Garant 30k SK-1
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The Garant 30k SK-1 better known as the SK-1 was an East German armored patrol vehicle was used only by the Alert Police of the East German Police and not used by the East German Army. Though similar in appearance to the Russian BA-64
, the SK-1 is an independent development and much bigger than the BA-64. The SK-1 is the chassis of a Robur
Garant 30K truck fitted with an armored body and a light turret. There is a door in the rear of the hull for the crew to enter, and a hatch on top of the turret. The turret has several vision slits and a hole for a machinegun. With the reunification of Germany, most of the SK-1s were scrapped, except for some sent to museums or private collectors.
BA-64
The BA-64 was a 4×4 light armoured car, employed by the Soviet Army from 1942 into the early 1960s for reconnaissance and liaison tasks.The BA-64B was nicknamed 'Bobik' by its crews. The total recorded number of BA-64s produced differs even in Russian sources...
, the SK-1 is an independent development and much bigger than the BA-64. The SK-1 is the chassis of a Robur
Robur (truck)
Robur was a marque of the Volkseigener Betrieb VEB Robur-Werke Zittau of East Germany . It mainly produced 3-ton trucks. The vehicles were produced in the town of Zittau in what now is South-East Saxony...
Garant 30K truck fitted with an armored body and a light turret. There is a door in the rear of the hull for the crew to enter, and a hatch on top of the turret. The turret has several vision slits and a hole for a machinegun. With the reunification of Germany, most of the SK-1s were scrapped, except for some sent to museums or private collectors.
Characteristics
- Fuel Type Diesel, A
- Load 300 kg
- Vehicle Weight 5.4 tons
- Crew 2+3
- Fuel Cap 120/48
- Armor 16mm
- Armament MG-34 with 900 rounds of 7.92mm Ammunition