Mowag Roland

A Mowag Roland the Greek police

The Mowag Roland is a wheeled tank. The vehicle was developed in 1960, tested the prototype in 1963. The Roland was from 1964 - Built in 1980.

Equipment and use

It has been designed for different tasks: ambulance, reconnaissance, armored troop carriers, as broaching and Eingreiffahrzeug with discordant protests and as a rocket launcher. The driver has a skylight, directly behind it is a rotary roof section for a machine gun (MG) ​​or a tower with a heavy gun which is operated by the commander. The engine is on the left side at the rear of the vehicle. On the right side of the rear end and on the left side of the vehicle, a door is installed, respectively. Some African operators have their Mowag Roland also equipped with launchers for unguided rockets ten.

Mowag Roland vehicles for police units generally do not have to be armed, but have been fitted with siren, flashing lights, search lights, speakers, and a V-shaped plow blade. We have produced over 500 items and delivered, among others, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Greece, Mexico, Peru and police corps in Switzerland. In the military museum in Full a Mowag Roland the Canton of Bern Police Department is issued including dozer blade, which was in use until 1997.

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• Collection of works Mowag GmbH Kreuzlingen Swiss military museum in Full