BOV (APC)
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 BOV 3 on parade |
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| Type | Armoured personnel carrier |
| Place of origin |  Yugoslavia |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 9.1 tonnes |
| Length | 5,7 m |
| Width | 2.53 m |
| Height | 2.33 m |
| Crew | 2+8 |
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| Armor | steel |
| Primary armament |
7,62 mm or 12,7 mm |
| Engine | Deutz F6L413 diesel engine 110kW (150hp) |
| Suspension | 4×4 wheeled |
| Operational range |
500 km (300 mi) |
| Speed | 95 km/h |
The BOV is a 4x4 armoured personnel carrier designed and built in the former Yugoslavia. This eight-man wheeled reconnaissance vehicle, powered by a Deutz six-cylinder diesel engine, was used for internal security and military duties. The Yugoslav Federal Secretariat for Internal Affairs controlled a federal paramilitary force, the People's Militia, which operated numerous BOV-M armored vehicles equipped with machine guns, water cannons, smoke and tear gas launchers for crowd control and riot situations.
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[edit] Variants
- BOV-1 - ATGW vehicle armed with 6x AT-3 Sagger Malyutka missiles.
- BOV-2
- BOV-3 - SPAA armed with triple M55A4B1 20mm cannon.
- BOV-30 - 30mm armed air defence vehicle.
- BOV-M - Police armoured personnel carrier.
- BOV-M [TAB-71 Turret] - Croatian conversion.
- BOV-P - Prototype apc version.
- BOV-SN - Ambulance version.
- BOV-VP - Armored personnel carrier. Basic version
- BOV-VP [Variant 1] - IS version with steel shield on gun mount.
- BOV-VP [Variant 2] - IS version with open gun mount and spotlight.
- BOV-VP [Variant 3] - IS version with only mesh over windscreens.
- BOV-VP [Variant 4] - IS version without slat armour.
- BOV-VP [Variant 5] - IS version with loudspeakers on engine decks
- POLO M-83 - Croatian Army BOV-1
[edit] Operators
Bosnia and Herzegovina 29 BOV-3, 34 BOV-VP
Croatia 42 BOV-30 (being replaced by Iveco LMV), 37 POLO M-83 used for peacekeeping
Serbia 58 BOV-M86, 84 BOV-1, 65 BOV-3
Slovenia 12 BOV-VP (reserve status)
[edit] Former Operators
- Yugoslavia - Passed on to successor states.
[edit] Gallery
 BOV-1 with AT-3 Sagger Malyutka missiles |
 Serbian Military police BOV M-86 APC |
 BOV-3 armoured anti-aircraft vehicle of Serbian Army |
 BOV-M riot control armored vehicle belonging to the Serbian Žandarmerija |
 BOV-P prototype |
 Yugoslav peoples army BOV-VP |
 BOV-VP of Army of Republika Srpska |
 Croatian POLO M-83 |
 Croatian BOV-3 |
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