Armored personnel carrier short half group type 11-2

The Bundeswehr drew the conclusion from the tactical lessons of the Second World War that in future the infantrymen would need a vehicle that could bring them safely into battle and provide support there. The time of the barely armed and open-topped armored personnel carriers was over; now real armored personnel carriers should be created. However, this technology was still in its infancy, so that the first solutions were still imperfect. The "armored infantry fighting vehicle short half group" was such a model.

The vehicle was developed from the French Hotchkiss TT6 infantry fighting vehicle, which never went into series production. For the German version, the chassis was lengthened and fitted with an additional roller.

Although the vehicle met the essential requirements (all-round protection, support weapon, etc.), the novelty of the technology was reflected in numerous shortcomings. The vehicle was too slow, took too few soldiers and was technically prone to failure.

Although the vehicle bears the designation infantry fighting vehicle, it was only used as a reconnaissance tank in reconnaissance. In Augustdorf from 1960 to 1980 in the PzAufklBtl 7 and in the brigade scout platoon.