Artist's view of the production model ! Never equiped with a turret.

Part of the Mannschafstransportwagen (MTW) experimental equipment program.
The armored car should be built on the basis of its own specially designed chassis, capable of providing high mobility, maneuverability and the ability to cross water obstacles by swimming. Propeller allowed to move through the water with a sufficiently high speed.
In 1932, the command, after reviewing the test results, decided to abandon the armored vehicles built under the Mannschafstransportwagen program. They turned out to be too complicated and expensive for mass construction, meeting the requirements of the army. The MTW program did not produce the desired results and the further development of
the MTW family projects was abandoned.

Despite the requirement for a 4-axles, Büssing built a prototype with five axles with a V8 (150 hp) engine.

In 1930, after being tested in Germany, the Magirus ARW prototype was transported to Soviet Union, to "Kama" tank proving ground near Kazan, for further testing (to overcome Versal Treaty restrictions). Further fate of that single Magirus ARW prototype is unknown; already in 1932, the Mannschaftstransportwagen program was canceled due to finansial situation - the vehicles were too expensive to be built in series.

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