Mowag Piranha V
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]
| Piranha V | |
|---|---|
 Danish Mowag Piranha 5 | |
| 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 ROMARM |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 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) |
| Armor | 14.5mm AP resistant.Maximum Add-on ( 25mm AP resistant) |
Main armament | 1× 12.7 mm MG turret or MOWAG apex mount, or 30mm grenade launcher, or 30 mm autocannon 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) |
| Maximum speed | 100 kilometres per hour (62 mph), water 10 km/h (6 mph) |
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]
Protection
Standard armour (STANAG 4569, Level 4/4b) offers all-round 14.5mm AP protection and 20mm-23mm AP on front. Can offer full protection for the crew if a 10 kg explosive AT mine explodes under the hull. Add-ons can offer all-round protection to 25mm AP rounds and level 5 STANAG 4569.
Operators
Map with Piranha 5 operators in blue
- Danish Army - in the process of acquiring 309, first delivered in May 2017, last expected to be in use by 2023.[5][6]
- 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 start replacing in 2020 a total of 1200 vehicles of several types. The Spanish variant will be locally known as Dragón.
- Spanish Navy Marines - An undetermined number of Piranha V with 120 mm guns will substitute the M60A3 in service.[8]
- Romanian Land Forces - The first batch of 36 vehicles, produced at GDELS-Mowag's facilities in Kreuzlingen, Switzerland, they entered the endowment of the Romanian Land Forces in October 2020 at the 26th Infantry Battalion, Red Scorpions, based out of Craiova, Romania.[9] Another 191 units will be produced in Romania, at Bucharest Mechanical Factory.
- Swiss Army- 32 Mörser 16 self-propelled mortar systems and 12 special vehicles on order to the Swiss Army. The Mörser 16 system consists of RUAG Cobra Mortar System mounted on PIRANHA 5 wheeled vehicle.[10]
References
- "Product Range - Wheeled Vehicles - Medium Wheeled Vehicles - Piranha 5" Archived 3 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine, "GENERAL DYNAMICS - European Land Systems", accessed 1 September 2011.
- http://www.mynewsdesk.com/dk/scaniadk/pressreleases/scania-skal-levere-motorer-til-forsvarets-nye-pansrede-mandskabsvogne-1632914
- http://www.infodefensa.com/es/2017/09/12/noticia-hoyos-recepcion-cinco-demostradores-extendera-hasta-noviembre.html
- "SAPA Transmission powers Spanish Piranha". Janes. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- "309 New Armored Vehicles". Forsvaret.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- 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.
- Giletta, Jacques (2005). Les Gardes Personnelles des Princes de Monaco (1st ed.). Taurus Editions. ISBN 2 912976-04-9.
- "La Infantería de Marina apostará por el VCR 8 x 8 para sustitución del M60 A3 TTS". Ejércitos. Archived from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- "Primele 36 de transportoare blindate PIRANHA V au fost receptionate de Armata". HotNews.ro. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- Dylan, Malyasov (6 December 2019). "Swiss Army to receive modern 120mm mortar systems". Defence Blog.
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