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The Polish Wilk fire support vehicle is based on the Rosomak armored personnel carrier
The Wilk (wolf) is a new Polish fire support vehicle. It is based on a Rosomak, a Polish Army license produced version of the Patria AMV armored personnel carrier. The Wilk is fitted with a CT-CV 105HP turret. It has significant direct fire capability. Due to its weight the Wilk fire support vehicle is more strategically and tactically mobile comparing with main battle tanks.
Country of origin | Poland |
Entered service | ? |
Crew | 3 men |
Dimensions and weight | |
Weight | ~ 26 t |
Length (gun forward) | ~ 9 m |
Hull length | 7.8 m |
Width | 2.83 m |
Height | ~ 3 m |
Armament | |
Main gun | 105 mm |
Barrel length | 53 calibers |
ATGW | Falarick 105 |
Maximum range of fire | 4-5 (10) km |
Rate of fire | 8 rounds/min |
Machine guns | 1 x 7.62 mm |
Elevation range | - 10 to + 42 degrees |
Traverse range | 360 degrees |
Ammunition load | |
Main gun | ? |
Machine guns | ? |
Mobility | |
Engine | Scania DI 12 diesel |
Engine power | 540 hp |
Maximum road speed | ~ 100 km/h |
Range | ~ 800 km |
Maneuverability | |
Gradient | 60% |
Side slope | 30% |
Vertical step | 0.7 m |
Trench | 2 m |
Fording | ~ 1.5 m |
The Rosomak direct support vehicle variant armed with a 120mm Cockerill XC-9 120HP turret at MSPO 2015. Source: Remigiusz Wilk
The Polish Armaments Group (PGZ) unveiled several new developments and variants of the Rosomak 8x8 family at the MSPO defence exhibition held in Kielce from 1-4 September.
These included the modernised Rosomak-M, the uprated Rosomak-XP, a Rosomak direct support vehicle armed with a 120 mm cannon, the first production-model Rosomak-WPT engineering support vehicle, and a new unmanned ZSSW-30 turret prototype.
