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Valuk
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Lahko kolesno oklepno vozilo Valuk (LKOV, "Light wheeled armoured vehicle") is an improved version of Pandur 6X6 APC (armored personnel carrier), manufactured under a license manufacturing agreement with the Austrian company, Steyr Daimler Puch Spezialfahrzeug AG & Co KG (now part of General Dynamics Land Systems – Europe), by Sistemska Tehnika of Slovenia for the Slovenian Army.[2][unreliable source?]
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LKOV Valuk | |
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Type | Armoured personnel carrier |
Place of origin | ![]() |
Service history | |
Used by | Slovenian Army |
Wars | War in Afghanistan Russo-Ukraine war |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | Sistemska Tehnika |
Variants | 4 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 12.3 tonnes; max 13.5 tonnes |
Length | 5.7 m (19 ft) |
Width | 2.5 m (8.2 ft) |
Height | 2 m (6.6 ft) |
Crew | 2-3 depends on version |
Passengers | 2-6 depends on version |
Armor | protection against 7.62mm rounds everywhere else |
Main armament | 12.7 mm MG (other options available) |
Engine | Steyr WD 612.95, 6-cylinder turbo-charged diesel 191 kW (256 bhp) at 2400 rpm |
Power/weight | 20.4 hp/t |
Suspension | 6×6 wheeled |
Ground clearance | 430 mm (17 in) |
Fuel capacity | 247 L (65 US gal)[1] |
Operational range | 700 km (430 mi) |
Maximum speed | 100 km/h (62 mph) |
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It is named after the Carantanian duke Valuk.