Opal (armoured personnel carrier)
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The Opal-I is a multi-purpose fully amphibious armoured personnel carrier developed and produced by HSW S.A. in Poland. APC is a development of MT-LB that was produced in HSW under licence. Major changes are reworked nose section and fitted propellers for better floating speed and manoeuvrability, new turret with 12.7 mm NSVT machine-gun instead of old one with 7.62 PKT and powered-up engine. Opal-II is a stretched variant with longer chassis with 7 road wheels on each side, like the 2S1 and MT-LBu and 300 hp (220 kW) SW680T engine.
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Type | Armoured personnel carrier |
Place of origin | Poland |
Service history | |
Used by | Poland |
Production history | |
Designer | HSW S.A. |
Specifications | |
Mass | 11,900 kg |
Length | 6.45 m |
Width | 2.86 m |
Height | 1.865 m |
Crew | 2 (+ 11 passengers) |
Main armament | 12.7mm NSVT machine-gun |
Engine | SW680 diesel 245 hp |
Power/weight | 20 hp/tonne |
Suspension | Torsion bar |
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