When you're fighting for more funding, the Wiesel can climb the stairs of the legislature.

This is why you NEVER wash a tank in hot water. This went in the tank wash as a Maus and now look at it!

If the US Army tries to build something like this vehicle, the poor airborne soldiers will get a 40 ton tank that is 8 feet high and has a crew of 10.

"There's leopard 200m from here sir!" "Oh sorry, my bad, it's just wiesel, but 50m from here"

The power of the modern Tankette. Such a beautiful little machine.

When this vehicle was introduced to the troops in 1990, I thought it was more of a joke than a tank. But when I saw him in action, I knew that this thing is an insanely dangerous weapon. Greetings from Germany

Wow, the more I hear about the details of the Wiesel the more I am impressed. Diesel electric drive with regenerative ability to increase it's range on such a puny package. Now that is way ahead of it's time.

Being a Canadian Armoured RECCE soldier I always envied the troops in the Weasel. Great vehicle

7:17 - The feared piece of Cold War wunderwaffe : the battle lawnmower.

Germany makes the best toys, always.

This vehicle is really game changer..in surgical strikes.. the maneuverability is the key changer in combat..with the help of ground troops it's also capable of hitting ambush..✌️

Ok, i can't lie, that's the cutest tank I've ever seen haha. I could only imagine going offroading/overlanding with something like this.

"what did one German paratrooper say to the other?" "Hans, I vant I play with your Weasel!"

Respect to The Germans. They are the supreme engineers.

Weasel is an amazing modern Tankette! Such capable vehicle, able to take on all kinds of enemy forces! We need these tankettes here at Finland!

Ferdinand Porsche: "Finally!"

Perfect scout vehicle, nice and small and hard to see when camouflaged.

everybody gangsta till hans pulls up with the W I E S E L

I wish the US would buy things from other countries more often. This is such a cool weapon system.

I'm curious as to how affordable this weapons platform is. This looks more practical and effective then the Ontos M50! This would be an ideal asset in the USMC arsenal, IMO.

It's always good to have small weapon system with effective weaponry.

Ex South African Defence Force 20mm ratel gunner here from late seventies and early eighties, speed counts alot and makes for a difficult target to hit if you don't have some sort of lock on weapon, (ratel speed up to 120 kph on or off road 😉), even our much bigger ratels wer so good on the battle field with many different uses found for them but originally a troop carrier and fire support platform, this awesome cheeky little armored vehicle seems perfect with its auto cannon, speed and size and will have a huge impact on the battle field deffo 👍

The United States should look into purchasing some of these wiesels

Where an Infantrist can walk, a Wiesel can go too... small, fast, almost invisible and DEADLY-----

You know this wouldn’t be so great in an open plain and for mass battle.. However with the proven effectiveness of shoulder fired weapons on tanks. This is a very fast heavily armed commando. Thirty operators on 4 wheelers destroyed a Russian convoy.. Throw three of these in the mix, fighting at night? They would be horror stories combined with drone support and infantry.. This isn’t exactly a tank.. but for what it is it is great..

It's funny how the pre WW2 Vickers light tank idea got reimagined.

Wow, I didn't know this vehicle has so much potential, great technology.

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By far the best in combat , a step ahead , urban and field combat !

Reminds me of the US Ontos 3 man crew with 6 105 recoilless rifles----bad part, you had to get out to reload

Small vehicle with protection and big gun.. Impressive

I would have rather had one of these instead of a gunjeep in the 80's.

America needs something like this.

I need one of those, love it. Infantry will need to run facing this micro beast. That capabillity should be used by all western armys. So helpful for fast deployment.

13:33 The term "Porsche turret" has been stuck in my head for few decades now.

Imagine using this along with a dozen small drones, it could possibly be a great tool with urban warfare.

25:11 -" The TOW 2 can Penetrate armor of up to 70mm. " Boy I'd hope so, But you're missing an extra zero on the end of that. 70mm would be a bit hard to take on modern tanks with. 700mm would be more appropriate however.

The ‘so called’ Wiesel 3 is coming soon to a Porsche dealer near you 😁

The Wiesel is a great little vehicle with tremendous capacity! I can envision a light cavalry troop with platoons of Wiesel 1 and 2 sporting 30MM auto cannon TOW missiles, and anti-ATGM systems. The Wiesels would be backed-up by CV120s. The Troop HQ would 3x Wiesel mortar carriers for indirect fire support. These are all light weight systems that can use lower class bridges. Their low silhouette makes them easier to conceal and find cover, but their fire power makes them very lethal if they are forced to engage the enemy as in a meeting engagement or counter-recon fight! Security is speed and stealth! IRT air drop the Germans should use the US Army Airborne system of specially built aluminum pallets and heavy drop parachutes! As demonstrated it is great for Airborne/Air Assault operations also!

Gotta love the Wiesel :-)

This is probably the most successful minitank design next to the FT-17 for how long it has remained in service.

AWESOME.....From Fort Knox...Kentucky...USA Thanks very much..!

Never underestimate a German in a tank! They practically invented the tactics

This newer tankette has much potential for extremely lightweight variants including unmanned. An assault force can use both manner and unmanned variants to decrease risk without revealing which are manned to the enemy combatants. A potential for high highly effective, high energy electromagnetic anti-tank weapons mounted on unmanned variants is both an effective and casualty limiting method for force multiplying applications. The potential for upgrades and improvements as the weapons and armor technologies continue to modernize is infinite and will likely continue to be an important component for future warfare and keep this tankette viable for some time to come.

