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Friday 26 January 2007

ICV - OT-64

OT-64 INFANTRY COMBAT VEHICLE












Crew: 2 + 15 troops.
Combat Weight: 14,500 kg.
Power-to-Weight Ratio: 12.41 bhp/ton.
Engine: V-8 diesel engine, developing 180 hp.
Fuel Capacity: Not Known.
Maximum Speed: 94.4 km/h.
Maximum Range: 710 km.
Transmission:
Semi-automatic transmission.
Steering: Not Known.
Suspension: Not Known.
Electrical System: Not Known.
Gradient: 60%.
Side Slope: Not Known.
Fording: Amphibious.
Vertical Obstacle: 0.5 metres.
Trench Crossing:
2 metres.
Ground Clearance: 0.46 metres.
Armament: 1 x 14.5mm main gun.
...............1 x 7.62mm machine gun.
Variants: DPT-65 repair vehicle*
.............OT-64R (command and radio)*
*It is not known as to whether these variants served in the Indian Army.
Comments: Before the arrival of the BMP-1/2 ICVs, the OT-62/64 ICVs were used. Currently they are used for mortar carrier duties.

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