BOV-VP
Type	Wheeled Armoured Personnel Carrier
Place of origin	Yugoslavia
Service history
Used by	Yugoslavia, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Wars	Yugoslav Wars
Production history
Designer	VTI
Manufacturer	TAM
Specifications
Weight	9.1 tonnes (20,062 lbs)
Length	5.7 m (18.70 ft)
Width	2.53 m (8.30 ft)
Height	2.33 m (7.64 ft)
Crew	2+8[1]
Armor	30-45mm of steel
Primary armament	7.62 mm or 12.7 mm
Engine	Deutz F6L413 diesel engine[1] 150 hp (110 kW) at 2650 rpm[1]
Power/weight	25 hp/t
Suspension	4×4 wheeled
Operational range	500 km (300 mi)
Speed	95 km/h (59 mph)

The BOV (Borbeno Oklopno Vozilo) is a wheeled 4x4 armoured personnel carrier designed and built in the former Yugoslavia.

Contents 1 Description 2 Service history 3 Variants 4 Operators 5 Gallery 6 See also 7 References

[edit] Description

BOV has a crew of 2, a driver and a commander, and can transport up to eight fully equipped infantrymen.^[1] The vehicle has a four-wheel drive and is powered by the Deutz type F 6L 413 F six-cylinder diesel engine developing 150 hp (110 kW) at 2650 rpm.^[1]

[edit] Service history

BOV was used for internal security and military duties. The Yugoslav Federal Secretariat for Internal Affairs controlled a federal paramilitary force, the People's Militia, which operated numerous BOV-M armored vehicles equipped with machine guns, water cannons, smoke and tear gas launchers for crowd control and riot situations.

[edit] Variants

• BOV-1 - anti-tank vehicle armed with 6x 9M14 "Malyutka" missiles. Also known as POLO M-83.
• BOV-3 - air-defence version with triple M55A4B1 20mm cannon and 1,500 rounds.
  • HS M09 - hybrid air-defence system of BOV-3 with 8x Strela-2 SAM's.
• BOV-30 - air-defence vehicle with two 30mm guns. Only a very small number of prototypes were built.
• BOV-M - armoured personnel carrier for the Milicija. This version is armed with smoke-grenade launchers and a machine gun 7.62mm (M86) or 12.7mm (M87 or M2HB).
  • BOV-M with TAB-71 turret.
• BOV-P - Prototype APC version.
• BOV-SN - Ambulance version.
• BOV-VP - armoured personnel carrier for the military Police (Vojna Policija). Also known as BOV-VP M-86.
  • BOV-VP [Variant 1] - IS version with steel shield on gun mount.
  • BOV-VP [Variant 2] - IS version with open gun mount and spotlight.
  • BOV-VP [Variant 3] - IS version with only mesh over windscreens.
  • BOV-VP [Variant 4] - IS version without slat armour.
  • BOV-VP [Variant 5] - IS version with loudspeakers on engine decks.

[edit] Operators

•  Bosnia and Herzegovina - 34 BOV-VP and 29 BOV-3
•  Croatia - 44 BOV-3 and 37 BOV-1 (few used for peacekeeping)
•  Serbia - 58 BOV-VP, 84 BOV-1 and 65 BOV-3
•  Slovenia - 12 BOV-VP and 28 BOV-M (reserve status)
•  Yugoslavia - Passed on to successor states

[edit] Gallery

BOV-3 armoured anti-aircraft vehicle of Serbian Army	BOV-M riot control armored vehicle belonging to the Serbian Ministry of Internal Affairs Gendarmerie	BOV VP (ore BOV M86) armoured personnel carrier for the military police.	BOV-1 anti-tank vehicle armed with 6x 9M14 "Malyutka" missiles.
HS M09 hybrid air-defense system on BOV-3 vehicle.	Croatian POLO M-83	Croatian Ground Army BOV-3	Slovenian BOV-VP
Slovenian modified BOV-3 with 9P135 ATGM launcher

[edit] See also

• Infantry fighting vehicle
• List of AFVs
• List of artillery

[edit] References

• BOV at FAS
• BOV at Global Security

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