ZWD-3
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| ZWD-3 | |
|---|---|
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| Type | Wheeled all-terrain command vehicle |
| Place of origin |  Poland |
| Service history | |
| Used by |  Polish Land Forces |
| Production history | |
| Produced | 1999 - ? |
| Specifications | |
| Crew | 4 |
ZWD-3 (Polish: Zautomatyzowany wóz dowodzenia, lit.'Automated command vehicle') is a Polish command vehicle built on the Honker chassis. Together with the ZWD-1 and ZWD-2 vehicles, it forms the IRYS 2000 system. Entered service in 2001. The ZWD-3 command vehicle is intended for light unit battalions.
Development
[edit]The prototype was constructed in 1998 at the Military Communication Works No. 2 in Czernica in cooperation with the Communications Board of the Border Guard and the Military University of Technology[1]. The vehicle bodywork was also carried out there. By 2000, about 30 of them had been built[1].
The ZWD-3 command vehicles were produced in two versions with different equipment:
- Automated Command Vehicle in the assembly version 1 ZWD-3 SO-1-1 – a total of 39 units were introduced into service.
- Automated Command Vehicle in the assembly version 2 ZWD-3 SO-1-1 – a total of 2 units were introduced into service.
The vehicle is intended for commanders and chiefs of staff of light unit battalions (e.g. mountain and airmobile)[1]. The basic means of communication installed in the vehicles are two VHF RRC-9500 radio stations from the PR4G family with a power of 50 W[1]. They have two workstations[1]. The vehicles do not have a power generator, and all equipment is operated from the car's batteries.[1]. If necessary, they are recharged by an independent generator powered by the vehicle's engine. ZWD-3 vehicles are adapted to cooperate with Łowcza and Topaz vehicles.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- "ZWD-3" (in Polish).
- "SIECIOCENTRYCZNY "IRYS 2000"". www.kenbit.pl (in Polish).
- Szulc, Tomasz (2000). "Taktyczne samobieżne stanowiska dowodzenia dla Wojska Polskiego". Nowa Technika Wojskowa. Warszawa: Magnum-X Sp. z o.o: 18–19. ISSN 1230-1655.