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-**TBX**+The **EPW.1 Hussar** ([[wp>German_language|German]]: //Husar//) was the Wingardian light tank born of the Expeditionary Tank program, conceived to provide fire and heavy reconnaissance support to the [[:orgs:federal_army|Federal Army]]'s [[:expeditionary_regiment|expeditionary regiments]] of the late 1960s and early 1970s. A rugged, reliable, easy to maintain platform, the Hussar's service survived the wind-down of the controversial expeditionary interventions and found a niche in traditional airborne units until its retirement in 1987. 
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 +As of 2025, the Hussar is the only vehicle to have used the //Expeditionspanzerwagen// (EPW) [[:new_standard|New Standard]] designation.
  
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   ***Crew:** 3 (commander, driver, gunner)   ***Crew:** 3 (commander, driver, gunner)
   ***Mass:** 13.5 tons   ***Mass:** 13.5 tons
-  ***Length:** 5.3 metres+  ***Length:** 5.25 metres
   ***Width:** 2.5 metres   ***Width:** 2.5 metres
   ***Height:** 2.3 metres   ***Height:** 2.3 metres
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   ***Protection:** Welded steel armor, 20mm resistance (frontal arc); optional appliqué armor packages   ***Protection:** Welded steel armor, 20mm resistance (frontal arc); optional appliqué armor packages
-  ***Main armament:** [[:companies:hensler_arms|Hensler Arms]] K9/44 90mm rifled gun (HE, APDS, HEAT-FS, HESH, smoke, illumination rounds) +  ***Main armament:** [[:companies:hensler_arms|Hensler Arms]] K9/44E 90mm rifled gun ([[wp>Explosive#High|HE]], [[wp>Armour-piercing_discarding_sabot|APDS]], [[wp>High-explosive_anti-tank|HEAT]], [[wp>High-explosive_squash_head|HESH]], smoke, illumination rounds) 
-  ***Secondary armament:** Coaxial [[:weapons:mg49|MG49M2]] 7.92mm MG, pintle-mounted [[:weapons:mg51|MG51]] 13mm HMG, 4 × smoke grenade launchers +  ***Secondary armament:** Coaxial [[:weapons:mg49|MG49M2]] 7.92mm MG, pintle-mounted [[:weapons:mg51|MG51]] 13mm HMG, 8 × smoke grenade launchers 
-  ***Engine:** [[:companies:falken_motorwerke|Falken]] commercial diesel, 280 hp+  ***Engine:** [[:companies:falken_motorwerke|Falken Motorwerke]] F28-3 diesel, 280 hp
   ***Power/weight:** ~21 hp/ton   ***Power/weight:** ~21 hp/ton
   ***Transmission:** Manual, 5-speed forward, 1 reverse   ***Transmission:** Manual, 5-speed forward, 1 reverse
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