TYPE: Light tank/SPAA
ARMAMENT
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1x Kongsberg RS6 remote controlled weapon station
-Weight excl. Weapon & Ammunition: 342kg
-Height excl. Weapon & Ammunition: 830 mm
-Cameras / Sensors: Flexibility to meet customers day, night and LRF requirements
-Dynamic Capabilities: Azimuth 360º unlimited range, Elevation -20º to +60º- -Primary weapon: 1x 30x113mm M230LF Chain Gun
-Placement: integrated in the Kongsberg RS6 turret
-Ammunition: Fires HEDP, TP, HEi-T, & NATO 30mm ammo
-Rate of Fire: Single Shot, Burst, Full Automatic: 200 SPM
-Clearing Method: Cook off safe / open bolt
-Safety: Absolute Hangfire Protection
-Case Ejection: Side
- -Primary weapon: 1x 30x113mm M230LF Chain Gun
TECHNICAL DATA
Length: 8.0 m
Width: 2.80/3.00 m depending
Height: 2.45m
Weight: Up to 33,000 kg gross weight (18,500 kg empty weight + 14,500 kg payload)
Crew: 3+5; driver, commander, gunner + 5 passengers
Engine: diesel engine 202 kW 275hp
Transmission: Allison MT-653 automatic 6-speed planetary gearbox
Suspension: hydropneumatic 6×6, 8×8, or 10x10 wheeled
Fuel capacity: 300 L
Operational range: 780 km (485 mi)
Maximum speed on land: 100 km/h
Maximum speed on water: 10 km/h
HISTORY
The Norwegian company Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace is one of three companies under the Kongsberg group and is a continuation of Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk. Kongsberg makes products for both defense and aerospace, and has over a number of years developed a number of very successful products such as the Naval Strike Missiles, Penguin ASW to mention a few and the market leading protector series, featuring multiple families of remote controlled weaponstations and turrets , which countries all over the world have already started integrating on their vehicles and vessels even.
As a result of constant development and new ideas and to get new customers, they regularly have demonstrations where they show potential. This wagon is one of many different! This is an Mowag Piranha 8x8 that had a Kongsberg RS6 mounted by Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace for demonstrations and live testing to show off the potential for the international market. It seems like this Mowag Piranha 8x8 might be the one and only Mowag Kongsberg owns, but this is uncertain. Anyways this version as seen in the picture, can be seen without any secondary armament but with only the 30mm M230LF cannon mounted. So far the only images are from 2024 when it was exhibited outside the Capital Markets Day 2024 which was held in Norway the 29th of February at the Auditorium in House of Oslo Conference Center, in Ruseløkkveien 34.
The Mowag Piranha is an armoured fighting vehicle that has been developed and designed by the Swiss company General Dynamics European Land Systems also often written Mowag GmbH. There is a lot of variants of this vessel, among other things it can come in 4x4 and up to 10x10 and with various amounts of protection. The vehicle is in use by a Number of nations.
IN GAME
I think this could be a great addition to the game, in its configuration maybe foddered with similar vehicles.
AMMUNTION 30x113mm
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LW30 XM1198 HEDP-SD
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LW30 XM1211 HEP/PROX
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LW30 M789 HEDP
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30x113mm HEDP
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30x113mm HEI-T
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NATO 30mm ammo
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Weapon can be reconfigured to fire electric primed ammunition such as M788 and M789
SOURCES
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Capital Markets Day 2024: Raising our ambition - KONGSBERG
Kongsberg Gruppen: Nederland vil kjøpe luftvern for 11 milliarder – E24
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Some background history and specs of the Mowag Piranha
Mowag Piranha - Wikipedia
MOWAG Piranha – Wikipedia
Datasheet of the 30mm cannon
https://cdn.northropgrumman.com/-/media/Project/Northrop-Grumman/ngc/what-we-do/advanced-weapons/LW30x113-Ammo-Suite-Product-Brochure.pdf?rev=719281ef7e7c4bb58685cd9e4e2c4fc5
Ammunition specs and information
https://www.nammo.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/nammo-handbook-2023.pdf
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