The Mowag Puma is an armored personnel carrier produced by Mowag in Switzerland.
Emphasized in the Puma vehicles were buoyancy, high payload, high maneuverability and ease of operation in nuclear/biological/chemical (NBC) contaminated areas.
The 6ÃÂ6 Puma has steerable wheels on the first and the third axles, while the wheels of the middle axle are fixed, which enables a tight turning circle.
Behind the two rear wheels is a ship propeller. The motor is housed in the front.
Grenadiers leave the vehicle through a door behind the turret hatch in the roof or through a large double door at the rear of the vehicle.
The Puma was the first of a family of vehicles including the 4ÃÂ4, 6ÃÂ6 and 8ÃÂ8, which were designed and built in the 4ÃÂ4 and 6ÃÂ6 versions with different weight divisions.
The Puma yielded important results for the 8ÃÂ8 armored personnel/weapon carrier Mowag Shark.
A prototype of the Puma, which took part in various trials in Switzerland and at presentations at the Gurnigel, Bruggrugg and Oerlikon-Bührle premises Ochsenboden, is now in the Schweizerisches Militärmuseum Full. The Puma never went into series production.