Mowag Piranha V

Piranha V
Danish MOWAG Piranha V
Type Infantry Fighting Vehicle
Place of origin Switzerland
Service history
Used by Denmark
Monaco
Spain
Romania
Production history
Designer MOWAG Motor Car Factory, Kreuzlingen, Switzerland
Manufacturer MOWAG
Specifications
Weight 33 t (73,000 lb)
Length 8 m (26 ft)
Width 2.99 m (9.8 ft)
Height 2.34 m (7.7 ft)
Crew 3 (+ 8 passengers)
Main
armament
 1× 12.7 mm MG turret or MOWAG apex mount, or 30mm grenade launcher, TOW anti-tank missile
Engine MTU 6V199 TE21 or Scania DC13
430–480 kW (577–644 hp)
Power/weight 15 kW/t
Transmission ZF 7HP902S or SAPA SW624
Suspension Hydropneumatic 8×8 wheeled
Operational
range
 1,000 km (620 mi)
Speed 100 kilometres per hour (62 mph), water 10 km/h (6 mph)

The Piranha V Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) is one variant of the fifth generation of the MOWAG Piranha family of vehicles. It was designed by General Dynamics European Land Systems - Mowag GmbH.[1]

Design

Mobility

While the Piranha V is available with a MTU 6V199 TE21 diesel engine producing 430 kW, both Denmark[2] and Spain[3] have opted for a different Powerpack built by the Spanish company SAPA, consisting of a Scania Diesel engine with 480 kW coupled with the SW 624 automatic transmission, and an auxiliary power unit with 75 kW[4]

Operators

Map with Piranha 5 operators in blue
  • Denmark Danish Army - in the process of acquiring 309, first delivered in May 2017, last expected to be in use by 2023.[5][6]
  • Monaco Monégasque Carabiniers – 2 Piranha V.[7]
  • Spain Spanish Army – 5 units acquired in 2015 as prototypes for the VBMR program, in order to replace the existing BMR and VEC cavalry vehicles. First batch of 348 vehicles, to replace in the future a total of 1200 vehicles of several types.
  • Spain Spanish Navy Marines - An undetermined number of Piranha V with 120 mm guns will substitute the M60A3 in service.[8]
  • Romania Romanian Army- 30 units will be produced at GDELS-Mowag's facilities in Kreuzlingen, Switzerland and delivered in 2018. Another 197 units will be produced in Romania, at Uzina Mecanica Bucharest.

References

  1. ↑ "Product Range - Wheeled Vehicles - Medium Wheeled Vehicles - Piranha 5", "GENERAL DYNAMICS - European Land Systems", accessed 1 September 2011.
  2. ↑ http://www.mynewsdesk.com/dk/scaniadk/pressreleases/scania-skal-levere-motorer-til-forsvarets-nye-pansrede-mandskabsvogne-1632914
  3. ↑ http://www.infodefensa.com/es/2017/09/12/noticia-hoyos-recepcion-cinco-demostradores-extendera-hasta-noviembre.html
  4. ↑ "SAPA Transmission powers Spanish Piranha". Janes. Retrieved 13 Oct 2017.
  5. ↑ "309 New Armored Vehicles". Forsvaret.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  6. ↑ Tomkins, Richard (19 May 2017). "First Piranhas delivered to Danish military". United Press International. Archived from the original on 21 May 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  7. ↑ Giletta, Jacques (2005). Les Gardes Personnelles des Princes de Monaco (1st ed.). Taurus Editions. ISBN 2 912976-04-9.
  8. ↑ "La Infantería de Marina apostará por el VCR 8 x 8 para sustitución del M60 A3 TTS". Ejércitos. Retrieved 23 January 2018.

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