Name: | Mowag Piranha | Egyptian Infantry Fighting Vehicle |
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Type: | Armoured fighting vehicle | Infantry fighting vehicle |
Origin: | Switzerland | Egypt |
Produced: | 1972 | 1995 |
Unit cost: | - | 311,000 $ |
More: | Description, operators | Description, operators |
Mowag Piranha and Egyptian Infantry Fighting Vehicle


Specifications
Main armament: | 1 × 12.7 mm MG turret, or MOWAG apex mount, grenade launcher, or TOW anti-tank missile. | 25 mm M242 Chain Gun, BGM-71 TOW II |
Engine: | Diesel engine 202 kW 275hp | Detroit Diesel 6V53TIA electronically controlled 400 hp |
Speed: | 100 km/h (62 mph) | 65 km/h (40 mph) |
Weight: | 9.3 tonnes | 17.7 tonnes |
Crew: | 3 (+5 passengers) | 3 (+7 passengers) |
Speed
Dimensions
Length: | 6.25 to 7.45 m | 5.26 m |
Width: | 2.5 to 2.66 m | 2.82 m |
Height: | 1.8 to 1.98 m | 2.5 m |
Images
Mowag Piranha
