KTO Ryś | |
Origin: | Poland |
Is Vehicle: | yes |
Crew: | 3 + passengers |
Length: | 7.43m (24.38feet) |
Width: | 2.5m (08.2feet) |
Height: | 2.69m (08.83feet) |
Weight: | 16500kg (36,400lb) |
Clearance: | 0.4m (01.3feet) |
Engine: | Iveco Diesel |
Engine Power: | 259kW |
Suspension: | 8×8 wheeled |
Speed: | over 100-1NaN-1 on land up to 10 km/h (6 mph) in water |
Pw Ratio: | 15.6kW/t (max weight) |
Vehicle Range: | 800km (500miles) |
The KTO Ryś (KTO for Kołowy Transporter Opancerzony - lit. Wheeled Armored Vehicle; Ryś is Polish for Lynx) is 8x8 multi-role military vehicle produced by Wojskowe Zakłady Motoryzacyjne S.A. (formerly WZM No. 5), a Polish Armaments Group company. The vehicle was developed from the chassis and drive train of the OT-64 SKOT armored personnel carrier.
Armored ambulance vehicle with crew of 3, capable to transport maximum of 4 injured in stretched position. This variant was adopted by Polish land Forces and fielded in Iraq and Afghanistan.
(Azalia is Polish for Azalea) - artillery command vehicle designed for Krab howitzers units.
(ZSRZ for Zautomatyzowany System Rozpoznawczo-zakłócający - lit. Automatic Reconnaissance-Jamming System; Kaktus is Polish for Cactus) - electronic warfare system based on KTO Ryś.
(KTRI for Kołowy Transporter Rozpoznania Inżynieryjnego - lit. Wheeled Engineering Reconnaissance Vehicle; Tuja is Polish for Thuja) - wheeled engineering vehicle.
Irbis is a 6x6 variant of Ryś armored personnel carrier.
At early stages of development Ryś was presented in many variants like APCs and IFV with Reihmal E8 or Rafael RCWS-127 turrets, M98 mortar carrier and other. All those vehicles were based on early first generation of Ryś vehicles, much closer to original OT-64 SKOT, none of those vehicles were adopted, and the manufacturer no longer offers them.