Österreichische Automobilfabrik ÖAF
The firm of Österreichische Automobilfabrik ÖAF-Gräf und Stift AG in Vienna, Austria (formed in 1977) created the OAF wheeled (6x6) combat reconnaissance vehicle, which remained in the prototype stage in 1989, and did not enter production. This combat reconnaissance vehicle had high speed and good trafficability on rugged terrain, and was armed with an Oerlikon 35-mm automatic gun. A 7.62-mm machinegun is coaxial with the gun, mounted in a two-place armored turret. The OAF armored reconnaissance vehicle weighed 17-ton and is 2.5m wide. Its maximum road speed is around 105kph.
As in previous models, the vehicle hull was welded from steel armor plates with reinforcement of the frontal armor. It was planned to outfit the combat reconnaissance vehicle with modern equipment needed for conducting reconnaissance. It was planned to use the vehicle's wheeled chassis for creating light armored vehicles for various purposes, and in the 8x8 wheeled version as the base for a 155-mm self-propelled howitzer.
ÖAF became a subsidiary of MAN in 1936 and in 1970 merged with Gräf und Stift. Following the completion of a period of considerable reorganisation after MAN's acquisition of Star (Poland) in 1998 and Steyr (Austria) in 1993, the former ÖAF plant became known as MAN Sonderfahrzeuge AG (later MAN Nutzfahrzeuge Österreichische AG).
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