Designation: | Piranha IIIC |
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Manufacturer: | General Dynamics European Land Systems-Mowag GmbH | |
Product type: | Armoured Vehicles | |
Name: | Reconnaissance Vehicle |
Driveline and Suspension
Transfer case:
- single speed gear
Axles:
- front axle drives disengageable
Wheels and tires:
- 12.00 R 20 , with central tire inflation system (CTIS), run-flat cores
Suspension:
- independent for each wheel; front: coil springs and control arms rear: torsion bars
Shock absorbers:
- hydraulic, on all wheels
Brakes:
- dual circuit air actuated ABS 6S/C brake system
Ballistic Protection
- electrically welded high hardness armour steel plates with provisions for add-on armour and mine protection kits
Baseline Ballistic protection:
- against light and heavy machine gun fire and artillery shell splinters
Optional:
- Add-on armour kits
- Mine protection kit
- Seawater cooling system
- Closable louvres of engine grills
- Water propulsion: 2 propellers
- Steering control of twin rudders
- Automatically operated trim vane
- Bilge pumps
Type of turret:
- Otomelara Hitfist 2-man, stabilized turret for fire on the move
Weapon (primary):
- 25 mm or 30 mm chain gun with
- thermal imaging sight
Weapon (secondary):
- 7.62 mm co-axial machine gun
Weapon (ancillary):
- 8x76 mm smoke and fragmentation grenade launchers
- Gun/turret drive system: Azimuth: 360° continuous, >57°/sec. Elevation: -7° to +58°, >29°/sec, <0.5 mil/sec.
Equipment
- Combined NBC/Air conditioning system
- Fire extinguishing system for engine compartment
- Further equipment available
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