Key facts
- Type
- Armoured fighting vehicle
- Place of origin
- Switzerland
- Used by
- see Operators
- Designer
- MOWAG Motor Car Factory, Kreuzlingen , Switzerland
- Manufacturer
- MOWAG
- Produced
- 1972–present
- Number span no built
- 12,000+ (incl. LAV and Stryker )
- Variants
- Tank destroyer , C3 Command Vehicle, Medevac, APC, police vehicle, pioneer & construction vehicle
- Mass
- From 9,300 kg (20,500 lb)
- Length
- 6.25 to 7.45 m (20 ft 6 in to 24 ft 5 in)
- Width
- 2.5 to 2.66 m (8 ft 2 in to 8 ft 9 in)
- Height
- 1.8 to 1.98 m (5 ft 11 in to 6 ft 6 in)
- Crew
- 3+5; driver, commander, gunner + 5 passengers
- Armor
- quick-mount selection, including defense against RPG , IED , NBC
- Main armament
- 1 × 12.7 mm MG turret, or MOWAG apex mount, grenade launcher, or TOW anti-tank missile.
- Engine
- diesel engine, 202 kW 275hp
- Transmission
- Allison MT-653 automatic 6-speed planetary gearbox
- Suspension
- hydropneumatic 6×6, 8×8 , or 10×10 wheeled
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
The Mowag Piranha is a family of armoured fighting vehicles designed by the Swiss company Mowag (since 2010 General Dynamics European Land Systems – Mowag GmbH).
Five generations of vehicles have been produced, manufactured by Mowag or under licence by other companies such as the LAV, and variants are in service with military forces throughout the world.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Piranha” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.