Mowag Pirat

MOWAG IFV MOWAG Pirat
MOWAG Pirat at Military Museum Thun
Type	IFV APC
Place of origin	Switzerland
Service history
Used by	no one
Production history
Manufacturer	MOWAGmotor car factory Kreuzlingen
Produced	1960 - 1975
Number built	11
Variants	Military version, Police version
Specifications
Weight	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 + 9 Panzergrenadiere
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)
Speed	70 km/h (43 mph)

The MOWAG Pirat is a armored Infantery 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 laid the foundation for the later Mowag 3M1 Pirat.

A prototype is now in the Full Military museum and a tank museum in Thun. ^{[1] [2]}

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