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SKOT armoured personnel carrier
Four axles instead of tracks: a joint Polish-Czechoslovak project.
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SKOT is the Polish abbreviation for “medium wheeled armoured personnel carrier”. The vehicle transported infantry soldiers, while its design also provided a basis for communications and engineering vehicles. Its running gear used four axles, distinguishing it from the tracked vehicles in this collection. The SKOT resulted from cooperation between Polish and Czechoslovak designers and factories.
Production began in October 1963 at the Truck Factory in Lublin. Czechoslovakia supplied some components, including engines, and the completed vehicles went to the armies of both countries. By the end of production in 1971, around 4,500 carriers had been built: 2,500 for Poland and 2,000 for Czechoslovakia. The Witoszów example thus also represents industrial cooperation in which a vehicle assembled in one country depended on components supplied by its partner.
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The SKOT carried infantry soldiers. Its Polish name is an abbreviation meaning “medium wheeled armoured personnel carrier”. Wheeled means that it runs on wheels, while armoured means it has protective armour. The vehicle has four axles. Its design was also used as the basis for other vehicles, including those for communications and engineering work.
Poland and Czechoslovakia worked together to create the SKOT. The vehicles were assembled at the Truck Factory in Lublin. Production started in October 1963. Czechoslovakia supplied some of the parts, including the engines. The completed vehicles went to the armies of both countries.
By 1971, about 4,500 carriers had been made. Of these, 2,500 were intended for Poland and 2,000 for Czechoslovakia. The SKOT in Witoszów Dolny therefore also shows how factories in two countries worked together to build one type of machine. Its wheels distinguish it from the tracked T-72 and Goździk in the collection.
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