OT-64 SKOT

OT-64 SKOT
OT-64A SKOT-2A
Type	Wheeled Amphibious Armored Personnel Carrier
Place of origin	Czechoslovakia, Poland
Service history
In service	1963 - present
Used by	See Operators
Wars	See Service History
Production history
Designed	1959
Manufacturer	Fabryka Samochodów Ciężarowych (FSC) (Poland)
Produced	1963 - early 1970s
No. built	4500
Variants	See Variants
Specifications
Weight	14.5 t
Length	7.44 m
Width	2.55 m
Height	2.71 m
Crew	2 + 18 passengers 2 + 10 passengers (OT-64A and SKOT-2A)
Armor	6-13 mm
Main armament	7.62 mm PKT machine gun and 14.5 mm KPV machine gun.
Engine	air-cooled Tatra T-928-14 V-8 diesel 177 hp
Power/weight	12.4 hp/tonne
Suspension	8x8 or 8x4
Operational range	710 km
Speed	94 km/h (in water 9 km/h)

The OT-64 SKOT (Czech acronym for: Střední Kolový Obrněný Transportér, and/or Polish Średni Kołowy Opancerzony Transporter – medium wheeled armoured transporter) is an amphibious, armored personnel carrier (8x8), developed jointly by Poland and Czechoslovakia (ČSSR) well into the 1960s.

Until the early 1970s were produced around 4500 of OT-64 SKOT units of all variants, with more than two-thirds owned Czechoslovak army. SKOT belonged in the 1960s and 1970s, to the best of what was in the category of wheeled armored vehicles produced. SKOT came up with the timeless concept of wheeled transporter, which is revered by all manufacturers worldwide today.

OT-64 was intended to replace the halftrack OT-810, which was nearly identical to the German SdKfz 251 from World War II. The first prototype was built in 1959. In 1961 the first sample series were built and starting from October 1963 the vehicles were produced in Lublin, Poland by Fabryka Samochodów Ciężarowych. Czechoslovakia supplied the driveline components, i.e. the engine, transmission and axles. The first production vehicles were delivered in 1964 to both the Polish Army and Czechoslovak Army. They were also acquired by the Hungarian army. Today are gradually replaced by newer vehicles.