Otokar Cobra
Otokar Cobra with a 7.62mm remote controlled machine gun and two Spike missile launchers
Type	Light Armoured Vehicle
Place of origin	Turkey
Service history
In service	1997 - Present
Used by	Operators
Wars	2008 South Ossetia war
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 Otokar, using many components from the American HMMWV.^[1][2] It was first delivered to the Turkish Army in 1997.^[1]

[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.

[edit] Combat history

The 2008 Russian-Georgian War. Russian military capture 2 Otokar Cobra's from Georgian Interior Ministry Forces in town Tskhinvali. 1 in good condition, 1 destroyed (N:307).

[edit] Operators

•  Algeria - N/A^[3]
•  Bahrain - N/A^[3]
•  Georgia - 100 Cobras for a total of $39 million
• South Ossetia - Unknown numbers of captured Georgian vehicles.^[4]
•  Maldives - 5 Cobras^[1]
•  Nigeria - 193 Cobras for a total of $58.8 Million including spare parts.^{[citation needed]}
•  Pakistan - N/A^[3]
•  Slovenia - 10 Cobras, possible future sale of more units ^[3]
•  Turkey - 481 Cobras
•  United Arab Emirates - N/A^[5]

[edit] Gallery

Georgian Cobra	Amphibious variant of the Cobra	Cobra equipped with the Spike anti-tank missile	Cobra reconnaissance vehicle of the Turkish Army
Otokar Cobra of the Turkish Army

[edit] Sources

[edit] Links

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