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Not so many people know that PIAP has in its offer also specialised vehicles –
of course, the institute is not their manufacturer, but integrator who design
specialised bodyworks and supplies an appropriate equipment. Now PIAP
can boast of the few realised "vehicle" projects, including the Mobile Robot
Operator Centre (MROC) and a PIAP VEOD EOD vehicle PIAP V
EOD
.
The original vehicle developed in the PIAP is PIAP V
EOD
Type – VMA1. This
is a vehicle intended for a transport of two EOD techs together with all the
equipment necessary to perform EOD/CIED duties. A base for vehicle is a
Mercedes Sprinter in two versions: a standard one, in the case of a vehicle with
a basic equipment, and a long one for a vehicle with an extended equipment
range, with a collapsible mast providing with observation turret (it was
necessary to make changes in the vehicle body structure). Normally, it has one
driven axle, but on the request it is possible to deliver a car with a 4x4 drive
system, and even in the typical off-road version – this option is connected with
