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Piranha III


IOC: 1997
Total Production: 3,977
Total Program's Cost: USD$4.7 billion

Piranha III 10x10


Production: 1,300
Unitary Cost: USD$1.2 million


Origin
Switzerland


Contractor/s
MOWAG GmbH

Family Members
Piranha III 6x6
Piranha III 8x8

Derived from:
Piranha II 6x6

Power plant:
6V 183 TE22

Description: The Swiss MOWAG company designed and developed the Piranha amphibious multipurpose armored vehicle as a private venture. The Piranha vehicles feature high survivability, high mobility due to the use of wheels, low life cycle costs, high reliability, high availability, and easy maintenance.

Piranha III vehicles offer a greater payload than preceding Piranha vehicles as well as improved protection through the use of add-on armor, high mobility and increased internal volume. The Piranha III are powered by a single MTU 6V 813 T22 diesel engine providing 400 hp, however other engines are available. They are able to accommodate a turret with a 105mm gun.

The Piranha vehicles have been deployed in conflicts and peacekeeping operations. Several thousands of them are in service today with armed forces all over the world.

Specifications
Accommodation: Crew 2, Passengers 14

Guns: Main Gun Caliber 105 mm

Dimensions: Height 2.2 m, Length 7.5 m, Width 2.7 m

Weights: Max Weight 20,000 kg (44,092 lb), Min Weight 12,500 kg (27,557 lb), Payload 7,500 kg (16,534 lb)

Performance: Max Range 800 km (432 nm), Min Range 500 km (270 nm), Top Speed 28 mps (54 kt)

Power: Power 400 shp

Other: Wheels 10

Piranha III 10x10 - Contracts, Orders & Sales

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Operators

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Canada
Denmark
New Zealand
Sweden / 5
Switzerland
United States of America


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Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m)   Kilometers (km)   Nautic Miles (nm)   Inch (in)   Yard (yd)   Foot (ft)   Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb)   Kilogram (kg)   kN (KiloNewton)   Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps)   Kilometers per Hour (kph)   Knot (kt)   Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l)   Galon (gl)
Year (yr)   Minutes (min)   Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)


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