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Armoured personnel carrier
TM-170 is a armoured personnel carrier originating in West Germany. It was built by Germany: Thyssen-Henschel (acquired by Rheinmetall Landsysteme ) South Korea: Hanwha Defense Shinjeong Korea Vehicle Corporate.
Armoured personnel carrier
West Germany
See Operators
Thyssen-Henschel (acquired by Rheinmetall Landsysteme )
Germany: Thyssen-Henschel (acquired by Rheinmetall Landsysteme ) South Korea: Hanwha Defense Shinjeong Korea Vehicle Corporate
1979
370 (est.)
8.8 - 11.9 tonnes
6.14 m
2.47 m
2.32 m
2+10
8mm steel
optional
Daimler-Benz OM366 EURO 1 (final production model - 1993) 214 hp
coil sprung portal axles (Unimog)
870 km
100 km/h (road)
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TM-170 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Reported count for TM-170 Barracuda. Country-wide list; no individual service specified. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 10. Origin: Germany Republic of Korea. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Army exact named equipment holdings: TM-170 Hermelin. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / APC (W). Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Reported count for Barracuda ( TM-170 ). Service scope: Republic of Korea Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 10. Origin: South Korea West Germany. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Reported count for TM-170. Service scope: Army of North Macedonia; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 84. Origin: West Germany. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.