Otokar Cobra II Information

The Cobra II (Turkish: Kobra II), a further development of the existing Cobra, is an infantry mobility vehicle designed and produced by Turkish company Otokar.

Cobra II is a 4x4 wheeled armoured vehicle and has a capacity for nine personnel including the driver and the commander. It features high level of protection against threads from improvised explosive devices, land mines. Among its various functions are security and peacekeeping operations and border protection. The personnel carrier can be produced in different versions, including amphibious, according to different security requirements of the user thanks to its modular design.

The tactical personnel carriers overall length is 5.6 m (18 ft) with its width 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) and height 2.2 m (7 ft 3 in). Rear view camera, thermal front camera, air conditioning system, blackout lighting system and a towing eye are among the standard equipment of the vehicle. It can be additionally fitted with a self-recovery winch, a CBRN defense filtration kit, automation fire extinguishing system, navigation system, intercom system and an auxiliary power unit. The 12,000 kg (26,000 lb) heavy vehicle is powered by a 6.7L six-cylinder, water-cooled, turbo charged diesel engine coupled with an automatic gearbox (six forward and one reverse) generating 281hp. It has a maximum speed of 110 km/h (68 mph) and can operate in range of 700 km (430 mi). It can be optionally equipped with a remote controlled weapon system (RCWS) of 25 mm machine gun or with a low altitude air defense missile system of HISAR-A and with a grenade launcher.

It serves in the Turkish Armed Forces and security forces. It is also used by several other countries as well as by the United Nation in peacekeeping missions. The development of the armoured vehicle, which is used for patrolling at the Syria–Turkey barrier, was funded by the European Union. It was presented for the first time in May 2013.

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