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MSPO 2015: Plasan presents the SZOP 4x4 armored vehicle selected by the Polish Military Police 20309153.
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MSPO 2015
Official Foreign Online Show Daily News and Official Web TV International Defense Industry Exhibition & conference 1 - 4 September 2015 Kielce , Poland |
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Plasan at MSPO 2015
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At MSPO 2015, being held until tommorow in Kielce, Poland, the Israel-based company Plasan SAS has presented a modified variant of its SandCat 4x4 armored vehicle which has recently been selected by the Polish Military Police Special Unit. Dubbed "SZOP", this variant will be delivered to Polish Military Police under a $6.56 million contract.
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 Plasan's SZOP 4x4 armored vehicle at MSPO 2015 |
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The SandCat/SZOP is a highly protected, high performance, lightweight 4x4 armoured vehicle designed to support a wide range of challenges and missions, from urban law enforcement to peace keeping assignments, homeland security and border patrol as well as operational military missions.
The SZOB is based Ford F-350 chassis and is powered with a 6.7L Turbo Diesel engine with a 4x4 transmission. Under the SILO requirement, the Polish Military Police had requested a 5-door vehicle capable of transporting 6-8 fully equipped soldiers and additional equipment with a gross vehicle weight under 10 tonnes, and powered by at least a 280 hp engine. It should also be capable of mounting add-on Super Multi-Hit Armour Technology (SMART) composite armour. Already in field operations by leading security forces and armies worldwide, the original SandCat offers a unique optimisation between protection, comfort, payload and cost. |
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 Plasan's SZOP 4x4 armored vehicle at MSPO 2015 |
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The original SandCat is powered by a Ford 6.7L V8 OHV Power-Stroke Turbo-Diesel engine, procuring 300-400hp at 2,800 rpm. Maximum speed is electronically limited to 120 km/h. It has a fuel capacity of 120 litre in dual-tank, allowing an estimated travel distance of 550 km. SandCat's gearbox is a heavy duty TorqShift 6-speed automatic transmission box with SelectShift.
Protection of the vehicle is ensured by a STANAG 4569 Level II+ armor installed on the crew compartment, and by STANAG 4569 Level 1 (Hand-Grenade Protection) on the floor. Several additional optional items are available for the customer, among them GSP system, rifle holders, rotating turret, anti-riot bars on all windows, or external search lights. |