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BOV 4x4 APC

BOV 4x4 armoured vehicle personnel carrier

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Description

The BOV is a 4x4 armoured vehicle personnel carrier designed and manufactured in the former Yugoslavia, in the early 1980s. The BOV family of vehicles was originally manufactured in Yugoslavia but as a result of the breakup of Yugoslavia into a number of separate countries, the production line was eventually located in Slovenia.

Variants

- BOV-1 ATGW: Mounted on the roof of this vehicle is a pod containing six ATGWs based on the Russian designed and locally manufactured AT-3 `Sagger' but fitted with a semi-automatic guidance system.
- BOV-3 SPAAG: is fitted with a power-operated turret armed with three 20 mm cannon, each of which has a drum-type magazine holding 60 rounds of ammunition with a total of 1,500 rounds of ammunition being carried.
- BOV-30 SPAAG: is fitted with a power-operated turret armed with three 20 mm cannon, each of which has a drum-type magazine holding 60 rounds of ammunition with a total of 1,500 rounds of ammunition being carried.
- BOV-SN: modified for use in the ambulance role.
- BOV-M: armed with smoke-grenade launchers and a 7.62mm or 12.7mm machine gun.
- BOV-VP: armoured personnel carrier for the military police. Named also M-86.
- BOV M11: modernized version of standard BOB vehicle from YugoImport.

Technical Data

Armament

The BOV can be equipped with a small cupola with a two-part roof hatch that opens left and right, armed with a 7.62mm machine gun. Three electrically operated smoke grenade discharger are mounted to each side of the hull.

Design and Protection

The crew (driver and commander) are seated at the front of the vehicle, troop's compartment in the middle and engine at the rear. The hull of the BOV 4x4 armoured vehicle is made in all-welded steel of 8mm maximum which provides a protection from firing of small arms and artillery shell splinters. The BOV can carry a total of 10 people including commander, driver and eight soldiers. The driver sits at the front left with the commander to the right. The soldiers enter and leave the vehicle via a single door in each side that opens towards the front. . In either side of the troop compartment are three firing ports each with an associated vision block and there is an additional firing port to the right of the commander's windscreen.

Mobility

The BOV 4x4 armoured vehicle is motorized with a German Deutz F 6L 413 F six-cylinder diesel developing 150 hp. at 2,650 rpm coupled to a manual transmission with five forward and one reverse gears and a two-speed transfer case. Steering is power-assisted on the front wheels to reduce driver fatigue and a central tyre pressure regulation system is fitted as standard, allowing pressure to be adjusted from 0.7 to 0.35 bar to suit the type of ground being crossed. Main brakes are air-hydraulic with a hand-operated parking brake. Suspension front and rear consists of leaf-type springs with telescopic shock-absorbers with 1300 - 18 PR10 cross-country tyres fitted as standard. The BOV can run at a maximum road speed of 95 km/h with a maximum cruising range of 800 km. The BOV is able to negotiate gradient up to 55%, side slopes to 30% and natural and engineered trenches to 0.64m. The vehicle can climb vertical obstacle up to 0.54m and fording depth of 1.1m without preparation.

Accessories

Standard equipment of the BOV 4x4 armoured vehicle includes heater, day and night vision equipment, intercom and radios.

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