BOV-VP
BOV 3 on parade
Type	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
Armor	30-45mm of steel
Primary armament	7.62 mm or 12.7 mm
Engine	Deutz F6L413 diesel engine 110kW (150hp)
Suspension	4×4 wheeled
Operational range	500 km (300 mi)
Speed	95 km/h (59 mph)

The BOV is a 4x4 armoured personnel carrier designed and built in the former Yugoslavia. This eight-man wheeled reconnaissance vehicle, powered by a Deutz six-cylinder diesel engine, 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-2- ATGW vehicle armed with 6x AT-3 Sagger Malyutka missiles.
• BOV-3 - SPAA armed with triple M55A4B1 20mm cannon.
• BOV-30 - 30mm armed air defence vehicle.
• BOV-M - Police armoured personnel carrier.
• BOV-M [TAB-71 Turret] - Croatian conversion.
• BOV-P - Prototype apc version.
• BOV-SN - Ambulance version.
• BOV-VP - Armored personnel carrier. Basic version
• 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
• POLO M-83 - Croatian Army BOV-1

[edit] Operators

•  Bosnia and Herzegovina 29 BOV-3, 34 BOV-VP
•  Croatia 42 BOV-3 (being replaced by Iveco LMV), 37 POLO M-83 used for peacekeeping
•  Serbia 58 BOV-M86, 84 BOV-1, 65 BOV-3
•  Slovenia 12 BOV-VP,28 BOV-M (reserve status)

[edit] Former Operators

•  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-P prototype	Yugoslav peoples army BOV-VP
Croatian POLO M-83	Croatian BOV-3	Slovenian BOV-VP	unknown Slovene BOV variant

[edit] See also

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

[edit] External links

• BOV at FAS
• BOV at Global Security

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