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Mowag Piranha
Irish Army Piranha IIIH MRV armed with a 30 mm autocannon
TypeArmoured fighting vehicle
Place of originSwitzerland
Service history
Used bysee Operators
Production history
DesignerMOWAG Motor Car Factory, Kreuzlingen, Switzerland
ManufacturerMOWAG
Produced1972–present
VariantsTank destroyer, C3 Command Vehicle, Medevac, APC, police vehicle, pioneer & construction vehicle
Specifications
MassFrom 9,300 kg (20,500 lb)
Length6.25 to 7.45 m (20 ft 6 in to 24 ft 5 in)
Width2.5 to 2.66 m (8 ft 2 in to 8 ft 9 in)
Height1.8 to 1.98 m (5 ft 11 in to 6 ft 6 in)
Crew3+5; driver, commander, gunner + 5 passengers[1]

Armorquick-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.
Enginediesel engine
202 kW 275hp
TransmissionAllison MT-653 automatic 6-speed planetary gearbox
Suspensionhydropneumatic 6×6, 8×8, or 10x10 wheeled
Fuel capacity300 L (66 imp gal; 79 US gal)
Operational
range
780 km (485 mi)
Maximum speed 100 km/h (62 mph) road
10 km/h (6 mph) water

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.

  1. ^ Chant, Christopher (3 June 2014). Compendium of Armaments and Military Hardware. Routledge. ISBN 9781134646685.

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