ZŤS Vz.63-1 Ogar characteristics
Firepower
- Damage
- 350hp
- Penetration
- 242mm
- DPM
- 2,561
- Reload
- 8.20s
- Rate of fire
- 7.32/min
- Aim time
- 2.00s
- Accuracy
- 0.320m
- Dispersion moving
- 0.140
- Shell velocity
- 1,043m/s
- Caliber
- 107mm
- Gun depression
- 20°
- Gun elevation
- 8°
Mobility
- Top speed
- 50km/h
- Reverse speed
- 18km/h
- Engine power
- 750hp
- Power/weight
- 19.7hp/t
- Hull traverse
- 42.0°/s
- Turret traverse
- 46.0°/s
- Hard terrain
- 1.00
- Medium terrain
- 1.20
- Soft terrain
- 2.00
Survivability
- Hit points
- 1,400hp
- Hull armor (front)
- 80mm
- Turret armor (front)
- 210mm
- Fire chance
- 0%
- Ammo rack HP
- 230hp
- Track HP
- 240hp
Spotting & other
- View range
- 390m
- Signal range
- 670m
- Camo (still)
- 0.3%
- Camo (moving)
- 0.2%
- Weight
- 38.0t
ZŤS Vz.63-1 Ogar historical reference
By the mid-1960s, the Czechoslovak Army was planning to obtain a license to produce the Soviet T-55 medium tank. Alongside this they were considering an alternative option—a homegrown tank with similar technical characteristics. By 1964, they had prepared a concept for a vehicle designated ZŤS Vz.63-1 Ogar combining the best solutions of the Soviet and Czechoslovakian tank-building schools. However, analysis of all the benefits and drawbacks made it clear that producing a licensed copy of the T-55 with Soviet technologies would be far cheaper than setting up production of a new Czechoslovakian tank. The military decided against building a prototype, and all the design documentation was archived.