Training on the new domestically produced Serbian BOV OT M-21 armoured personnel carriers is ongoing in the Serbian Armed Forces.
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Press Release, Belgrade, 09 August 2024: [auto-translated] Training for the combat use and maintenance of new domestically produced armoured personnel carriers in the armament of the Serbian Armed Forces is ongoing in the units of the First Brigade of the Land Army.
These are combat vehicles with anti-mine protection in a 4×4 configuration, intended for the safe transport of soldiers on the battlefield, on all types of terrain and in different weather and tactical conditions. In the first phase, the training is carried out by the permanent crew, which consists of the commander, also the gunner, and the driver, and then the training will continue together with the embarked infantry unit. This is followed by tactical exercises in field conditions and exercises with combat shooting, so that the members of the unit are fully trained for the combat use of armoured personnel carriers, independently and in cooperation with other forces of the Serbian Armed Forces.
The [BOV OT M-21] combat vehicle is armed with a 12.7mm turret, has side loopholes and smoke box launchers, and its introduction into operational use improved the capabilities of manoeuvring, firepower, performing attacks from the movement and protection of infantry units of the Serbian Army.
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