List of former equipment of the Swiss Army explained

List of former equipment of the Swiss Army

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Name	Origin	Type	Variant	In service	Enteredservice	WFU	Notes
	Renault FT		Light tank	II	5	1921	1944
	Vickers Carden Loyd M1931		Tank	I, 33, 34, 35	8	1931	1948
	Landsverk 60		Tank	L-60	0	1936	?	Delegation sent to Sweden for evaluation but tank rejected.
	LTH (Panzerwagen 39)		Tank	LTL-H	24	1939	1950
	Renault R35		Light tank		12	1940	?	Test
	Nahkampfkanone 1		Tankhunter		1	1944	1947	Test
	Nahkampfkanone 2 Gustav		Tankhunter		1	1946	1947	Test
	Ram tank		Tank	RAM Mk.II	1 import France	1947	1959	Test/ training
	M4 Sherman		Tank	Sherman M4A4	1 import France	1947	1959	Test/ training
	Panzerjäger G 13		Tankhunter	G13	158	1947	1973
	AMX-13		Light tank		200	1954	1980
	M47 Patton		Medium tank	M Pz M47	2	1952	1954	Test
	Panzer 55 Centurion		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		Recovery tank	Entp Pz 56	30	1956	1991	19 sold 1991 to Sweden.
	Brückenpanzer 55 Centurion		Armoured bridgelayer	Brü Pz	2	1963	1966	Test
	Panzer 58		Medium tank	MPz 58	12	1958	1964
	Panzer 61		Medium tank	Pz61	150	1964	1994
	Panzer 68		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		Recovery	Entp Pz65	69	1970	2008
	Brückenpanzer 68		Bridgelayer	Brü Pz68	30	1974	2005
	Panzerkanone 68		Self propelled howitzer	Pz Kan 68	4	1972	1975	Test
	Fliegerabwehrpanzer 68		Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun	B22L	2	1979	1980	Test
	Zielfahrzeug 68		Training target		10	1974	2007
	Mowag Shark		Misc		3	1981	1981	Test:APC, Tank, AAA, Anti Tank
	Mowag PiranhaIIIC 10x10		Misc	IIC 10x10	1	1994	1994	Test
	Leopard 2 Driving trainer		Trainer		3	1988	2002
	Universal Carrier		Was in use
	MOWAG Scorpion		Tested
	Mowag Pirat		Test, lost against M113.
	Saurer Tartaruga		Test, lost against M113.
	Mowag armored dummy		Was in use
	Mowag Puma		Tested
	Mowag Shark		Tested
	Mowag Piranha 10x10		Tested
	Mowag Trojan		After delay of order production cancelled.

References

• 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) http://www.militaerfahrzeuge.ch/unter_1.html
• Book Fahrzeuge der Schweizer Armee von 1900 bis 2020, Markus Hofmann, Max Martin and Christoph Zimmerli (2020), ISBN 978-3-033-07130-8, https://shop.armeemuseum.ch/produkt/fahrzeuge-der-schweizer-armee-ausgabe-2019. Presented are all military vehicles, which served in the Swiss Army from 1900 until 2020.
• Military Museum Full-Reuenthal, Switzerland http://www.festungsmuseum.ch