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Mowag Pirat

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MOWAG Pirat IFV
MOWAG Pirat at Military Museum Thun
TypeInfantry fighting vehicle / Armored Personnel Carrier
Place of originSwitzerland
Production history
ManufacturerMOWAG factory Kreuzlingen
Produced1960 - 1975
No. built11
VariantsMilitary version, Police version
Specifications
Mass18,000 kg (40,000 lb)
Length6.10 m (240 in)
Width2.90 m (114 in)
Height1.80 m (71 in)
Crew12: driver, commander, gunner and 9 grenadier troopers

Main
armament
1x 20mm automatic cannon Oerlikon
Secondary
armament
48mm rocket launcher.
EngineFord 4 cylinder gasoline Displacement 8750 cm³
225 kW
TransmissionManual gearbox 6 forward gears 2 reverse gears
Operational
range
500 km (310 mi)
Maximum speed 70 km/h (43 mph)

The MOWAG Pirat is an armored Infantry tank made by the Swiss company MOWAG.

History and development

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Eleven prototypes in different versions were built from 1960 to 1975. Together with the Saurer Tartaruga the MOWAG Pirat was tested by the Swiss Army. Instead, the Army decided to buy the American M113, previously seen as an unsuitable contender. The MOWAG Pirat was the prototype of the later Mowag 3M1 Pirat.

One of these tanks is now in the Full Military museum and one in the tank museum in Thun. [1] [2]

References

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  1. ^ Militärmuseum Full Switzerland
  2. ^ Marcus Bauer, Nutzfahrzeuge der MOWAG Motorwagenfabrik AG, Fachpresse Goldach, Hudson & Company, 1996 ISBN 9783857380563