Mowag Pirat
| MOWAG Pirat IFV | |
|---|---|
 MOWAG Pirat at Military Museum Thun | |
| Type | Infantry fighting vehicle / Armored Personnel Carrier |
| Place of origin |  Switzerland |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | MOWAG factory Kreuzlingen |
| Produced | 1960 - 1975 |
| No. built | 11 |
| Variants | Military version, Police version |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 18,000 kg (40,000 lb) |
| Length | 6.10 m (240 in) |
| Width | 2.90 m (114 in) |
| Height | 1.80 m (71 in) |
| Crew | 12: driver, commander, gunner and 9 grenadier troopers |
Main armament | 1x 20mm automatic cannon Oerlikon |
Secondary armament | 48mm rocket launcher. |
| Engine | Ford 4 cylinder gasoline Displacement 8750 cm³ 225 kW |
| Transmission | Manual 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 company Mowag.
History and Development
Eleven prototypes in different versions of the MOWAG pirate were built from 1960 - 1975. Together with the Saurer Tartaruga the MOWAG Pirat have been tested by the Swiss Army. But the Swiss Army decided to buy the American M113 who was originally not seen as candidate of this evaluation. The MOWAG Pirat was the prototype of the later Mowag 3M1 Pirat.
One of these tanks is now in the Full Military museum and in a tank museum in Thun. [1] [2]