Armoured personal carrier

The armoured personal carrier VALUK is available with two variants of weapon systems, both mounted on a GUN MOUNT:

• Heavy machine gun (HMG) cal. 12,7 mm x 99 (.50) as well as
• Automatic grenade launcher (ALG) cal. 40 mm.

In addition the vehicle is equipped with smoke/fragmentation grenade launchers, mounted on the hull. The crew consists of 9 men. The vehicle is intended to be used for the following tasks:

• protected transport of personnel (mechanized infantry) in combat areas,
• direct fire support to dismounted crew.

The hull and the turret provide protection against small arms fire.

The vehicle is equipped with:

• automatic drive train management ADM,
• driver's passive night viewer,
• additional ballistic protection,
• fire extinguishing system, portable extinguisher,
• fire suppression system, crew compartment,
• NBC protection system,
• heating and ventilation system,
• tire pressure inflation system,
• communication equipment and intercom,
• tent, directional search light,
• smoke discharging system,
• tire pressure inflation system,
• hydraulically operated rear ramp.

Optionally, the vehicle can be equipped with:

• recovery winch,
• navigation equipment (GPS),
• commander's passive night viewer,
• firing equipment in darkness for HMG and AGL,
• additional ballistic protection (add-on armour withstanding cal.14, 5mm AP),
• laser warning receiver and auxiliary power unit (2,5 kW, 24V).