Dzik
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- For other meanings, see Dzik (disambiguation)Dzik (disambiguation)Dzik, a Polish-language word for a wild boar, is the name of an armored car AMZ Dzik.It can also refer to:* Three submarines of the Polish Navy:** ORP Dzik, British U class submarine serving between 1942 and 1946...
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Dzik is a 4.5-ton Polish
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
-made multi-purpose infantry mobility vehicle
Infantry mobility vehicle
An infantry mobility vehicle is a wheeled armored personnel carrier serving as a military patrol, reconnaissance or security vehicle. Examples include the ATF Dingo, AMZ Dzik, AMZ Tur, Mungo ESK, and Bushmaster IMV...
. Produced by the AMZ
AMZ-KUTNO Ltd
AMZ Kutno ltd is based in Kutno, Poland, and has been operating since 1999. It specializes in the design and manufacture of special bodies for commercial vehicles: ambulances, valuables transport, mini-buses, special vehicles for the uniformed services, as well as military vehicles:-Military...
works in Kutno
Kutno
Kutno is a town in central Poland with 48,000 inhabitants and an area of 33,6 km2. Situated in the Łódź Voivodeship , previously in Płock Voivodeship . It is the capital of Kutno County....
, it is designed for serving both the patrol and intervention roles, as well as an armoured personnel carrier
Armoured personnel carrier
An armoured personnel carrier is an armoured fighting vehicle designed to transport infantry to the battlefield.APCs are usually armed with only a machine gun although variants carry recoilless rifles, anti-tank guided missiles , or mortars...
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.
The Dzik cars are powered by a turbodiesel
Turbodiesel
Turbodiesel refers to any diesel engine with a turbocharger. Turbocharging is the norm rather than the exception in modern car and truck diesel engines...
engine that produces 146 hp (107 kW) with a 2,797 cm³ displacement.
Variants
The Dzik is issued in four variants based on the same chassis:- Dzik-AT (AT antyterrorystyczny - anti-terrorist) with 3 doors, room for up to 8 people and 10 firing ports
- Dzik-2 with 5 doors, room for up to 8 people, 8 firing ports and a rotating machine gunMachine gunA machine gun is a fully automatic mounted or portable firearm, usually designed to fire rounds in quick succession from an ammunition belt or large-capacity magazine, typically at a rate of several hundred rounds per minute....
turret in the roof - Dzik-3 (also known by the Iraqi designation Ain Jaria 1) with 4 doors, room for up to 11 soldiers, 13 firing ports, machine gun turret and two double smoke grenadeSmoke grenadeSmoke grenades are canister-type grenades used as ground-to-ground or ground-to-air signaling devices, target or landing zone marking devices, or as screening devices for unit movements. Smoke grenades are normally considered non-lethal, although incorrect use may cause death...
launchers. - Dzik Cargo with 2 doors, 2 firing ports, room for up to 3 people and a cargo hold
Customers can also get Dziks in ambulance and anti-aircraft versions.
A number of Dzik-AT cars were bought by the Polish Ministry of Interior and are to replace obsolete BTR-60
BTR-60
The BTR-60 is the first vehicle in a series of Soviet eight-wheeled armoured personnel carriers. It was developed in the late 1950s as a replacement for the BTR-152 and was seen first time in public in 1961...
APCs as the basic anti-terrorist vehicle in Polish service. Dzik-2 are used by the Polish Military Police (Żandarmeria Wojskowa), and are also known under a nickname Gucio (a diminutive of Gustav).
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. , 600 Dzik-3 were ordered, with an option to extend the order to 1,000 or more.