OT-64 SKOT

Armoured personnel carrier CzechoslovakiaIn service since 1963

Key specs

Type: Armoured personnel carrier
Origin: Czechoslovakia
Manufacturer: Fabryka Samochodów Ciężarowych (FSC)
Designed: 1959
Entered service: 1963
Produced: 1963–1970
Units produced: 4,500
Status: In service
Crew: 2

Armoured personnel carrier

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Overview

OT-64 SKOT is an armoured personnel carrier from Czechoslovakia, made by Fabryka Samochodów Ciężarowych (FSC). It entered service in 1963; it was produced from 1963 to 1970; 4,500 were built. Its main weapon has a calibre of 7.6 mm. It is used or was used by Czechoslovakia, Algeria, Cambodia, India and 13 other countries, and saw combat in the Russo-Ukrainian War, the Iraq War and the Iran–Iraq War.

Armament

Main armament: 7.62 mm PKT machine gun and 14.5 mm KPV machine gun.
Caliber: 7.6 mm

Dimensions and weights

Weight: 15 t
Length: 7.44 m
Width: 2.55 m
Height: 2.71 m

Mobility and protection

Engine: air-cooled Tatra T-928-14 V-8 diesel
Power: 132 kW
Road speed: 95 km/h
Off-road speed: 9 km/h
Operational range: 710 km
Suspension: 8×8 or 8×4
Amphibious: Yes
Armour: 6-13 mm

Weapons and ammunition on board

KPV heavy machine gun PK machine gun PKT 14.5×114mm 7.62×54mmR

Users & conflicts

Conflicts

Iran–Iraq War Iraq War Russo-Ukrainian War

Operators

Sources

Figures from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article, completed from Wikidata and the article in other languages where it gives none; where there are several versions, the first one given. Operators include former ones; the side that used a vehicle in a war is derived from its operators.