Mowag Trojan

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Mowag Trojan
Mowag Trojan

Mowag Trojan
General properties
crew 9: Driver, commander, gunner + 6 people in the stern area
length
width
height
Dimensions 25,000 kg
Armor and armament
Main armament Gun turret OERLIKON GBD COA with 1x25mm KBA B02 and 1x coaxial 7.62mm MG3
Secondary armament 4x 76 mm fog thrower.
agility
drive MTU 8V-183 TE22, V8 diesel engine displacement 14600 cm³
440 kW
Top speed Road 70 km / h
Power / weight

The Mowag Trojan is an armored personnel carrier from the Swiss company Mowag . After the prototype was built, the project was discontinued.

History and Development

The Mowag Trojan infantry fighting vehicle was built and tested as a prototype for Switzerland in the early 1990s as part of the New Infantry Fighting Vehicle (NSpz).

The prototype was equipped with a "HSWL 106" gearbox from the manufacturer Renk AG , a hydromechanical shift, reversing and steering gear with six forward gears and three reverse gears. First it was tested with the Steyr SP 3E / 300 gun turret, later equipped with the Oerlikon GBA COA gun turret.

Heck of the Mowag Trojan

It had various technical innovations such as external fuel tanks, preheating and heating systems, additional compartmentalized armor on the sides, which could be upgraded with minimal effort, and splinter protection in the interior. It was also equipped with a hydraulic stern ramp with integrated door and side protection.

The NSpz was supposed to replace the outdated M113 of the Swiss Army. However, due to financial constraints in the military budget, procurement was not intended until almost ten years later. MOWAG was not able to keep the production for the Trojan idle for so long and did not participate in the second, later selection of the NSpz - now also known as the Armored Personnel Carrier 2000 (Spz 2000) - from 1998 to 1999. Instead, the Swiss Army procured Swedish CV90s .

The Trojan was the last tracked vehicle from the manufacturer Mowag. The prototype remained in the possession of Mowag until 2005. Today it is in the Swiss Military Museum in Full .

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