Former equipment of the Swiss Army

List of former equipment of the Swiss Army
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Image Name Origin Type Variant In service Entered

service

 WFU Notes
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.
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
Cruiser tank  Canada Tank RAM Mk.II 1 import France 1947 1959 Test/ training
Medium tank  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.
Tank Pz57 Mk7 100 1957 1991
Tank Pz67 Mk12 12 1975 1991 From Canada.
Entpannungspanzer 56  United Kingdom Recovery tank Entp Pz 56 30 1956 1991 19 sold 1991 to Sweden.
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.
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.
Saurer Tartaruga   Switzerland Test, lost against M113.
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.

References
  1. "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)
  • Book Fahrzeuge der Schweizer Armee von 1900 bis 2020, Markus Hofmann, Max Martin and Christoph Zimmerli (2020), ISBN 978-3-033-07130-8, . Presented are all military vehicles, which served in the Swiss Army from 1900 until 2020.
  • Military Museum Full-Reuenthal, Switzerland
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