Mowag Pirat

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

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)

History and development

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]}