Otokar Akrep

     Notes: The Akrep (Scorpion) is a Turkish armored car used by that country's internal security and military police forces, and also by Morocco and Pakistan.  It is basically an armored version of the Land Rover Defender 90/110 (see British Unarmored Vehicles).  The Akrep uses a cupola armed with twin or single machineguns, which can be aimed and fired from under armor protection.  Most versions of this vehicle have night vision devices.  A special feature is the fuel tank; a fuel tank fire will not catch fire to the rest of the vehicle unless 100% fuel tank damage is taken.  Note that though normal armament is MAG machineguns, the twin MAGs may be removed and a single M-2HB or ATGM launcher may be mounted in its place.

     The MGSS is an Akrep chassis fitted with a ground surveillance/air surveillance radar system.  (MGSS stands for Mobile Ground Surveillance System.)  The radar has a range of up to 38 km against vehicle convoys, 30 km against single vehicles and aircraft, and 15 km against personnel.  The vehicle is equipped with a 1.5kW generator to power the radar when the engine is off and has a computerized communications system to gather the data and send it to higher headquarters.

     Engine power is a 134-horsepower diesel engine, with 4x4 suspension.  Nonetheless, the Akrep is best suited for road use instead of off-road use. The vehicle has a winch in the front bumper with a capacity of 3.6 tons.  Optional equipment includes sirens, flashing lights, loudspeakers, smoke grenade launchers, and other such equipment. The roof of the MGSS has a hatch surrounded by a rotating gun AV 2 shield, and the rear hull has a large door for troops to enter and depart.  The gunner has a raisable platform for him to stand on.  The Patrol variant has a small manually rotating turret armed with an M2HB or a MAG combo. The steering and brakes are power assisted. Tires are run-flat and puncture-resistant.

     Crew appointments include air conditioning, NBC sealing (not Overpressure), a heater, a defogger for the windshield, IR headlights, a blackout lighting system, and a roof-mounted smoke extraction fan. There is thick polyurethane foam on the roof of the vehicle, a nod to crews hitting their heads on the roof when a mine explodes under the vehicle. Options include a crew intercom, smoke grenade launchers, pioneer tools, and a land navigation system. (These options are not included in the stats below.) The driver and commander are in a front cab, behind the engine compartment.  The commander and driver have a large two-piece bullet-resistant windshield to the front and good-sized bullet-resistant windows to their sides.  They enter and exit through doors on the sides of the cab, and can also reach their position through the rear compartment. There is a firing port on each side of the hull and one in the rear door.

Otokar Cobra (Reconnaissance Variants)

     Notes: The Cobra LRSU Vehicle is a variant of the Cobra armored personnel carrier designed for use by LRSUs (Long-Range Surveillance Units).  The Cobra LRSU is more lightly armed, but has a 2-meter elevating pod carrying a FLIR sensor, ground surveillance radar, an image intensifier, a shotgun microphone, and a TV camera.  Inside the vehicle are the controls for the pod, a data recorder, and extra radios.

     The Reconnaissance Car version is a Cobra armored personnel carrier with heavier armament, a smaller crew, better night vision, and extra radios.  The autocannon is externally mounted and aimed and fired from inside the vehicle. 

     The Cobra has been altered almost unrecognizably from its HMMWV roots, though a look under the armor and at the interior would tell the observer that it is a HMMWV wearing armor.  The driver and commander ride up front, behind bullet-resistant windshields.  They have one bullet-resistant windshield on each side of them.  They have no separate doors; they enter and exit through the rear compartment. There are doors on either side of the hull for crew access, and a large door in the rear of the hull.  There are two firing ports on either side of the rear compartment. On the roof is a small turret with a weapon. Alternatively, the weapon can be externally mounted and aimed and fired from either a hatch in the roof or remotely from inside the hull. To the rear of the turret are two small hatches on the rear deck. The Cobra is powered by a 190-horsepower turbocharged diesel, coupled to a manual transmission.  The Cobra is amphibious, powered by propellers in the water; the driver controls these propellers via joysticks, and can turn them 180 degrees.  The frontal armor is sharply raked, and the side armor and rear armor are moderately sloped, providing better protection than might be expected from such a light vehicle.  The Cobra has an MRAP hull. Cobras often mount anti-RPG mesh armor, which is lighter (but not as forgiving) than cage armor, and the Cobra has bosses on its hull for the mounting of the mesh armor.

*Floor AV is 4Sp, in addition to being an MRAP hull.