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MOWAG Roland is documented in the equipment reference catalogue originating in Switzerland. It was built by MOWAG. Reported operators include Switzerland , Germany , Mexico , Peru , Argentina , Bolivia , Chile , Greece , Iraq.
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Switzerland , Germany , Mexico , Peru , Argentina , Bolivia , Chile , Greece , Iraq
MOWAG
1964–1980
> 500
Military version, Police Version
4,400 kg (9,700 lb)
4.73 m (186 in)
2.05 m (81 in)
2.1 m (83 in)
1 driver + 1 commander + 4 passengers
Customer Specific machine guns
modification with unguided rockets
V 8 Chrysler LA 318-3 160 hp
NP 435 mechanical gears 4 forward gears 1 reverse
4x4 wheeled
100 km/h (62 mph)
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True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
MOWAG Roland equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
BoliviaArmy exact named equipment holdings: MOWAG Roland. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / APC (W). Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
ChileCarabineros exact named equipment holdings: MOWAG Roland. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / APC (W). Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
MexicoArmy exact named equipment holdings: MOWAG Roland. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / APC (W). Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
PeruNational Police exact named equipment holdings: MOWAG Roland. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / APC (W). Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Switzerland , Germany , Mexico , Peru , Argentina , Bolivia , Chile , Greece , Iraq
Equipment reference ↗Army exact named equipment holdings of MOWAG Roland. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only, not a national or parent-force total or combat-readiness measure. Source role(s): ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / APC (W). No heading aggregate, carried armament, crew, payload, factory production or future order count inherited.