OWB-5
| OWB-5 Wilk | |
|---|---|
 OWB-5 Wilk of the Nikolian Gendarmerie | |
| Type | Armored Personnel Carrier |
| Place of origin |  Nikolia |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1988 - present |
| Used by | Nikolia |
| Production history | |
| Designer | VTI |
| Designed | 1995 |
| Manufacturer | VTI |
| Unit cost | $400,000 NSD 1 million NKD |
| Produced | 1988 - present |
| Variants | See Variants |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 9.1 tonnes |
| Length | 5.7 m |
| Width | 2.53 m |
| Height | 2.33 m |
| Crew | 2 |
| Passengers | 8-10 passengers |
| Armor | 10-15mm of composite armour STANAG 4569 level III+ for front side |
Main armament | 15.7 mm RAKD machine gun |
Secondary armament | 8.54 mm RAMD machine gun |
| Engine | FMK-2250 Diesel 220hp |
| Suspension | Wheeled 4x4 independent hydropneumatic suspension |
Operational range | 500 km |
| Speed | over 100 km/h on land up to 10 km/h in water |
OWB-5 or BOV-5 (Mazurian: Opancerzony Wóz Bojowy; Serbian: Borbeno oklopno vozilo - literally meaning "Combat Armoured Car") is armored personnel carrier designed and manufactured by Nikolian military technological institute VTI.
Design
The OWB-5 armour is made of composite materials and can resist a hit against 12.7mm caliber round. Also, the vehicle can withstand a blast equivalent to 5kg of TNT. The vehicle is also amphibious and is protected against chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear attack. OWB-5 contains advanced electronics suite with situational awareness system (SŚS-200M) and can connect to battlefield network. Thermal imaging cameras provide for greater visibility for the driver and commander during low-visibility situations such as night, fog or heavy weather. Vehicle can carry up to 10 soldiers and contains 4 firing ports. Doors are located on sides and can provide cover during the unload. The vehicle has a modular port for a turret and can adopt several different types of turrets. Mostly, OWB-5 is armed with mounted 12.7mm heavy machine gun or PM-1, light machine gun.
Variants
- OWB-5/BOV-5 - Basic variant, equipped with mounted 12.7mm machine gun
- OWB-5M/BOV-5M - Modernised version with remotely controlled turret
- OWB-5R/BOV-5I - Reconnaissance version equipped with additional thermal imaging cameras and armed with mounted 12.7mm machine gun
- OWB-5RM1/BOV-5IM1 - Modernised version of OWB-5R with remotely controlled turret with 12.7mm machine gun
- OWB-5R-KP/BOV-5I-KV Reconnaissance version specialised for command. Contains special communications equipment
- OWB-5R-PWA/BOV-5I-KVA - Reconnaissance version specialised for artillery guidance and target finding. Equipped with artillery electronic direction finder (AEG), communications equipment and artillery battery FCS computer
- OWB-5PŻ/BOV-5PŽ - Version for police and Gendarmerie. Contains guard rails, smoke grenade dispensers, and armed with 12.7mm machine gun
- OWB-5AM/BOV-5AM - Ambulance version. Can carry 5 stretchers.
