BOV first generation | |
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Type | Armoured personnel carrier |
Place of origin | Yugoslavia, Serbia |
Service history | |
In service | 1985–present[1] |
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 | 2.84 m (9 ft 4 in) |
Crew | 2+8[2] |
Armor | 10–15mm of steel STANAG 4569 level III+ front side for BOV M11 and BOV M15, Level 1+ side and rear, BOV KIV level STANAG III+ all side, BOV OT Front STANAG 4569 nivo IV+ up to 20mm, side and rear STANAG 4569 nivo III+ up to 12.7mm |
Engine | Deutz F6L413 diesel engine[2] 150 hp (110 kW) at 2650 rpm[2] |
Power/weight | 25 hp/t |
Suspension | 4×4 wheeled |
Operational range | 500 km (300 mi) |
Maximum speed | 95 km/h (59 mph) |
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.[3] The second generation BOV is currently in development.