Mowag Pirat
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| MOWAG Pirat IFV | |
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 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) |
The MOWAG Pirat is an armored Infantry tank made by the Swiss company MOWAG.