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BASE MODELMilitary · OtherSwitzerland

Piranha (1972–)

Swiss Piranha IIC 8×8 troop carrier with a low one-man heavy-machine-gun turret and eight smoke dischargers.

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MODEL LINEPiranhaBUILT BYMowag AG, KreuzlingenPRODUCED1995–2002OPERATED INSwitzerlandPRODUCTION282 troop carriers in technical catalogueLAYOUT8 wheels

The record

The Swiss Radschützenpanzer 93 troop version has a boat-shaped nose, front-left driver, front-right engine, four axles in two pairs and a rear ramp. Its external 12.7 mm weapon is mounted above a low cupola. The game model uses shared spinning wheels and four-wheel front steering, armour, machine gun and paired smoke salvos. Swimming is a requested gameplay capability; the exact Swiss technical catalogue confirms 1.3 m wading rather than unrestricted swimming.

The technical catalogue records 282 troop carriers delivered in 1995–2002; the queue's 528 refers to the wider Swiss family. The supplied 13.7-tonne mass is retained for gameplay and differs from the catalogue's 13.4 tonnes. The technical service speed of 80 km/h is used rather than the conflicting 140 km/h in the supplied general article. The four paint tones approximate photographs, without claiming an exact factory camouflage map. No unverified tactical markings or external spare were added. Grip 0.84, drag 3.7, steering 1 and acceleration 1 are game coefficients; power, torque and mass correctly exceed the light-vehicle suggested ranges.

Specification

MANUFACTURERMowag AG, Kreuzlingen
MANUFACTUREDSwiss troop-carrier deliveries, 1995–2002
ENGINEDetroit Diesel 6V-53T, 5.215-litre turbocharged two-stroke diesel V6
PRODUCTION RUN282 troop carriers in technical catalogue; 528 broader Swiss IIC family in supplied queue
COUNTRY OF ORIGINSwitzerland
OPERATED INSwitzerland
STATUSin production
WHEELBASE1100 / 1590 / 1080 mm
TRACK2240 mm front; 2270 mm rear
OVERALL DIMENSIONS6970 × 2630 × 2780 mm, excluding antennas
HULL HEIGHT1850 mm
ENGINE OUTPUT209 kW at 2800 rpm
TORQUE850 Nm at 1600 rpm
ROAD SPEED80 km/h service specification
MASS13.4 tonnes catalogue; 13.7 tonnes in supplied general account
RECORD KINDBase model
FAMILYPiranha
WHEELS8
BODY STYLEArmoured
VARIANTS1
CATEGORYMilitary · Other

Catalogue fields describe the vehicle's structure and body as this registry records it. They are not certified factory measurements, and no performance figures are published here.

Body styles & colours

Factory colours

  • NATO Olive

Codes on hover. Hex values are representative approximations of period paint unless a source states a measured value.

AI rendering impression

An AI rendering impression starts from a 3D model of this vehicle, which an image model then paints into a scene. It is an artist's impression of the type, made to give a feel for the vehicle in its element — not a photograph, and not a record of any particular vehicle.

Proportions, fittings, markings, colours and the setting can all drift from the original in the process. For the vehicle's actual details, rely on the specification, the photographs and the cited sources on this page.

Sources

  1. 1Swiss troop-carrier original photographic and technical catalogue ↗Urs HellerSOURCE
  2. 2Rear ramp photograph ↗Urs HellerSOURCE
  3. 3Supplied Swiss variant account ↗SOURCE
  4. 4Family and production context ↗SOURCE
  5. 5Supplied visual reference ↗Wikimedia CommonsSOURCE
  6. 6Supplied visual reference ↗Wikimedia CommonsSOURCE
  7. 7Supplied visual reference ↗Wikimedia CommonsSOURCE
  8. 8Supplied visual reference ↗Wikimedia CommonsSOURCE
  9. 9Supplied visual reference ↗Wikimedia CommonsSOURCE
  10. 10Supplied visual reference ↗Wikimedia CommonsSOURCE
  11. 11Supplied visual reference ↗Wikimedia CommonsSOURCE
  12. 12https://militaerfahrzeuge.ch/unterkategorie_11_26_236.htmlhttps://militaerfahrzeuge.ch/unterkategorie_11_26_236.html ↗REFERENCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-28T21:52:07.873Z · status: researched