The British Bren Carrier lives on in concept. Nothing new therefore about this concept. The Bren carrier was used for medium and heavy MGs, Anti tank rifles, mortars, towed Anti tank guns, flame thrower, personnel carrier, ambulance, you name it, they did it. I had the pleasure of working with the Weasel in Denmark Exercise Cold Grouse in the airborne MND (C). Great machines.

When will this be available at my local Porsche dealership?

the tankette is still alive long live the weisel

The US should procure these vehicles

AMERICA - We have the best tank technology in the world GERMANY - Hold my beer!!!!!!!

This looks sooo cool. I want one.

Love this thing.

Super !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What I miss is a trailer for ammo or some additional troops. You also could equip one with tools for trench digging. I also would give it a front protection against .50 cals, anything bigger can also penn 30 ton lights, so more armor doesn't matter that much.

That thing is badass

There badass forreal

Smart idea.

great vid me loves the weasel.

Future of warfare. Small, intelligent, fast, lethal.

4:25 strange view of a peacefull german green hill impacted by a mortar doesn't look like a firing range

vehículo altamente útil para tropas aerotransportadas, agregaría potencia de fuego y movimiento

Pretty awesome with tow on board, could be a threat to heavy armor

as soon as the Mk1 is decommissioned and on sale im buying one i love these lil beasts

I have thought about a system like this many times .,I called it the Timber Wolf . It was meant to support regular tanks and Urban combat . DML

13:28 porsche (sorry if it's spelled wrong) anyway I knew that it has been involved in tank development. the tank that I know that is related to Porsche is the Tiger P

Next time pls a video about the AAASC "Advanced Armoured Amphibious Shopping Cart".

This is what the Ukrainians need in the Donbas, especially the TOW version and Ocelot version. The Wiesel 2 with mortar version would be could mobile artillery that is easily hidden from Russian troops.

good

Nice

I hope they do buy around 150, 100 Weisel 1's with the 20mm cannon and 50 of the Weisel 1's with the TOW missile system. They should also buy 100 of the Ocelot variant as well. Then buy 100 of the Weisel 2 as well.

Wiesel with a mounted TOW eats any MBT alive. Its crazy. Theyre just too small and nimble

Add some explosive reactive armor and let the US 82nd Airborne have some! Maybe give the driver a machine gun (kinda like how WW2 tanks had one for the driver/co-driver) and keep a couple of AT4 launchers for the gunner like they have strapped on the sides of the Desert Patrol Vehicle (dune buggies).

This vehicle reminds me of the Marine Corps 6 barrel recoilless rifle carrier "The ONTOS"" that we had in 'Nam. This vehicle looks like it's a blast, (pun) to drive, besides looking quite lethal. I guess it's time to larn Ha ha, metric or make myself a reference table, I get so lost.

Some of these would have been very handy on the landing craft in 82.

8:50 It's not "hardcore" ammunition, it's a hard core or hardened core ammunition

Badass! Ukraine needs these

This thing is mean!!!

Reminds me of the Bren carrier

Добро. Знание превыше всего.

A modernization program would these would be interesting

the tank needs a standing plate fixed to the back so some troops can stand on the back to move towards the enemy

They need to roll out a civilian version, would make for a fun range ATV. Along with being useful in the forestry service and Emergency response in some remote areas.

Yo lo veo como en oleadas igual que la infantería,da mucho empuje.

where can I get me hands on one would love one in my collection

Where can I buy one? Awesome. Ripping through the out back in australia. Watch out drop bears.

I like this thing

Nobody: Me: Wiesel vs Toyota Technicals

I love its

I know it's a tiny little airborne vehicle, but you would think, given the ground it was made to fight on, that the tracks would be a bit wider for snow and mud, something like the tracks on the U.S. WW2 M29 Weasel.

Mantap

I want this to be my new daily driver, fuel prices be damned!

Like it!!

@20:00 "Okay, guys, so here's what we do: we put the turrets back on and roll around shouting, "Ex-term-e-nate, Ex-term-e-nate!!!" from the loudspeakers, okay?"

This wee wiesel is amazing as in most tanks in built up ruinus situations in streets and alleys are useless and make juicee targets , but this must be one of the first times in history thats these situations can be over come , except of coarse in areas where there exsists i.e.ds then its but a toy to be thrown around . Mustnt forget the british scorpian that was an amazing small lite tank I dont think they dropped them in using parachutes ?

From king tiger to leopard to weasel

It is definitely rational for the US Marines or Taiwanese naval forces to adopt the Wiesel now that they are starting to retire the bigger Abrams and are switching to the WW2 "island hopping" strategy. Think about it, if a war between China and Taiwan (or the Phillipines) is to break out and the US decides to get involved. The Marines can just parachute these babies (with the appropiate modifications) onto the islands that may be too cramped and marshy for normal armor columns to provide more substantial firepower for the naval or parachuted infantries. Even if the Chinese manage to send their lighter ZTQ 15 onto the islands, the Wiesel's autocannons and missiles are more than enough to knock them out while maneuverable enough to get away from the incoming artillery barrage

Where can you get one of these? Asking for a friend.

A super light tracked vehicle like this would probably be ideal for the Indian Army in the Himalayas, especially the mortar and TOW versions, not to mention the recon one. Of course, the bent of German politics might not favour trading arms with India ( so ideally it should be a large order!!!😅) and it should pass trials at the 5-6000 metre altitudes at which the Army operates......

Despite the feed chutes being exposed I'll take one .

Is there an option to put the new 130mm smooth bore gun on it?

Yea, tankettes have those qualities. This only proves that military planners and generals have no clue of that works on battlefield inherently. Furthermore, why paratroopers need equipment to fight their enemies? USA military thinks that it is enough to drop their boys on their own and pray that they have complete air superiority to dispatch any enemy they encounter.