Novi vojno-policijski BOV M15 - New Serbian APC BOV M15

Описание: Srpska policija je dobila nova borbena oklopna vozila BOV M15 i M11. Među novih 20 oklopnih vozila i oklopni transporter "Lazar 3", koji je proizvod državne kompanije Jugoimport SDPR.
Naglašeno je da će biti nastavljena ulaganja u opremanje policije i vojske, sa oklopnim vozilima domaće proizvodnje koja su "rame uz rame sa zapadnom konkurencijom".
BOV je vozilo koje se u jugoslovenskoj vojsci i policiji, a potom i snagama bezbednosti regiona, nalazi od kraja sedamdesetih godina prošlog veka.
Pravljeno je u mariborskom TAM-u (sarajevski FAMOS je radio platformu raketa), a policijska linija razvoja završila se na modelu oklopnog automobila "BOV M-86", sa izmenjenim oklopnim telom za potrebe vojne i savezne policije.
Nakon raspada SFRJ zemlje "naslednice" su krenule u veće ili manje modifikacije, od kojih je Jugoimportova bila najveća. Jugoslovenski "BOV M-86" je prerastao u složenija vozila komandno-izviđačka vozila "BOV M10" i "M11", koja su išla u izvoz.
Jugoimport deklariše "BOV M15" kao višenamensko komandno izviđačko-patrolno oklopno vozilo, koje sa različitom opremom izvršava različite zadatke. Oklopna zaštita je modularna, obično je naoružan daljinski upravljivom borbenom stanicom sa teškim mitraljezom 12,7mm, a može imati i osmatračku spravu za ciljeve udaljene do 20 km.
BOV M15 - armoured personnel carrier for the military police based on BOV-VP with new engine, transmission, run-flat tires, remote-controlled weapon station with a 12.7 mm machine gun and better armour protection.
The BOV has a capacity of 10, including a driver, gunner and eight infantrymen.The vehicle has a four-wheel drive and is powered by the Deutz type F 6L 413 F six-cylinder diesel engine developing 150 hp (110 kW) at 2650 rpm.
The BOV was used for internal security and military duties. It was most commonly used by territorial defence units, in several variants equipped with machine guns, water cannons, smoke and tear gas dispensers for crowd control and riots.
BOV has a long combat use on the territory of the former Yugoslavia. At the beginning of the first riots in Slovenia and Croatia military police units of the JNA often used BOVs that have mainly served to protect convoys of the JNA. Also many airplanes were shot down over Croatia by self-propelled guns PSC BOV-3. Many BOV armored vehicles were lost mainly due to their weak armor protection. BOVs have also been massively used during the Kosovo conflict by the Army of Yugoslavia and the MUP of Serbia. In combination with T-55 tanks, M-80 infantry fighting vehicles and supported by infantry, mainly the AA version BOV-3 was used to clear villages of members of the KLA.
Today, the BOVs in the Serbian Army are used by the Military Police (BOV M-86), in army mechanized armor battalions (BOV M-83) and in a reserve artillery rocket battalion PVO (BOV-3). BOVs are also used by special forces of the MUP Serbia, Republika Srpska, Croatia and BiH Federation. The Slovenian and Croatian armies used the BOV during peacekeeping operations in Afghanistan.
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