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Piranha 3H 8x8
Armored Personnel Carrier (APC)
Irish Vehicle
Specifications
Country of Origin/Used by: | Denmark & Ireland (and others) |
First Produced/Service Dates: | 2001 |
Crew: | 3+8 (Irish Vehicle) |
Armament: |
From 7.62mm Machine Gun to 30mm Cannon. Otherwise, as fitted by user* |
Miscellaneous Info: |
The Piranha 3H Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) is the baseline vehicle in the series. *The APC can be fitted with many combinations of weapons, although they vary by country. For instance, the Irish Defence Forces (IDF) APC is fitted with a Thales turret mounting a Browning .50 cal M2HB heavy machine gun and a co-axial 7.62mm MAG 80 machine gun. On the other hand, the Danish vehicle is fitted with one (1) .50 cal HMG on a pintle mount. The IDF chose the Piranha to replace their Panhard M3 APC's, with approximately (54) APC's in service. To view the specifications and references common to ALL variants, please refer to the Piranha 3 Armored Fighting Vehicle Series Index. |
Data Sheet Available: | None Available. |
Photos
Reference | Source/Provider |
Danish Piranha 3H APC Photos | Luis Pitarch - Spain |
Irish Piranha 3H APC Photos | Roy Kinsella - Dublin, Ireland & Irish Department of Defence |
Piranha 3H Ambulance | Irish Department of Defence (via Roy Kinsella) |
References Available
Online
Reference | Source/Provider |
Printed
Reference | Author |
Irish Army Vehicles: Transport & Armor Since 1922 | Karl Martin |
ISAF Vehicles in
Afghanistan: 2007 (Kabul and Kandahar Areas) - Mushroom Model
Publications Book Review by Patrick Keenan |
Dick Taylor |
Landing Zone Lebanon: UNIFIL 2006 (Blue Steel Books) | Moustafa Assad |
Hobby Modeling
Kits and Accessories
Model Kit | Manufacturer | Scale | Other Information |
Model Photos
Reference | Source/Provider |
Irish Piranha 3H APC Model Photos (1/35 Converted Trumpeter Kit) | Roy Kinsella - Dublin, Ireland |
For More Information, go to our Piranha 3 AFV Series Index