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BArmoured vehicles
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Measured figures
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Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Mowag Piranha | Praga V3S |
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| Crew | 3+5; driver, commander, gunner + 5 passengers[source] | — |
| Type | Armoured fighting vehicle[source] | — |
| Place of origin | Switzerland[source] | — |
| Used by | see Operators[source] Swiss Army[source]Mowag Piranha family · Swiss Army operator entry expressly scoped to Piranha IIIC; not evidence that other generations share this operator | — |
| Designer | MOWAG Motor Car Factory, Kreuzlingen , Switzerland[source] |
to
Single source6.25 to 7.45 m (20 ft 6 in to 24 ft 5 in)[source]
Length
Single source6.91 m (272 in)[source]
From
Single sourceFrom 9,300 kg (20,500 lb)[source]
Maximum; road
Single sourceMaximum; water
Single source100 km/h (62 mph) road 10 km/h (6 mph) water[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single source780 km (485 mi)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Manufacturer | MOWAG[source] | Praga[source] |
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| Produced | 1972–present[source] | — |
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| No. built | 12,000+ (incl. LAV and Stryker )[source] | — |
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| Variants | Tank destroyer , C3 Command Vehicle, Medevac, APC, police vehicle, pioneer & construction vehicle[source] | — |
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| Armor | quick-mount selection, including defense against RPG , IED , NBC[source] | — |
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| Main armament | 1 × 12.7 mm MG turret, or MOWAG apex mount, grenade launcher, or TOW anti-tank missile.[source] | — |
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| Transmission | Allison MT-653 automatic 6-speed planetary gearbox[source] | 4-step[source] |
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| Suspension | hydropneumatic 6×6, 8×8 , or 10×10 wheeled[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 300 L (66 imp gal; 79 US gal)[source] | — |
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| Production | — | 1953–1964 (Praga) 1964–1988 (Avia) 1986–1990 (BAZ)[source] |
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| Layout | — | 6×6[source] |
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| Engine | — | 7.4L Tatra 912-1 I6 diesel[source] |
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| Curb weight | — | 5,470–8,650 kg (12,059–19,070 lb)[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | Czechoslovakia[source]Inventory Origin column; table 5, row 11, cell 3; revision 1375987027; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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| Reported operators | — |
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