Mittlerer Panzer 1958 (MPz58) | |
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![]() Panzer 1958 | |
Type | Medium tank |
Place of origin | ![]() |
Service history | |
In service | 1958–1964 |
Used by | Switzerland |
Wars | none |
Production history | |
Designer | Eidgenoessische Konstruktionswerkstaette |
Designed | 1953 |
Manufacturer | Eidgenoessische Konstruktionswerkstaette Thun |
Produced | 1957–1961 |
No. built | 12 (all versions); |
Variants | 1st Prototype 2nd Prototype Production Model |
Specifications | |
Mass | 35.1 tonnes |
Length | 6.9 m (270 in), gun in driving mode: 8.49 m (334 in) |
Width | 3.06 m (120 in) |
Height | 2.85 m (112 in) |
Crew | 4 |
Armour | Steel Front: 60mm–80mm Sides: 30mm Rear: 20mm |
Main armament | 1st Prototype: 1x 90mm "Kanone 1948" domestic rifled gun 2nd Prototype: 1x Ordnance QF 20 pounder rifled gun Production Vehicles: 1x Panzerkanone 60, a licensed Royal Ordnance L7 105mm rifled gun with 44 rounds |
Secondary armament | 6x Nbw 51 80mm smoke grenade launchers with 2 rounds per tube 1st Prototype: 1x MG 51 7.5mm coaxial machine gun 1x MG 29 7.5mm machine gun with 3400 rounds Later Models: 1x Oerlikon 20mm coaxial Panzerkanone 61 autocannon with 240 rounds 1x 7.5mm MG 29 with 3400 rounds |
Engine | 8 cylinder V90° Mercedes Benz 837, 600 HP Auxiliary 4 cylinder in-line Mercedes Benz OM 636, 38 HP |
Power/weight | 12.3 kW/T (17.1 HP/T) |
Transmission | Rear SLM |
Suspension | Rods with springs and hydraulic dampers |
Ground clearance | 1100 mm |
Fuel capacity | 640 Liters |
Operational range | on road 350 km (220 mi), off-road 160 km (99 mi) |
Maximum speed | on road 55 km/h (34 mph), off-road 30 km/h (19 mph) |
The Mittlerer Panzer 1958 or Panzer 58 was a medium tank of Swiss design. Twelve tanks were produced and later converted to Panzer 61s.