BOV (armoured personnel carrier)
The BOV (Serbian: Борбено оклопно возило (БОВ), romanized: Borbeno oklopno vozilo (BOV), lit. 'Combat Armored Vehicle'), is an all-wheel drive armoured vehicle manufactured in the former Yugoslavia and today in Serbia. The second generation BOV is currently in development.
| BOV first generation | |
|---|---|
BOV-VP | |
| Type | Armoured personnel carrier |
| Place of origin | Yugoslavia, Serbia |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1985–present |
| Used by | See Operators |
| Wars | Yugoslav Wars |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Military Technical Institute |
| Manufacturer | TAM, Yugoimport SDPR |
| No. built | 565+ |
| Variants | BOV-1, BOV-3, BOV-VP |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 9.1 tonnes (20,062 lbs) |
| Length | 5.7 m (18 ft 8 in) |
| Width | 2.53 m (8 ft 4 in) |
| Height | 2.33 m (7 ft 8 in) |
| Crew | 2+8 |
| Armor | 10–15mm of steel STANAG 4569 level III+ front side for BOV M11 and BOV M15 |
Main armament | 7.62 mm or 12.7 mm |
| Engine | Deutz F6L413 diesel engine 150 hp (110 kW) at 2650 rpm |
| Power/weight | 25 hp/t |
| Suspension | 4×4 wheeled |
Operational range | 500 km (300 mi) |
| Maximum speed | 95 km/h (59 mph) |
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