Former equipment of the Swiss Army

List of former equipment of the Swiss Army

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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.^{[citation needed]}
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.^{[citation needed]}
		Tank	Pz57 Mk7	100	1957	1991
		Tank	Pz67 Mk12	12	1975	1991	From Canada.^{[citation needed]}
Entpannungspanzer 56	United Kingdom	Recovery tank	Entp Pz 56	30	1956	1991	19 sold 1991 to Sweden.^{[citation needed]}
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.^{[citation needed]}
		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.^{[citation needed]}
Saurer Tartaruga	Switzerland	Test, lost against M113.^{[citation needed]}
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.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "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) [1]
Book Fahrzeuge der Schweizer Armee von 1900 bis 2020, Markus Hofmann, Max Martin and Christoph Zimmerli (2020), ISBN 978-3-033-07130-8, [2]. Presented are all military vehicles, which served in the Swiss Army from 1900 until 2020.
Military Museum Full-Reuenthal, Switzerland [3]

[1] "Die Armee in Zahlen". www.vbs.admin.ch (in German). Archived from the original on 2020-02-05. Retrieved 2017-04-18.

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