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MOWAG Piranha IIIH 8x8
Armored Personnel Carrier (APC)
Irish Vehicle
Statistics
| Country of Origin/Used by: | Denmark & Ireland |
| First Produced/Service Dates: | 2001 |
| Manufactured by: | MOWAG AG (Switzerland) |
| Crew: | 3+8 |
| Armament: |
As Fitted by User. Irish Vehicle - Main: (1) Browning .5 inch M2-HB HMG; Co-Axial: 7.62 MAG 80 machine gun; |
| Engine: | 6 Cylinder Diesel |
| Miscellaneous Info: |
The Piranha IIIH was originally produced for Denmark and is not amphibious. Besides automotive differences, the H version is 3 cm longer than the standard III and has the highest level of protection of all the LAV series vehicles due to a composite armor suite. The Irish Defence Forces chose the Piranha to replace their Panhard M3 APC's. Approximately (54) APC's serve in the IDF. A variation of the APC is the Piranha IIIH Cavalry Recce Vehicle (CRV) |
| Data Sheet Available: | None Available. |
Photos
| Reference | Source/Provider |
| Irish Piranha IIIH APC Photos | Roy Kinsella - Dublin, Ireland |
Piranha IIIH Ambulance |
Irish Dept. of Defence Through Roy Kinsella |
References Available
Online
| Reference | Source/Provider |
| "New Pirahna III, The" By Raymond Surle'mont | Armored Car - The Wheeled Fighting Vehicle Journal (Issue #36) |
| MOWAG AG Homepage | MOWAG Website |
Printed
| Reference | Author |
| Armored Car- A History of American Wheeled Combat Vehicles | R.J. Hunnicutt |
| Irish Army Vehicles: Transport & Armor Since 1922 | Karl Martin |
| ISAF Vehicles in
Afghanistan: 2007 (Kabul and Kandahar Areas) - Mushroom Model
Publications Book Review by Patrick Keenan |
Dick Taylor |
| Landing Zone Lebanon: UNIFIL 2006 (Blue Steel Books) | Moustafa Assad |
| MOWAG Piranha: Wheeled Armour for the Modern Battlefield | Stefan Marx (Tankograd Publishing) |
Hobby Modeling
Kits and Accessories
| Kit | Manufacturer | Scale | Other Information |
Model Pictures
| Reference | Source/Provider |
| Irish Piranha IIIH APC (1/35) Model Photos | Roy Kinsella - Dublin, Ireland |
