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OT-64/SKOT

Armored Personnel Carrier

OT-64C(1) APC

Specifications

Country of Origin/Used by:	Czechoslovakia & Poland along with many others including Algeria, Angola, Cambodia,East Germany, Hungary, India (1972), Iraq, Libya, Morocco, Sierra Leon, Sudan, Syria, Uganda (1978), and Uruguay.
First Produced/Service Dates:	1964
Manufactured by:	Tatra
Crew:	2 - 12
Armament:	Various Armament packages depending on variant.
Engine:	8 Cylinder Tatra Model T-928-14 or -18 diesel
Miscellaneous Info:	Amphibious Vehicle co-produced by Czechoslovakia and Poland to use instead of the comparable Soviet BTR-60/70 APCs. The main versions produced were as follows: OT-64A/SKOT: Czech Republic - Unarmed; Poland - Pintle mounted 7.62mm machine gun. OT-65B/SKOT 2: Poland only: Pintle mounted 7.62mm or 12.7mm machine gun. OT-65C(1)/SKOT 2A: Turret: (1) 14.5mm KPVT MG; Coaxial: (1) PKT 7.62mm MG OT-65C(2)/SKOT 2AP: Poland Only; had a new turret but with same armament as SKOT 2A.
Data Sheet Available:	OT-64/SKOT Data Sheet by Dave Haugh.   OT-64C/SKOT 2a Data Sheet by Dave Haugh.

Photos

Reference	Source/Provider
OT-64/SKOT APC Drawing	U.S. Army via David Haugh- Content Editor
OT-64/SKOT APC Photos	David Haugh
OT-64C(1)/SKOT 2A APC Photos (Taken at the Kemble Military Vehicle Show -2005)	David Green - Oxfordshire, UK
OT-64C(1)/SKOT 2A APC Photos	US Department of Defense via David Haugh
OT-64C(1)/SKOT 2A APC Photos (Taken at the Kemble Military Vehicle Show -2006)	Dennis Trowbridge - Salisbury, UK
OT-64C(1)/SKOT 2A APC Photos - (Taken at Musee' des Blindes - Saumur, France)	Dennis Trowbridge

References Available

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Printed

Reference	Author
"Cold War Communcator" (February 2025 Issue of Classic Military Vehicle Magazine)	Phil Loder
Encyclopedia of Armoured Cars	Duncan Crow & Robert J. Icks
Jane's Tank Recognition Guide (4th Edition)	Christopher F. Foss
Wheeled Armoured Fighting Vehicles In Service	B.T. White

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