This is a wheeled Duster!
M53/59 PRAGA V3S
Service: Croatia, FRY, Czech Republic, Libya, Slovakia
Manufacturer: Avia Zavody Letnany (chassis), and former Czechoslovak state arsenals (armored body, armament and final assembly)
Armament: 2x30mm M53
Ammunition: 600-800 x 30mm
Crew: 3
Maximum road speed: 60 km/h Schiesse! Langsam
No, but I have a girlfriend who grew up in Zagreb who does, and a pal from the Jugo section of Detroit, The Slovenian Army ordered 36 in March of last year for 34.5 million Euros, and using the current rate of exchange, that works out to around E. 1,144,441 each, which could also indicate some governmental subsidies involved and/or a comprehensive spares program. But considering the current price of 3 million for each Stryker of a vehicle in series production, a third of that for a 6-wheeled armoured car seems a pretty close ballpark price. That makes 20K for a 6X6 BTR-152 look like a pretty good deal, doesn't it?
Uh, wait a sec, Junior, that's BTR-152...
