BOV M11 | |
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A BOV M11 | |
Type | Light armored reconnaissance vehicle |
Place of origin | Serbia |
Service history | |
Used by | See Operators |
Production history | |
Designer | SDPR - VTI - Military Technical Institute Belgrade |
Manufacturer | Complex Battle System factory in Velika Plana, Serbia |
No. built | 5 + 2 prototypes and more on order |
Specifications | |
Mass | 9.1 tonnes (20,062 lbs) |
Length | 5.7 m (18 ft 8 in) |
Width | 2.53 m (8 ft 4 in) |
Height | 2.33 m (7 ft 8 in) |
Crew | 3+4[1] |
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Armor | STANAG 4569 I |
Main armament | 12,7mm RCWS provides day/night sight |
Engine | 190 hp |
Suspension | 4×4 wheeled |
Operational range | 650 km |
Maximum speed | 90 km/h |
The BOV M11 is a part of a family BOV (Borbeno Oklopno Vozilo), literally "Combat Armored Vehicle", with specialized reconnaissance role based on 4x4 all-wheel drive. It is armored vehicle manufactured in SDPR "Complex Battle Systems" factory in Velika Plana, Serbia.
Description[]
The BOV M11 has primary role as reconnaissance vehicle and command-reconnaissance vehicle. If used by artillery units it could be remote observation post that observes enemy and guides firing. It has a crew of 3, including driver, commander and gunner. Has room for four more personnel that could include based on concrete mission scouts and artillery command platoon’s CO. The vehicle has a four-wheel drive and is powered by a diesel engine developing 190 hp. It has many special reconnaissance systems and artillery systems built in based on concrete mission role. Driver has thermal camera sight at front and CCD TV camera at rear.[2] It is armed with 12.7 mm remote-controlled weapon station for day and night combat and fire on move and stand. It is possible to integrate another RCWS with 7.62mm gun and for more recce combat role RCWS with 30 mm grenade launcher BGA-30 or M10 RCWS with 20mm gun and 7.62mm coaxial gun.
Equipment for artillery reconnaissance vehicle include: 1. Artillery electronic direction finder (AEG) 2. Communications equipment 3. Artillery battery FCS computer
Variants[]
- BOV M11 reconnaissance vehicle for artillery
- BOV M11 reconnaissance vehicle with panoramic surveillance and observation multisensor optoelectronics station PSOMOS with range of 20 km or with MIP 11(multisensory intelligent platform) [3]
- BOV M11 command-reconnaissance vehiclee
- BOV M11 patrol vehicle
Operators[]
- Bangladesh - 5 BOV M11, 15 more on order[4]
- Kenya - 12 on order [5]
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References[]
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