Mowag Puma

The Mowag Puma is an armored [personnel carrier] produced by Mowag in Switzerland.

Design

Emphasized in the Puma vehicles were buoyancy, high payload, high maneuverability and ease of operation in nuclear/biological/chemical contaminated areas.
The 6×6 Puma has steerable wheels on the first and the third axles, while the wheels of the middle axle are fixed, which enables a tight turning circle.
Behind the two rear wheels is a ship propeller. The motor is housed in the front.
Grenadiers leave the vehicle through a door behind the turret hatch in the roof or through a large double door at the rear of the vehicle.

History

The Puma was the first of a family of vehicles including the 4×4, 6×6 and 8×8, which were designed and built in the 4×4 and 6×6 versions with different weight divisions.
The Puma yielded important results for the 8×8 armored personnel/weapon carrier Mowag Shark.
A prototype of the Puma, which took part in various trials in Switzerland and at presentations at the Gurnigel, Bruggrugg and Oerlikon-Bührle premises Ochsenboden, is now in the Schweizerisches Militärmuseum Full. The Puma never went into series production.