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Tornado
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Tornado

Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFV) · Switzerland · 1980
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Tornado

Tornado
Tornado Photo: Huga2 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
MASS (Military Archive Scoring System) 54
* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Firepower
60
Protection
55
Mobility
65
Troop Capacity
50
Anti-Armour Capability
50
Situational Awareness
40
Survivability
50
Amphibious Capability
70
Technology
55
Cost-Effectiveness
45
Methodology ↗ → Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFV) ranking
Origin Switzerland
ManufacturerMowag
CategoryInfantry Fighting Vehicles (IFV)
EraCold War
In service1980–1980
Operators5 countries
⬇ Overview
⚙ Specs
⊕ History
⊕ Conflicts
⊕ Operators
⚖ MASS Score
📚 Sources
Data Quality87%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
⊟ Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFV)ranking ↗methodology ↗
54
Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFV) MASS Rating
18/30
Cold War
50/83
All-Time
Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFV) · 10 axes scored
Firepower
60
Protection
55
Mobility
65
Troop Capacity
50
Anti-Armour Capability
50
Situational Awareness
40
Survivability
50
Amphibious Capability
70
Technology
55
Cost-Effectiveness
45
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the infantry fighting vehicles (ifv) category.
01 / Overview
Tornado
Category
Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFV)
Country
Switzerland
Prime contractor
Mowag
Production
1980–1980
Operators
5 countries
Conflicts
2 conflicts
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
INFANTRY FIGHTING VEHICLES (IFV) · COLD WAR
18
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
40
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
—
MASS SCORE ↗
54
infantry fighting vehicles (ifv) category
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the infantry fighting vehicles (ifv) category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General4MOD.4
  • Crew11
  • Passengers / Dismounts8
  • Vehicle ClassIFV APC
  • In ServiceNo
◈Armament4MOD.4
  • Main Armamentturret OERLIKON GBD COA with 1x25mm Oerlikon KBA B02 and 1x coaxial 7.62 mm MG3
  • Main Gun Calibre25 mm
  • Secondary Armament4x 76mm rocket launcher and 9mm submachine guns in MOWAG ball screens,; optional 2 movable machine guns in MOWAG apex gu
  • ATGM CapableYes
▣Protection1MOD.1
◇Mobility4MOD.4
  • Engine TypeV8 Detroit Diesel V8-71A-TLK Displacement 9300 cm ³
  • Engine Power567.252 hp
  • TransmissionTransmission converter, switching, automatic gearbox with four forward gears, 4 reverse
  • Max Road Speed70 km/h
◆Production1MOD.1
  • Total Production1
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
  1. 1980Production started
  2. 1990First deployment: Gulf War
46
years in service
0
years in production
3
countries operating
ⓘ 2 countries retired it.
04 / Conflicts
TORNADO · CONFLICTS SERVED IN0% win
Total Conflicts
2
Victories
0
Ongoing
0
Losses
0
2014–2017Iraqi Civil War of 2014–2017—→2011Operation Unified Protector—→
ⓘ Shown only from conflicts recorded in our database.
05 / Operators
Operator Countries5country
ItalyACTIVEOmanACTIVESaudi ArabiaACTIVEGermanyRETIREDUnited KingdomRETIRED
06 / MASS Score
INFANTRY FIGHTING VEHICLES (IFV) RANKING Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFV) · Cold War
#48 IT Dardo IFV 57 #49 SE CV9030N 56 #50 CH Tornado (this weapon) 54 #51 XM701 54 #52 TW CM-32 54
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
50INFANTRY FIGHTING VEHICLES (IFV)18COLD WAR · INFANTRY FIGHTING VEHICLES (IFV)64SWITZERLAND · ALL WEAPONS81PERFORMANCE/PRICE · INFANTRY FIGHTING VEHICLES (IFV)
ⓘ Rankings are within theInfantry Fighting Vehicles (IFV)category.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE2terms
ATGM
Anti-Tank Guided Missile: a missile designed to destroy tanks.
Fire Suppression
A vehicle subsystem that detects, contains, and extinguishes internal fires to protect crew and critical components.
These terms are listed automatically because they appear on this page.full encyclopedia →
Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFV) Cold War Switzerland Mowag
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