Around a year after being commissioned by the federally owned BwFuhrparkService (BwFPS) GmbH on behalf of the German Armed Forces Procurement Office Bundeswehr the German Navy recently received the first of a total of five new heavy-duty cranes for the Wilhelmshaven naval base. The new cranes will gradually replace their almost 24-year-old predecessors.
The GMK 4080-3 mobile crane is a so-called all-terrain crane (AT crane), which is also suitable for off-road use and can lift up to 70 tons. Due to its comparatively compact dimensions – with a simultaneous increase in ergonomics in the driver’s cab – it is maneuverable, especially in the sometimes narrow port facilities of the navy. https://militaeraktuell.at/leonardo-verpasst-dem-m-346-ein-upgrade/ The mobile crane is used by the navy to load and unload ships and boats with supplies of all kinds from piers and quays. Equipped with a workman basket, the mobile crane can also be used for maintenance and assembly work on ships, boats and fixed logistical facilities at heights of up to 75 meters. A total of twelve of these cranes have been agreed with the BwFPS, five of which will go to the navy and a further seven cranes will cover the requirements of the armed forces base. The delivery of all ordered AT cranes to both branches of the armed forces should be completed by the end of the current year.
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