OBAT37 - Czech army OOB updates/suggestions

DRG · #1 March 21st, 2008, 11:55 AM

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Pandur deal seems to have trouble, but it'd seem that they will be eventually bought, just with significantly less Pandur-based support vehicles.

So I assume then that the "2007" start date we put in a couple of years back was a touch optimistic? Perhasps 2010 might be better ?

Don

Marek_Tucan · #2 March 21st, 2008, 12:55 PM

The 2007 was the goal back then, then it shifted to first serial vehicles in March 2008, then last autumn it seemed the whole deal will get canned, nowadays the talks between Steyr and Czech govt are underway but I don't know the results except govt going in with demand to lower the order, these will end God-knows-when so I'd say 2010 is a good guess, as as far as I gather the manufacture is generally ready and just waiting for the word.

Marek_Tucan · #3 April 23rd, 2008, 03:00 AM

Another new vehicle is being tested: IVECO LMV light armoured patrol vehicle, armed with 12.7mm RCWS, intended for special forces to Afghanistan. Probable DOI next year.

http://zpravy.idnes.cz/foto.asp?r=zp...0_zpr_nato_inc
http://www.janes.com/extracts/extrac.../jmvl9285.html

thatguy96 · #4 August 4th, 2008, 04:00 PM

Hey Marek, I have some questions you might know the answer to. I got a copy of Jane's Armoured Personnel Carriers (1985) yesterday and in it there were pictures of OT-64s with AT-3 missiles. One was supposedly an OT-64C w/ 2 missiles flanking the turret, while the other was a standard non-turreted OT-64 type with two missile launcher rails) and apparently a four missile total capacity (2 ready and 2 stowed). The turreted arrangement was also said to be capable of being fitted to the OT-62. Do you know anything about these or what came of them?

Marek_Tucan · #5 August 4th, 2008, 04:43 PM

IIRC those are Polish variants, not used (or AFAIK tried) here, the only "non-standard" OT-64 variants here were unarmed (or AAMG-only armed) variant for peace missions (because the turret looked soooooo aggressive, y'know) and OT-93 or 93B, armed with a small turret from OT-62 and OT-65 FUG, with 7.62mm MG and in the B variant with T-21 recoilless, but OT-93 was never introduced to our army and just sold to IIRC Paraguay.

thatguy96 · #6 August 4th, 2008, 05:01 PM

Alright, looking in the wrong OOB. Thanks for the response.