ARMOURED PERSONNEL CARRIERS

OT-90 - CZECH REPUBLIC BMP-1 VARIANT

 

The OT-90 is a Czechoslovakian variant of the Soviet BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicle

The OT-90 is a Czech Republic variant of the Soviet BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicle.

The BMP is a fully armoured amphibious infantry combat vehicle (AICV). Its low silhouette hull has a sharp sloping front with a conspicuously ridged surface. A centrally located, extremely flat, truncated cone turret mounts a 73-mm smoothbore gun and a 7.62-mm coaxial machine gun.



To the rear of the turret there are four large hatches in the roof of the troop compartment, as well as two large exit doors in the rear. There are four firing ports in each side of the troop compartment and one in the left rear door. The suspension has six unevenly spaced road wheels of the PT-76 type, with three track support rollers and a front drive sprocket.

OT-90 Specifications
Type Tracked armoured infantry fighting vehicle
Manufacturer Czech Republic
Crew 3 + 8 troops
Armament 14.5mm and 7.62mm machine guns
Length 6.74m
Height 2.15m
Width 2.94m
Weight 13.5 tonnes
Powerplant Diesel producing 300hp (225kW)
Performance Speed 65km/h road, 7km/h water, range 540km