AMZ Dzik

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Dzik 3
Dzik APC transports Iraqi army soldiers.jpg
Dzik-3 known as Ain Jaria-1
Type Infantry mobility vehicle
Place of origin Poland
Service history
In service2004 - Present
Used by Iraq
Poland
Lithuania
Ukraine
Production history
Produced2004 [1]
Specifications
Mass4.5 tonnes (4.4 long tons; 5.0 short tons)
Length5.74 metres (18.8 ft)
Width2.05 metres (6 ft 9 in)
Height2.16 metres (7 ft 1 in)
Crew13

Armor Mostly B6 class armour; engine B4 armored
Main
armament
PK machine gun using 7.62×51mm NATO
Secondary
armament
As an alternative NSV using 12.7×108mm or 12.7×99mm NATO
EngineIveco Aifo SOFIM 8140.43N
107 kilowatts (143 hp)
Power/weight32 horsepower per tonne (24 kW/t)
SuspensionSM62
Operational
range
800 kilometres (500 mi)
Maximum speed 100 kilometres per hour (62 mph)

Dzik (Polish : Wild Boar ) is a 4.5-tonne (4.4-long-ton; 5.0-short-ton) Polish-made multi-purpose infantry mobility vehicle. Produced by the AMZ works in Kutno, it is designed for serving both the patrol and intervention roles, as well as an armoured personnel carrier for use by various peace-keeping and policing forces. Its armour provides defence against 7.62 mm bullets. The Dzik-3 also boasts bulletproof windows, puncture-proof tires and smoke launchers.

Contents

The Dzik cars are powered by a turbodiesel engine that produces 146 hp (107 kW) with a 2,797 cc (170.7 cu in) displacement.

Variants

The Dzik is issued in four variants based on the same chassis:

Customers can also get Dziks in ambulance and anti-aircraft versions. [6] [7]

A number of Dzik-AT cars were bought by the Polish Ministerstwo Spraw Wewnętrznych i Administracji and are to replace obsolete BTR-60 APCs as the basic anti-terrorist vehicle in Polish service. Dzik-2 were used by the Polish Military Police (Żandarmeria Wojskowa), and were also known under a nickname Gucio (a diminutive of Gustav). They were withdrawn from service in 2014. [8]

The Dzik-3 was specifically designed to fit the needs of the New Iraqi Army, where it is adopted as the basic armoured personnel carrier. As of 2006, 600 Dzik-3 were ordered, with an option to extend the order to 1,000 or more.

Operators

Map of AMZ Dzik operators in blue AMZ Dzik operators.png
Map of AMZ Dzik operators in blue

Current operators

See also

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