The Tatrapan is a
6x6
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special
military vehicle
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produced by the
Slovak defence industry company
VYVOJ Martin Developed for various utilization by
Slovak armed forces as well as export purposes.
Design
Tatrapan is an armoured off-road vehicle built on the military version of the
Tatra 815 chassis. The vehicle has a cab for a driver and a commander of the vehicle and a superstructure body which can be modified and equipped for various applications. The superstructure body is designed as an autonomous unit and its crew can work independently also as a permanent autonomous station. Quick release clamps with centering pins provide a means for fastening the body, thus enabling application of various bodies on a single chassis. Maximum time required to replace a body is 60 minutes.
A specially constructed V-shaped bottom provides increased protection against mine explosions.
Versions
* Tatrapan Zasa - Personnel carrier
* Tatrapan AMB - Ambulance version
* Tatrapan VSRV - Command post vehicle
* Tatrapan MOD - Version with
Deutz Deutz may refer to:
People
* Emmanuel Deutz (1763–1842), German-born French rabbi
* Rupert of Deutz, (–), Benedictine theologian and writer
* Simon Deutz (1802–1852), German-born French courtier
Places
* Deutz, Cologne, a former town, si ...
engine and automatic transmission
Service
The first Tatrapan prototype entered service in 1994. Till 2009, there were about 50 vehicles produced for the
Slovak and Cypriot National Guard armies.
Operators
*: 70+
*: small number
*:
Marine Corps
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See also
*
Sisu Pasi
External links
Tatrapan official site
Infantry fighting vehicles
Armoured personnel carriers
Armoured personnel carriers of Slovakia
Military vehicles introduced in the 1990s
Wheeled armoured fighting vehicles
Six-wheeled vehicles
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