OT-64 SKOT

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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 (8×8), developed jointly by the Polish People's Republic (PRL) and Czechoslovakia (ČSSR) well into the 1960s. Thanks to its innovative design, the OT-64 SKOT was at the forefront of armored personnel carriers in the world at the time. It surpassed its competitors, such as the British Alvis Saracen and the Soviet BTR-60 in many ways. It was not until the 1970s that french VAB and TPz Fuchs became its real competition. It is still used in foreign missions, mostly as a medical version. Until the early 1970s Czechoslovakia and the Polish People's Republic produced around 4,500 OT-64 SKOTs of all variants, just under a third of which were exported. In 2002, the modernization of the SKOT transporter began in Poland. The work resulted in the KTO Ryś prepared by Wojskowe Zakłady Mechaniczne No...

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