title: Tatrapan
text: # Tatrapan
  
  The Tatrapan is a 6x6 special military vehicle produced by the Slovak defence industry company VYVOJ Martin Developed for various utilization by Slovak armed forces as well as export purposes.
  
  ## Design
  
  Tatrapan is an armoured off-road vehicle built on the military version of the Tatra 815 chassis. The vehicle has a cab for a driver and a commander of the vehicle and a superstructure body which can be modified and equipped for various applications. The superstructure body is designed as an autonomous unit and its crew can work independently also as a permanent autonomous station. Quick release clamps with centering pins provide a means for fastening the body, thus enabling application of various bodies on a single chassis. Maximum time required to replace a body is 60 minutes.
  
  A specially constructed V-shaped bottom provides increased protection against mine explosions.
  
  ## Versions
  
  * Tatrapan Zasa - Personnel carrier
  * Tatrapan AMB - Ambulance version
  * Tatrapan VSRV - Command post vehicle
  * Tatrapan MOD - Version with Deutz engine and automatic transmission
  
  ## Service
  
  The first Tatrapan prototype entered service in 1994. Till 2009, there were about 50 vehicles produced for the Slovak and Cypriot National Guard armies.
  
  ## Operators
  
  * Slovakia: 70+
  * Cyprus: small number
  * Indonesia: Marine Corps
  