The Tatrapan is a
6x6 special
military vehicle produced by the
Slovak defence industry company
VYVOJ Martin Developed for various utilization by
Slovak armed forces
The Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic were divided from the Czechoslovak army after dissolution of Czechoslovakia on 1 January 1993. Slovakia joined NATO on 29 March 2004. From 2006 the army transformed into a fully professional organization a ...
as well as export purposes.
Design
Tatrapan is an armoured off-road vehicle built on the military version of the
Tatra 815
The Tatra 815 is a truck family, produced by Czech company Tatra. It uses the traditional tatra concept of rigid backbone tube and swinging half-axles giving independent suspension. The vehicles are available in 4x4, 6x6, 8x8, 10x8, 10x10, 1 ...
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 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
Marines, or naval infantry, are typically a military force trained to operate in littoral zones in support of naval operations. Historically, tasks undertaken by marines have included helping maintain discipline and order aboard the ship (refl ...
See also
*
Sisu Pasi
The Patria Pasi (earlier known as the Sisu Pasi) is a Finnish-made six-wheeled armoured personnel carrier (APC) originally designed for Finnish Defence Forces. The first variant was produced in 1983 and serial production began in 1984. It was des ...
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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