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Duisburg watertender MAN
A 1986 watertender on a special chassis, MAN 14.361 FAEG. The bodywork is from Rosenbauer. Pump capacity : 2800 l/m low pressure, 400 l/m high pressure. Tank contains 2000 litres of water, and 250 litres of foam concentrate.
A 1986 watertender on a special chassis, MAN 14.361 FAEG. The bodywork is from Rosenbauer. Pump capacity : 2800 l/m low pressure, 400 l/m high pressure. Tank contains 2000 litres of water, and 250 litres of foam concentrate.
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Feuerwehr Duisburg, Germany
Feuerwehr Duisburg, Germany
MAN
It does not meet the standard DIN specification of that time, which called for a 16 tonne GVW 4X4 chassis and a 5, 000 liter water tank.
However, it was added to the city's fleet especially to help cope with the risk of train fires - especially tankers - in the city, s extensive train yards.
The military chassis enabled it to cross extensive networks of rail tracks with ease, and the oversized foam tank gave it a useful first strike capability if hydrocarbons were involved.
Added by Rob Johnson on 23 December 2017.