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Old October 13th, 2011, 09:25 PM

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Default Re: Czech OOB 5.5

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#55 OT-64C SKOT - according to a Czech book on Skots, armed APC variant was effectively withdrawn by 1991-92 and their turrets were used for OT-90. Special unarmed variants remained longer.

Proposed units: in early 1990s there were created modifications for peacekeeping forces in Yugoslavia: with OT-62 turret with 7.62mm MG (also known, rather unofficially, as OT-93 - apparently developed in 1993) and a variant with pivot DShK AAMG (probably from 1992 - beginning of missions, pic 9121). They are probably used until today. In late 1990s part of OT-93 were bought also by Uruguay, along with normal OT-64.

Further units:

#67, 68 Medium Truck - it's worth mentioning, that standard Army truck since 1954 until was all-terrain 6x6 Praga V3S (pic 23488)

#46, 69, 70 9K35 Strela-10M, SA-13b Gopher, SA-13c Gopher - Czech MoD page http://www.acr.army.cz/technika-a-vy...na/default.htm and others shows Strela-10M as the only version used by the Czech Army, so all three should be named 9K35 Strela-10M. However, I don't know, if they all are justified. There is no information, that they underwent any upgrade. According to http://toulky.vojenstvi.cz/foto_index.php?fid=553 it was used from 1983 (now: 1/80). It remains on the MoD page as still in use, although I've read in some article, that they were withdrawn by 2011. Unit #46 has too poor data - vision=0, FC=0, EW=2 while Strela-10M in Russian oob has 30/3/3 (like unit #69) - it should be equal.

#72 Malutka ATGM - local name is Maljutka. According to http://forum.valka.cz/viewtopic.php/...ka-AT-3-Sagger and http://toulky.vojenstvi.cz/foto_index.php?fid=567 introduced in 66 (now it's 69).

#73 Malutka-2 ATGM - weapon #155 9M14P Malutka-P was semi-automatically guided missile, used with SP-launchers only (could be theoretically fire from ground launchers, in manual mode, without increased accuracy). On the other hand, Malutka-2 was a Russian development from late 80s. I don't think, that the Czechs would obtain new Russian version of this otherwise obsolete system, and there is no confirmation on these Czech pages.

#74 Strela-2 Team - I've found no data as for CS, but 1/67 is impossible, since it was accepted for the Soviet Army in January 1968 (in Soviet oob: 1/68). I'd say 1/69 or 1/70 at best. Date might need some formation changes.

#83 M53 100mm ATG - it was Czech weapon - weapon's name could be changed from "BS-3" to M.53 (http://forum.valka.cz/viewtopic.php/t/676 ) (it's also used only by some bunkers). According to this page, it was in use until beginning of 1990s.

#84 M1944 100mm ATG - inventory http://forum.valka.cz/viewtopic.php/t/36231 doesn't mention BS-3 guns. The Czechs had indigenous 100 mm gun above. To be removed?
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