The MOWAG Roland is an armoured personnel carrier of Swiss origin. The vehicle was developed in 1960 and the prototype was tested in 1963. The Roland production was from 1964 to 1980.
There is a searchlight mounted on the front, directly behind it is a rotary roof section for a machine gun (MG) or a tower for a heavy machine gun MG, which is operated by the commander. The engine is in the rear, on the left side of the vehicle. On the right side, in the rear and on the left side of the vehicle are doors fitted for the vehicle occupants to enter or exit.[1]
Some African operators have their MOWAG Roland equipped with multiple rocket launchers for 5 unguided rockets.[2] MOWAG Roland vehicles for police units typically do not have a gun, but are equipped with a siren, blue light, searchlight, loud speakers and a V-shaped dozer blade.
Variantsedit
Versions: armoured ambulance, standard Army APC, riot and crowd control vehicle, SANDF variant with rockets
Armament: Customer Specific assault rifle or machine gun like cal.50 HMG or a cal.30 Browning, or M60, GMPG light machine guns
Operatorsedit
Over 500 Mowag Rolands were produced and shipped to countries like Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Greece (army and police), Mexico, Peru and in various Police Departments in Switzerland.[1]
The Schweizerisches Militärmuseum Full has a display of a Roland MOWAG from the Bern Cantonal Police. This model is exhibited with a plow attached and was in use until 1997.[4]
mowag, roland, armoured, personnel, carrier, swiss, origin, vehicle, developed, 1960, prototype, tested, 1963, roland, production, from, 1964, 1980, kantonspolizei, bernplace, originswitzerlandservice, historyused, byswitzerland, germany, mexico, peru, argenti. The MOWAG Roland is an armoured personnel carrier of Swiss origin The vehicle was developed in 1960 and the prototype was tested in 1963 The Roland production was from 1964 to 1980 MOWAG RolandMOWAG Roland Kantonspolizei BernPlace of originSwitzerlandService historyUsed bySwitzerland Germany Mexico Peru Argentina Bolivia Chile Greece IraqProduction historyManufacturerMOWAGProduced1964 1980No built gt 500VariantsMilitary version Police VersionSpecificationsMass4 400 kg 9 700 lb Length4 73 m 186 in Width2 05 m 81 in Height2 1 m 83 in Crew1 driver 1 commander 4PAXMainarmamentCustomer Specific machine gunsSecondaryarmamentmodification with unguided rocketsEngineV 8 Chrysler LA 318 3160 hpTransmissionNP 435 mechanical gears 4 forward gears 1 reverseSuspension4x4 wheeledMaximum speed100 km h 62 mph Contents 1 Design 1 1 Variants 2 Operators 2 1 Operators list 3 On display 4 See also 4 1 Comparable vehicles 5 References 5 1 Notes 5 2 Bibliography 6 External linksDesign editThe Roland was designed for a variety of tasks ambulance reconnaissance armoured troop carriers riot protests control and as rocket launcher There is a searchlight mounted on the front directly behind it is a rotary roof section for a machine gun MG or a tower for a heavy machine gun MG which is operated by the commander The engine is in the rear on the left side of the vehicle On the right side in the rear and on the left side of the vehicle are doors fitted for the vehicle occupants to enter or exit 1 Some African operators have their MOWAG Roland equipped with multiple rocket launchers for 5 unguided rockets 2 MOWAG Roland vehicles for police units typically do not have a gun but are equipped with a siren blue light searchlight loud speakers and a V shaped dozer blade Variants edit Versions armoured ambulance standard Army APC riot and crowd control vehicle SANDF variant with rockets Armament Customer Specific assault rifle or machine gun like cal 50 HMG or a cal 30 Browning or M60 GMPG light machine gunsOperators editOver 500 Mowag Rolands were produced and shipped to countries like Argentina Bolivia Chile Greece army and police Mexico Peru and in various Police Departments in Switzerland 1 Operators list edit nbsp Mexican Army 30 3 25 APCOrdered in 1976 with a turret equipped with a FN MAG 7 62 51mm NATO 5 MLRS ATATLOrder in 1976On display editThe Schweizerisches Militarmuseum Full has a display of a Roland MOWAG from the Bern Cantonal Police This model is exhibited with a plow attached and was in use until 1997 4 See also editComparable vehicles edit Berliet VXB 170 BRDM 1 BRDM 2 Cadillac Gage Commando Condor APC Fiat 6614 FUG OT 65 Mowag MR 8 MOWAG Piranha 4x4 IB Mowag Spy Panhard M3References editNotes edit a b Marcus Bauer Nutzfahrzeuge der MOWAG Motorwagenfabrik AG Fachpresse Goldach Hudson amp Company 1996 ISBN 9783857380563 Foss Christopher F Jane s Armour and Artillery 1987 88 London Jane s Yearbooks 1987 ISBN 0 7106 0849 7 Trade Registers armstrade sipri org Retrieved 2023 06 16 Militarmuseum Full Switzerland Bibliography edit This section is empty You can help by adding to it December 2013 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to MOWAG Roland nbsp This military vehicle article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Switzerland related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title MOWAG Roland amp oldid 1204974975, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
