Hey, they need refuelling too!

"Klaus Schmoll" (klausschmoll) 03/02/2014 at 08:52 • Filed to: None

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What you see here is a "Wiesel" the German army's smallest tank. A spokesperson said that it's not completely uncommon for them to be filled up at regular gas stations. Still quite a funny sight!

jkm7680 > Klaus Schmoll 03/02/2014 at 08:53

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Just Casually refueling, noting to see here!

offroadkarter > Klaus Schmoll 03/02/2014 at 09:00

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They have Shell in Germany?

crowmolly > Klaus Schmoll 03/02/2014 at 09:05

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Interesting name...

Krieger (@FSKrieger22) > Klaus Schmoll 03/02/2014 at 09:09

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Isn't the Wiesel more of a armoured fighting vehicle/scouting vehicle than a tank?

Klaus Schmoll > Krieger (@FSKrieger22) 03/02/2014 at 09:14

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I dunno? It has tracks, is armoured and has a tiny gun on top, to a layman like me this looks like a tiny tank, but I'm far from being an expert.

Klaus Schmoll > offroadkarter 03/02/2014 at 09:15

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Of course, why not?

Krieger (@FSKrieger22) > Klaus Schmoll 03/02/2014 at 09:22

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this looks like a tiny tank

You're actually right about this part - it would be classified as a tankette if those hadn't become obsolete...

Clown Shoe Pilot > Klaus Schmoll 03/02/2014 at 10:07

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I really want a surplus one of these. I don't even know WHY.

KnifeKnut > Klaus Schmoll 03/02/2014 at 10:10

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The Wiesel comes in many versions including Kawaii:

KnifeKnut > crowmolly 03/02/2014 at 10:17

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How so? I find it very descriptive since compared to many tanks (call the Merkava a Rhinoceros instead of a "chariot" if you took away the historical factors) it has many of the characteristics of a Weasel, which it was named for.

willkinton247 > Klaus Schmoll 03/02/2014 at 10:54

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That's actually not a gun, it's a missile launcher. I think it's a TOW?

Klaus Schmoll > willkinton247 03/02/2014 at 10:56

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and now you have to explain the difference between a gun and a missile launcher to me. A missile launcher fires things like RPGs?

willkinton247 > Klaus Schmoll 03/02/2014 at 11:08

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Yeah, this more or less carries a missile and contains all of the firing and targeting equipment.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/BGM-71_TO…

crowmolly > KnifeKnut 03/02/2014 at 11:28

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I am not trying to be "that guy" that drags every German army discussion down because I've played too much Call of Duty/watched too much of the History Channel.

But ever heard of Elie Wiesel?

It's an interesting coincidence and probably nothing more.

lucky's pepper > Klaus Schmoll 03/02/2014 at 12:03

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A very lightly armored (only capable of withstanding small arms fire) fighting vehicle. A tank is defined by having a main battery in a rotating turret.

Coty > KnifeKnut 03/02/2014 at 12:15

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How to hug a tank

KnifeKnut > Coty 03/02/2014 at 12:44

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Here You Go

offroadkarter > Klaus Schmoll 03/02/2014 at 17:43

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I didn't know that was an international branding