Set (ETV72087) | Extra Tech Accessories | 1/72 |
Model Pictures
| Reference | Source/Provider |
