Mowag Piranha IB 6 × 6

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Mowag Piranha IB 6 × 6
Command tank 6 × 6 piranha

Command tank 6 × 6 piranha
General properties
crew 7: driver, commander, gunner + 4 other people
length 6.25 m
width 2.66 m
height 1.98 m / 2.17 m
Dimensions 9300 kg
agility
drive Chrysler Otto engine V8 HT 413 displacement 6780 cm³
147 kW
Top speed 100 km / h on the road, 10 km / h in the water
Power / weight
Range 500 km (41 l / 100 km)

The Mowag Piranha IB 6 × 6 is a armored car from the Swiss company Mowag .

History and Development

As the first Piranha at all of the 1972-built Piranha IB 6 × 6 with various technical innovations such as at the time modern designed drive with independent suspension, compact drive assembly front right of the vehicle, was amphibious drive (two propellers ) and others provided more and so was the construction template of all piranhas built to date. The prototype was shown several times with different engines and different equipment to potential customers, such as the Canadian Army , where the breakthrough of the piranha product was achieved with this vehicle and the first orders for the piranha were received.

In the Swiss Army , the Piranha 6 × 6 with guided missiles BGM-71 TOW was used as Panzerjäger 90 , and numerous vehicles were converted into command tanks .

The prototype stands today together with a Piranha medical tank in the Swiss Military Museum Full .

Users

  • Swiss Army
  • Canadian Army
  • Diamond Police Unit
  • Zurich Canton Police

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