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OT-62

SERIES OF TRACKED ARMOURED VEHICLES

OT-62B

The OT-62 [Lit; Opancerzony Transporter] is a tracked amphibious vehicle that was jointly developed and used by Czechoslovakia and Poland. It is an improved copy of the BTR-50 series. In polish service they were known as the Topas.
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  • Six stamped roadwheels
  • Slack track - no top rollers
  • Twin bays on front plate of personnel compartment.
  • Prominent 'running board' along vehicle side
  • Personnel compartment forward of centre with large square side door(s).
  • Wedge shaped nose with splashplate stowed on top
  • Drivers hatch located centre bottom of superstructure front
  • Hull sides taper to front
  • Rotatable antennae mount on forward lhs superstructure
  • Distinct step from personnel compartment roof to engine deck
  • Hydrojet intake above last roadwheel
  • Engine compartment tapers sharply to the rear after hydrojet intake
  • Two hydrojet covers on vehicle rear
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