MOWAG Roland

The MOWAG Roland is an armored personnel carrier. The vehicle was developed in 1960 and the prototype was tested in 1963. The Roland production was built from 1964 to 1980.

Equipment and use
The Roland was designed for a variety of tasks: ambulance, reconnaissance, armored troop carriers, riot /protests control and as rocket launcher. There is a searchlight mounted on the front, directly behind it is a rotary roof section for a machine gun (MG) or a tower for a heavy machine gun MG, which is operated by the commander. The engine is in the rear, on the left side of the vehicle. On the right side, in the rear and on the left side of the vehicle are a doors fitted for the vehicle occupants to enter or exit. Some African operators have their MOWAG Roland equipped with multiple rocket launchers for 5 unguided rockets. MOWAG Roland vehicles for police units typically do not have a gun, but are equipped with a siren, blue light, searchlight, loud speakers and a V-shaped dozer blade. Over 500 Mowag Rolands were produced and shipped to countries like Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Greece, Mexico, Peru and the Police Departments in Switzerland. The Military Museum Fort Reuenthal has a display of a Roland MOWAG from the Bern Cantonal Police. This model is exhibited with a plow attached and was in use until 1997.