Steyr 4K 7FA SPAAG 1/2.20

     Notes: This is a 4K 7FA KSPz armored personnel carrier with the M-2HB turret removed and a twin 20mm antiaircraft turret mounted in the center of the vehicle.  The autocannons are of French design. This vehicle is also known as the 4K 7FA AA.

     The engine and transmission are those used in the SK-105 light tank, giving the 4K 7FA SPAAG 1/2.20 a 320-horsepower diesel engine and a transmission with better gear ratios, as well as being a semiautomatic transmission. The engine compartment has an automatic fire extinguishing system, as does the crew and passenger compartments. The torsion bar suspension sits on wide tracks that have rubber track pads. These track pads can be replaced with pads that incorporate steel claws for use in icy weather.  The first and last set of roadwheels have shock absorbers.

     The commander’s cupola has two hatches which open to the left and right; these can also be locked open, giving the commander additional protection for his torso. The driver is in the front left of the vehicle with the engine to his right; his forward vision block can be removed and replaced with an IR vision block. To the rear of the commander’s hatch on the turret, four smoke grenade launchers can be mounted. There is a double door at the rear of the vehicle.  Options include a collective NBC system and air conditioning, but a heater is standard.

     Twilight 2000 Notes: Stocks of this vehicle were drawn from the few prototypes and even fewer production vehicles made before and during the war.