LAPV Enok explained

Enok
Origin:	Germany
Type:	Armoured car
Is Vehicle:	yes
Service:	2008-Present
Used By:	See Operators
Manufacturer:	Mercedes-Benz, Armoured Car Systems (ACS)
Unit Cost:	~$760,000^[1]
Weight:	5.4tonnes or 6.1tonnes
Length:	NaNfeet4.82NaNfeetft (4.82ft)
Width:	NaNfeet1.90NaNfeetft (1.90ft)
Height:	1.90 m
Crew:	2-6
Primary Armament:	Remote-controlled turret with a Rheinmetall MG3 or HK GMG
Engine:	OM642 270, 6-cylinder diesel engine
Engine Power:	135 kW (184 hp)
Suspension:	4x4
Vehicle Range:	NaNmilesNaNmiles
Speed:	NaNmphNaNmph

The LAPV Enok is a Light Armoured Patrol Vehicle of the Bundeswehr, mostly in use with the German Army. It is a significantly further developed, based on the Mercedes-Benz G-Class.^[2]

The LAPV Enok is being manufactured by Armored Car Systems GmbH (ACS), based in Aichach, a wholly owned subsidiary of 'Gruma Commercial Vehicles' based in Derching. Important subcontractors are the companies LeTech - Special Purpose Vehicles (formerly Lennartz Technik) in Welzheim and the Austrian Magna Steyr based in Graz.

History

A first batch of 247 vehicles has been ordered by the Bundeswehr, with deliveries scheduled to be carried out between 2008 and 2013.^[3]

Another batch of 84 improved Enoks (Enok 6.1) with increased armor and weight (=6.1tonnes) were ordered in January 2015. 49 of them are determined for the Kommando Spezialkräfte^[4]

Im August 2018, the German Federal Police ordered modified Enok 6.1s along with remote controlled weapon stations as protected vehicles for airport security tasks, denominated Geschütztes Einsatzfahrzeug 2 - (GEF2).^[5]

Design

It features protection according to NATO STANAG 4569 Level 2, against rifle fire, land mines, and improvised explosive devices. The Enok was especially designed to be deployed in harsh terrain and bad weather situations.

Variants

• • Enok AB, airborne, light weight, aluminium framed
  • Tankhunter, "Spike" weapon system from Israeli Rafael, shoots Spike LR and Spike ER guided missiles^[6]
  • Enok 5.4 military police set up
  • Enok 5.4 dog guide vehicle
  • Enok 5.4 patrol vehicle
  • Enok 5.4 ordnance disposal^[7]
  • Enok 9.5, carries 2–8 soldiers, 3t payload and 160 kW power
  • Enok 14.8, 2–10 soldiers, protection up to Stanag 3, 5t payload and 240 kW^[8]

Operators

^[9]

• 601st Special Forces Group operates 5 ENOK 4.8 vehicles.^[10]

• Finnish Police ordered 15 vehicles to be delivered between 2018 and 2019.^[11]

• Federal Armed Forces: Over 250 in use.
  • Army: Special Operation Forces (KSK)^[9]
• Federal Police: 28^[5]
• State police forces
  • Bavarian State Police: 2 since 2020 for the Spezialeinsatzkommando^{[12] [13] [14]}
  • Lower Saxony State Police: 1 vehicle^[13]

• Armed Forces of Montenegro — 6 gifted from Germany in September 2018.^[15]

See also

• Puch G / Mercedes-Benz G-Class, for info on the Wolf vehicle and the Austrian Puch G.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Panzer-G für den Anti-Terror-Einsatz (in German). Auto Motor und Sport. 28 January 2015. 6 May 2015.
2. Web site: Übergabe "Enok" an die Bundeswehr . https://web.archive.org/web/20090209042424/http://www.behoerden-spiegel.de/Internet/nav/f68/broker.jsp?uMen=f6810068-1671-1111-be59-264f59a5fb42&uCon=96f5cb0a-2444-b11a-3b21-718a438ad1b2&uTem=aaaaaaaa-aaaa-aaaa-bbbb-000000000011 . 9 February 2009 . 11 June 2024 . www.behoerden-spiegel.de.
3. http://dipbt.bundestag.de/dip21/btd/16/070/1607094.pdf Kleine Anfrage der FDP an die Bundesregierung Umfang des Einsatzes von geschützten Fahrzeugen in Afghanistan
4. Web site: Bundeswehr kauft 84 Enok . 8 February 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170919234554/http://www.esut.de/esut/archiv/news-detail-view/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=34&cHash=9571ac8a45362c90abb1b895aeb0b220 . 19 September 2017 . dead .
5. https://www.monch.com/mpg/news/security/3971-more-firepower-for-police.html More Firepower for Police
6. Web site: 2023-03-17 . Panzerabwehr – Enok AB "Tankhunter" erreicht Serienreife . 2023-03-25 . soldat-und-technik.de . de-DE.
7. Book: Zwilling, Ralph . ENOK 5.4 Das Geschützte Radfahrzeug Enok 5.4 und seine Varianten in der Bundeswehr..
8. Web site: ACSArmouredCarSystems . Vehicles . 2023-03-25 . ACS Armoured Car Systems . en-US.
9. Web site: ACS Armored Car Systems GMBH Appoints Distributor. 19 July 2019 .
10. Web site: CZDEFENCE . Lehká útočná vozidla: Modernizace vozového parku českých výsadkářů . 2024-06-11 . www.czdefence.cz . cs.
11. Web site: Tällaisia ovat poliisin uudet panssaroidut Mersut – hinta noin 400 000 euroa kappaleelta. 18 December 2018.
12. Web site: Bayerische Polizei bekommt neue gepanzerte Anti-Terror-Fahrzeuge. 24 February 2020.
13. Web site: Bayerische Spezialeinsatzkommandos erhalten Fahrzeuge für Terrorlagen. 21 February 2020 .
14. Web site: News.
15. Web site: Bozinovski . Igor . Germany gifts light armoured vehicles to Montenegro . IHS Jane's 360 . 16 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180914132436/https://www.janes.com/article/82963/germany-gifts-light-armoured-vehicles-to-montenegro . 14 September 2018 . Skopje . 13 September 2018 . live.