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Measured figures
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source100 km/h (62 mph)[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single source550 km (340 mi)[source]
Engine
Single sourceMTU 6V199 TE21 or Scania DC13 or
Single sourceMTU 6V199 TE21 or Scania DC13 437 kW (586 hp), or 480 kW (640 hp)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Configuration
| Specification | Mowag Piranha V | Nimr (armored personnel carrier) |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Wheeled armoured fighting vehicle[source] | Infantry Mobility Vehicle[source] |
| Place of origin | Switzerland[source] | United Arab Emirates[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 | See Operators[source] |
| Designer | General Dynamics European Land Systems[source] | — |
| Designed | 2004 - 2008 (for the FRES programme)[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | GDELS Mowag GmbH GDELS Deutschland GmbH Bucharest Mechanical Factory[source] | NIMR Automotive LLC[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] | M2 Browning machine gun[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] | — |
| Transmission | ZF 7HP902S or SAPA SW624[source] | Allison MD 3060 - 6-speed Automatic Transmission[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] | — |
| Wars | — | Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen Second Libyan Civil War[source] |
| Produced | — | 2005–present[source] |
| No. built | — | >1,765 UAE Army[source] |
| Passengers | — | 6 (Depends on variant)[source] |
| Reported operators | — |
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