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Mowag Piranha Vlarger figure on 2 of 3
Temsah 2larger figure on 1 of 3
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Measured figures
Length
Single source8 m (26 ft)[source]
without the extra tire
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Mowag Piranha V | Temsah 2 |
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| Type | Wheeled armoured fighting vehicle[source] | MRAP[source] |
| Place of origin | Switzerland[source] | Egypt[source] |
| In service | 2015 – present[source] | 2016-present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] Denmark[source] |
with the extra tire
Single source7.44 m without the extra tire, 8.04 m with the extra tire[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]
Type: Diesel Engine. Number of cylinders: 8-V. Maximum power 2100 rpm
Single sourceType: Diesel Engine. Number of cylinders: 8-V. Maximum power: 240 hp, 2100 rpm.[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Romania[source]Current operator entry; any stated variant or condition remains in the excerpt
Egyptian Armed Forces[source] |
| Designer | General Dynamics European Land Systems[source] | Arab Organization for Industrialization[source] |
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| Designed | 2004 - 2008 (for the FRES programme)[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | GDELS Mowag GmbH GDELS Deutschland GmbH Bucharest Mechanical Factory[source] | Kader Factory for Developed Industries[source] |
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| Developed from | Mowag Piranha IV[source] | — |
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| Developed into | Luchs 2 VCR Dragón[source] | — |
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| 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] | — |
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| Armor | 14.5 mm AP resistant. Maximum Add-on ( 25 mm AP resistant)[source] | — |
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| 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] | A personnel carrier equipped with a Remote Controlled Weapon Station containing a 7.62 x 51 mm or 12.7 x 99 mm machine gun A combat vehicle equipped with a combat turret armed with a versatile 30 mm cannon An Egyptian-made 40 mm automatic grenade launcher[source] |
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| Secondary armament | IFV : 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun (on turret)[source] | — |
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| Power/weight | 14.56 kW/t (19.53 hp/t), or 16 kW/t (21 hp/t)[source] | — |
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| Drive | 6×6 , 8×8 and 10×10[source] | — |
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| Transmission | ZF 7HP902S or SAPA SW624[source] | Manual transmission with 5 forward and 1 reverse speeds with an additional two-speed transmission[source] |
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| Suspension | Hydropneumatic 6×6, 8×8 and 10×10 wheeled[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 450 L (120 US gal)[source] | — |
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| Alternative designation | Piranha V[source] | — |
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| Ground clearance | — | 400 mm[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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