OT-64 SKOT
| OT-64 SKOT | |
|---|---|
OT-64A SKOT-2A | |
| Type | Wheeled amphibious armored personnel carrier |
| Place of origin | Czechoslovak Socialist Republic / Polish People's Republic |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1963–present |
| Used by | See Operators |
| Wars | |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1959 |
| Manufacturer | Fabryka Samochodów Ciężarowych (FSC) (Polish People's Republic) |
| Unit cost | $53,000 (vehicle's unit price for Morocco in 1967) |
| Produced | 1963 – early 1970s |
| No. built | 4,500 |
| Variants | See Variants |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 14.5 t |
| Length | 7.44 m |
| Width | 2.55 m |
| Height | 2.71 m |
| Crew | 2 + 18 passengers 2 + 10 passengers (OT-64A and SKOT-2A) |
| Armor | 6-13 mm |
Main armament | 7.62 mm PKT machine gun and 14.5 mm KPV machine gun. |
| Engine | air-cooled Tatra T-928-14 V-8 diesel 177 hp |
| Power/weight | 12.4 hp/tonne |
| Suspension | 8×8 or 8×4 |
Operational range | 710 km |
| Maximum speed | 94 km/h (in water 9 km/h) |
The OT-64 SKOT (Czech acronym for: Střední Kolový Obrněný Transportér, and/or Polish Średni Kołowy Opancerzony Transporter – medium wheeled armoured transporter) is an amphibious armored personnel carrier (8×8), developed jointly by the Polish People's Republic (PRL) and Czechoslovakia (ČSSR) well into the 1960s.
Until the early 1970s Czechoslovakia and the Polish People's Republic produced around 4,500 OT-64 SKOTs of all variants, just under a third of which were exported. In 2002, the modernization of the SKOT transporter began in Poland. The work resulted in the KTO Ryś prepared by Wojskowe Zakłady Mechaniczne No. 5 from Poznań.