Otokar Cobra
Otokar Cobra of the Georgian Army
Type	Light Armoured Vehicle
Place of origin	Turkey
Service history
In service	1997 - Present
Used by	Operators
Wars	2008 South Ossetia war - Turkey-PKK conflict - War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
Production history
Designer	Otokar
Manufacturer	Otokar
Specifications
Weight	combat weight 6200 kg
Length	5.23m
Width	2.22m
Height	2.1m
Crew	1+8
Primary armament	Rafael Overhead Weapon Station
Secondary armament	Spike missile
Engine	Water cooled turbo charged 6.5 litre 190hp
Power/weight	31 horsepower per ton
Suspension	Helical coil suspension
Operational range	752 km
Speed	115 km/h (72Mph)

The Cobra (Turkish: Kobra) is a wheeled light armoured vehicle developed by Turkish firm Otokar, using some components from the American HMMWV.^[1][2] It was first delivered to the Turkish Army in 1997.^[1]

Contents 1 Survivability 2 Variants 3 Operators 4 Sources 5 External links

[edit] Survivability

The monocoque steel v-hull provides protection against small arms fire, artillery shell shrapnel, anti-personnel/tank mines and IEDs. Front wheel arches are designed to be blown away to free blast pockets.

[edit] Variants

The Cobra vehicle forms a common platform which can be adapted for various roles and mission requirements including: Armoured Personnel Carrier, Anti-Tank Vehicle, Reconnaissance Vehicle, Ground Surveillance Radar Vehicle, Forward Observation Vehicle, Armoured Ambulance, Armoured Command Post, turreted vehicle for 12.7mm machine gun, 20mm cannon, anti-tank missiles such as the TOW missile/Spike missile or surface-to-air missiles.

Cobra can be use as amphibious vehicle in combat. Turkish Naval Forces is now looking for a new amphibious vehicle and Otokar Cobra is listed amongst the candidates for acquisitions.

[edit] Operators

•  Algeria - 600^[3]
•  Bahrain - N/A^[3]
•  Georgia - 150+
•  Maldives - 5 Cobras^[1]
•  Nigeria - 193 Cobras for a total of $58.8 Million including spare parts.^{[citation needed]}
•  Slovenia - 10 Cobras, Using by the NBC protection Forces possible future sale of more units ^[3]
•  Bangladesh - few Cobras have been procured to test in Bangladeshi condition. There is a future plan to procure more.
•  Turkey - 789 Cobras
•  United Arab Emirates - N/A^[4]
•  Iraq - Iraqi Army
•  South Ossetia Captured APC's during Conflict

[edit] Sources

[edit] External links

• Explosives and Small Arms Test carried out in 1997.
• Otokar of Turkey

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