Mowag Tornado infantry fighting vehicle

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MOWAG IFV Tornado
MOWAG Tornado Heck.JPG
TypeIFV APC
Place of origin Switzerland
Service history
Used byno one
Production history
Manufacturer MOWAGmotor car factory Kreuzlingen
Produced1980
No. built>1
Specifications
Crew11: driver, commander, gunner + 8 Panzergrenadiere

Main
armament
turret OERLIKON GBD COA with 1x25mm KBA B02 and 1x coaxial 7.62 mm MG3
Secondary
armament
4x 76mm rocket launcher and 9mm submachine guns in MOWAG ball screens,
optional 2 movable machine guns in MOWAG apex guns.
EngineV8 Detroit Diesel V8-71A-TLK Displacement 9300 cm ³
423 kW
TransmissionTransmission converter, switching, automatic gearbox with four forward gears, 4 reverse
Maximum speed 70 km/h (43 mph)

The MOWAG Tornado is an armored Infantry fighting vehicle of the company Mowag from Switzerland.

The engine is located in the bow, the driver is on the right side and directly behind him the commander, the armored infantry troops leave the vehicle through a rear door, there is a certain resemblance to the Soviet BMP-1. Different versions of the Tornado with various weapons were tested. The last version was built in 1980. There was never a serial production. The Tornado has an AC air safety system fitted and an automatic fire detection and extinguishing system fitted in the engine compartment. [1] Also the use SNORA and SURA-D rockets as main weapons was possible. [2] A MOWAG Tornado is part of the Schweizerisches Militärmuseum Full.

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References

  1. Militärmuseum Full Switzerland
  2. Marcus Bauer, Nutzfahrzeuge der MOWAG Motorwagenfabrik AG, Fachpresse Goldach, Hudson & Company, 1996 ISBN   9783857380563