AArmoured vehicles
M113A4 armored medical evacuation vehicle
battlefield emergency medical evacuation (medevac) vehicle
FORCETALLY
Loading the evidence…
Preparing your view.
Preparing your view.
AArmoured vehicles
battlefield emergency medical evacuation (medevac) vehicle
Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | M113A4 armored medical evacuation vehicle | Mowag Piranha V |
|---|---|---|
| Type | battlefield emergency medical evacuation (medevac) vehicle[source] | Wheeled armoured fighting vehicle[source] |
| Manufacturer | United Defense (now part of BAE Systems )[source] | GDELS Mowag GmbH GDELS Deutschland GmbH Bucharest Mechanical Factory[source] |
| Chassis | high-mobility stretched M113A4 chassis as used by the Mobile Tactical Vehicle Light (MTVL)[source] | — |
| Chassis extension | 34 inches[source]Length added to underlying hull, not complete vehicle length |
Width
Single source2.99 m (9.8 ft)[source]
on non turret variants 3 on IFV/RWS variants + Maximum 8 passengers
Single source2 on non turret variants 3 on IFV/RWS variants + Maximum 8 passengers[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source100 km/h (62 mph)[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single source550 km (340 mi)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| — |
| Running gear | additional road wheel (for a total of six on each side)[source] | — |
|---|
| Transmission | Allison X200-4A automatic transmission with integrated hydrostatic steering and braking[source] | ZF 7HP902S or SAPA SW624[source] |
|---|
| Patient capacity | accommodation for four litters or eight ambulatory patients[source]AMEV patient layouts, not crew count | — |
|---|
| Service status | In September 2020 the U.S. Army began phasing the AMEV out of service[source]USArmyphaseout start only; not globalretirement, Ukraine current exactrow retained | — |
|---|
| Place of origin | — | Switzerland[source] |
|---|
| In service | — | 2015 – present[source] |
|---|
| Used by | — | See Operators[source] Denmark[source]Current operator entry; any stated variant or condition remains in the excerpt Romania[source]Current operator entry; any stated variant or condition remains in the excerpt |
|---|
| Designer | — | General Dynamics European Land Systems[source] |
|---|
| Designed | — | 2004 - 2008 (for the FRES programme)[source] |
|---|
| Developed from | — | Mowag Piranha IV[source] |
|---|
| Developed into | — | Luchs 2 VCR Dragón[source] |
|---|
| Variants | — | By GDELS Mowag: Piranha 6×6 RECCE Piranha 8×8 Mortar Carrier IFV APC Stratcom Sappeur Ambulance C2 CIS/GEO SHORAD Piranha 10×10 AAC HMC Recovery Bridge Layer[source] |
|---|
| Armor | — | 14.5 mm AP resistant. Maximum Add-on ( 25 mm AP resistant)[source] |
|---|
| Main armament | — | APC : RCWS 12.7 mm machine gun with option for anti-tank missile launcher IFV : 30 mm autocannon turret Mortar carrier : 120 mm mortar[source] |
|---|
| Secondary armament | — | IFV : 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun (on turret)[source] |
|---|
| Power/weight | — | 14.56 kW/t (19.53 hp/t), or 16 kW/t (21 hp/t)[source] |
|---|
| Drive | — | 6×6 , 8×8 and 10×10[source] |
|---|
| Suspension | — | Hydropneumatic 6×6, 8×8 and 10×10 wheeled[source] |
|---|
| Fuel capacity | — | 450 L (120 US gal)[source] |
|---|
| Alternative designation | — | Piranha V[source] |
|---|