Panzer 61 | |
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![]() Early vehicle in 1964 | |
Type | Main battle tank |
Place of origin | Switzerland |
Service history | |
In service | 1965–1994 |
Used by | Switzerland |
Production history | |
Designed | 1950s |
Manufacturer | Eidgenössische Konstruktionswerkstätte Thun |
Produced | 1965–1967 |
No. built | 150 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 39 tonnes |
Length | 9.45 m (31 ft 0 in) |
Width | 3.06 m (10 ft 0 in) |
Height | 2.72 m (8 ft 11 in) |
Crew | 4 |
Armour | up to 120 mm RHA |
Main armament | 105 mm Royal Ordnance L7 rifled gun with 56 rounds |
Secondary armament | 2× 7.5 mm Swiss machine guns with 3200 rounds |
Engine | Mercedes-Benz V-8 diesel engine 630 hp |
Power/weight | 16.15 hp/tonne |
Suspension | belleville washer |
Ground clearance | 400 mm |
Operational range | 250 km (160 mi) |
Maximum speed | 55 km/h (34 mph) |
The Panzer 61 was a Swiss Cold War era medium tank later reclassified as a second-generation main battle tank. The tank had a weight of 36.5 tons and was powered by a 630 hp diesel engine, which gave it a top road speed of 50 km/h (31 mph).[1] The primary armament of the Panzer 61 was a 105 mm main gun.