VIU-55 Munja armored fighting vehicle

Country of Origin: Serbia

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The VIU-55 Munja ("Lightning") is a Serbian armored fighting vehicle based on the T-55 tank chassis. It is designed to provide more protection than standard armored personnel carriers. The first produced vehicles are designed for combat engineering tasks (see "Variants," below).

These Serbian vehicles are based on surplus T-55s with the complete turret and 100-mm gun removed. A raised all-welded steel armored superstructure has been fitted in its place. The superstructure provides...

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