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Vodnik (Russian military vehicle)

Armored Vehicleconfirmed

Vodnik (Russian military vehicle)

Vodnik is a Russian high-mobility multipurpose military vehicle manufactured by GAZ. It is a "heavy modification" of the civil GAZ-2330 "Tigr". Its name comes from the Russian "водник" – a person employed in water transport, but is also used to refer to some person or object simply related to water. The Vodnik was adopted by the Russian Armed Forces.

Specifications

TypeArmored Vehicle
OriginRussia
ManufacturerMilitary Industrial Company
Introduced2005
StatusIn service
Weight7.5 t
Length5.8 m
Speed120 km/h
Range800 km
Crew2
Main armament1* 14.5 mm KPVT heavy machine gun

Operators

CountryQuantityConfidence
Russia—
Ukraine1confirmed

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