List of former equipment of the Swiss Army
editImage | Name | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Entered
service |
WFU | Notes |
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Renault FT | France | Light tank | II | 5 | 1921 | 1944 | ||
Vickers Carden Loyd M1931 | United Kingdom | Tank | I, 33, 34, 35 | 8 | 1931 | 1948 | ||
Landsverk 60 | Sweden | Tank | L-60 | 0 | 1936 | ? | Delegation sent to Sweden for evaluation but tank rejected.[citation needed] | |
LTH (Panzerwagen 39) | Czechoslovakia | Tank | LTL-H | 24 | 1939 | 1950 | ||
Renault R35 | France | Light tank | 12 | 1940 | ? | Test | ||
Nahkampfkanone 1 | Switzerland | Tankhunter | 1 | 1944 | 1947 | Test | ||
Nahkampfkanone 2 Gustav | Switzerland | Tankhunter | 1 | 1946 | 1947 | Test | ||
Ram tank | Canada | Tank | RAM Mk.II | 1 import France | 1947 | 1959 | Test/ training | |
M4 Sherman | United States | Tank | Sherman M4A4 | 1 import France | 1947 | 1959 | Test/ training | |
Panzerjäger G 13 | Czechoslovakia | Tankhunter | G13 | 158 | 1947 | 1973 | ||
AMX-13 | France | Light tank | 200 | 1954 | 1980 | |||
M47 Patton | United States | Medium tank | M Pz M47 | 2 | 1952 | 1954 | Test | |
Panzer 55 Centurion | United Kingdom | Main battle tank | PZ55 Mk3 | 100 | 1955 | 1991 | ||
Tank | Pz55 Mk5 | 100 | 1955 | 1991 | From South Africa.[citation needed] | |||
Tank | Pz57 Mk7 | 100 | 1957 | 1991 | ||||
Tank | Pz67 Mk12 | 12 | 1975 | 1991 | From Canada.[citation needed] | |||
Entpannungspanzer 56 | United Kingdom | Recovery tank | Entp Pz 56 | 30 | 1956 | 1991 | 19 sold 1991 to Sweden.[citation needed] | |
Brückenpanzer 55 Centurion | United Kingdom | Armoured bridgelayer | Brü Pz | 2 | 1963 | 1966 | Test | |
Panzer 58 | Switzerland | Medium tank | MPz 58 | 12 | 1958 | 1964 | ||
Panzer 61 | Switzerland | Medium tank | Pz61 | 150 | 1964 | 1994 | ||
Panzer 68 | Switzerland | Tank | Pz68 1Serie | 170 | 1971 | 1999 | All upgraded to AA3.[citation needed] | |
Tank | Pz68AA2 | 50 | 1974 | 2003 | ||||
Tank | Pz68/75 | 170 | 1978 | 2003 | ||||
Tank | Pz68 AA5 | 220 | 1988 | 1999 | ||||
Tank | Pz68/88 | 195 | 1993 | 2003 | ||||
Entpannungspanzer 65 | Switzerland | Recovery | Entp Pz65 | 69 | 1970 | 2008 | ||
Brückenpanzer 68 | Switzerland | Bridgelayer | Brü Pz68 | 30 | 1974 | 2005 | ||
Panzerkanone 68 | Switzerland | Self propelled howitzer | Pz Kan 68 | 4 | 1972 | 1975 | Test | |
Fliegerabwehrpanzer 68 | Switzerland | Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun | B22L | 2 | 1979 | 1980 | Test | |
Zielfahrzeug 68 | Switzerland | Training target | 10 | 1974 | 2007 | |||
Mowag Shark | Switzerland | Misc | 3 | 1981 | 1981 | Test:APC, Tank, AAA, Anti Tank | ||
Mowag PiranhaIIIC 10x10 | Switzerland | Misc | IIC 10x10 | 1 | 1994 | 1994 | Test | |
Leopard 2 Driving trainer | West Germany | Trainer | 3 | 1988 | 2002 | |||
Universal Carrier | United Kingdom | Was in use | ||||||
MOWAG Scorpion | Switzerland | Tested | ||||||
Mowag Pirat | Switzerland | Test, lost against M113.[citation needed] | ||||||
Saurer Tartaruga | Switzerland | Test, lost against M113.[citation needed] | ||||||
Mowag armored dummy | Switzerland | Was in use | ||||||
Mowag Puma | Switzerland | Tested | ||||||
Mowag Shark | Switzerland | Tested | ||||||
Mowag Piranha 10x10 | Switzerland | Tested | ||||||
Mowag Trojan | Switzerland | After delay of order production cancelled.[citation needed] |
References
edit- ^ "Die Armee in Zahlen". www.vbs.admin.ch (in German). Archived from the original on 2020-02-05. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
- Betriebsanleitung Entpannungspanzer 65 (1972) K + W (Hrsg.): Entpannungspanzer 65 Betriebsanleitung. Nur für den dienstlichen Gebrauch. Auflage von 1972. K+W (Eidgenössische Konstruktionswerkstätte) – Thun(Entpannungspanzer 65 Operating Instructions. Only for official use. Edition of 1972. K+W (Swiss design workshops) – Thun)
- Book Die Panzer der Schweizer Armee von 1920 bis 2008, Urs Heller (2008) [1]
- Book Fahrzeuge der Schweizer Armee von 1900 bis 2020, Markus Hofmann, Max Martin and Christoph Zimmerli (2020), ISBN 978-3-033-07130-8, [2]. Presented are all military vehicles, which served in the Swiss Army from 1900 until 2020.
- Military Museum Full-Reuenthal, Switzerland [3]