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The Fire Commander's design is based on the Leopard 1 tank and has a tracked chassis. It has state-of-the-art firefighting equipment. Thanks to its multifunctional application, the Fire Commander can be considered one of the most modern firefighting vehicles of a special type, as it offers the following firefighting capabilities:

- excellent off-road properties
- alternative extinguishing methods
- preparation of fire safety zones
- rescue and recovery


The Fire Commander is a crawler vehicle. Combines traditional and modern firefighting technologies to fight large area fires, e.g.: forests, airports, oil wells, oil and gas pipelines, chemical plants and power plants.




Technical specifications

DESIGNER -
COUNTRY -
TYPE 
Fire crawler truck
CREW -
POWER-PLANT MTU MB 833 Ca M/500, 10 cylinders
Horsepower,h.p. 830
Gearbox ZF with 4 speeds and steering unit with hydraulic torque converter
DIMENSIONS  
Length with horizontal water cannon approx, mm
8100
Width, mm
~3400
Height, mm
~3550
Ground clearance approx., mm
~420
WEIGHT  
Chassis (with fire extinguishing system and 11.600 liters of water and additives) approx., kg
50.000
Internal fuel, l 985
PERFORMANCE
 
Maximum speed approx, km/h 50 
Creep speed approx., km/h
4
Ground pressure approx
10,5 Ν/cm2
Crossing ditches about, m
2,5
Turning radius, m
4,96
Operating Range (Autonomy)  
Climbing approx. 50% - on road approx., km 450 
Side slope approx 25% - off road approx, km 250 
ARMAMENT
Doesn't have (defensive).






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