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-made multi-purpose

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. Produced by the

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works in

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, it is designed for serving both the patrol and intervention roles, as well as an

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for use by various peace-keeping and policing forces. Its armour provides defence against 7.62 mm bullets. The Dzik-3 also boasts bulletproof windows, puncture-proof tires and smoke launchers. The Dzik cars are powered by a

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engine that produces 146 hp (107 kW) with a displacement.

Variants

The Dzik is issued in four variants based on the same chassis: * Dzik-AT (AT ''antyterrorystyczny'' - anti-terrorist) with 3 doors, room for up to 8 people and 10 firing ports. * Dzik-2 with 5 doors, room for up to 8 people, 8 firing ports and a rotating

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turret in the roof. * Dzik-3 (also known by the Iraqi designation Ain Jaria 1) with 4 doors, room for up to 11 soldiers, 13 firing ports, machine gun turret and two double

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launchers. * Dzik Cargo with 2 doors, 2 firing ports, room for up to 3 people and a cargo hold. Customers can also get Dziks in ambulance and anti-aircraft versions. A number of Dzik-AT cars were bought by the Polish

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and are to replace obsolete

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APCs as the basic anti-terrorist vehicle in Polish service. Dzik-2 were used by the Polish Military Police (''Żandarmeria Wojskowa''), and were also known under a nickname ''Gucio'' (a diminutive of

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). They were withdrawn from service in 2014. The Dzik-3 was specifically designed to fit the needs of the

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, where it is adopted as the basic armoured personnel carrier. , 600 Dzik-3 were ordered, with an option to extend the order to 1,000 or more.

Operators

Current operators

* **

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- Dzik-3 * ** ARAS - Dzik-AT * ** SPAP - Dzik-AT * ** UAF - Dzik-2

Gallery

Image:Dzik2 P1010026 2.jpg, Dzik-2 in the colours of the Żandarmeria Wojskowa Image:Dzik-3.jpg, Iraqi Dzik-3s File:Iraqi Dzik firing port.jpg, Firing ports of the Dzik-3

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