Valuk Lahko kolesno oklepno vozilo Valuk ( LKOV , " Light wheeled armoured vehicle " ) is an improved and licensed version of Pandur 6X6 APC , manufactured under a license manufacturing agreement with the Austrian company , Steyr Daimler Puch Spezialfahrzueg AG & Co KG ( now part of General Dynamics Land Systems - Europe ) , by Sistemska Tehnika of Slovenia for the Slovenian Army . It is named after the Carantania n duke Valuk . Design . Weapon systems . The transport version of vehicle is equipped either with 12 . 7 mm machine gun or 40 mm automatic grenade launcher . Mortar - carrier version carries CARDOM 120 mm mortar . The scout version of vehicle is equipped with a stabilised Overhead Weapon Station supplied by the Rafael Israel Armament Development Authority . The Overhead Weapon Station OWS - 25 is armed with a 25 mm Bushmaster automatic cannon and a 7 . 62 mm coaxial machine gun . The weapon station can also be fitted with externally mounted TOW long - range anti - tank guided missiles . Command , Control , and Targeting systems . The gunner can survey , acquire and track a target , aim and fire from inside the turret with a closed hatch or in a head - out position . The gunner ' s station is equipped with a day and night periscope sighting . The day periscope sight has a unity magnification window with a collimated aiming circle and an 8x magnification sight with a ballistic reticle . The night periscope sight has a unity magnification window and an image intensifier x7 . 5 magnification passive night elbow . The main components of observation system are : Self - protection . The standard armoured protection is rated to withstand 7 . 62 mm armour piercing rounds through a full 360 degrees , and 12 . 7 mm armour piercing rounds over a 30 - degree frontal arc . Rafael has supplied a passive add - on ceramic armour kit for the Valuk which provides 12 . 7 mm AP round protection over the full 360 degrees . The crew door at the rear of the vehicle is equipped with a periscope sight . The crew is protected against anti - tank and anti - personnel mine s and a full nuclear , biological and chemical warfare protection system is fitted . The crew compartment is fitted with an automatic fire detection and fire fighting system with 3 fire sensors and three Halon 1301 gas containers . A version of the Valuk has been built with a rear ramp with an emergency door instead of two doors . The vehicle can also be equipped with a capstan type cable winch . Engine . The Valuk is equipped with a Steyr 612 . 35 6 - cylinder turbo diesel engine and a hydrodynamically controlled automatic transmission with a torque converter and lock - up clutch with 5 forward and 1 reverse gear . The engine provides a power - to - weight ratio of 20 . 4 kW per ton . The 6x6 wheels have automatic tyre pressure regulation with a central tyre inflation system . The independent suspension system has telescopic shock absorbers on each wheel . There are coil springs on the first and second axle and torsion bars on the third axle . The drive train and steering linkages are protected within the hull of the vehicle . Mobility . The turning radius is 8 . 5 metres and the maximum speed is typically 100 kilometres per hour . The ground clearance is 430 mm . The vehicle can negotiate natural and man made obstacles such as trenches up to 1 . 5 metres wide , vertical obstacles to 0 . 5 metres high , gradients of 70 per cent and side slope to 40 per cent . The Valuk can ford water to a depth of 1 . 2 metres . The combat weight is 13 , 300 kilograms . Versions . As with most modern infantry fighting vehicles , a number of versions and roles are available :