The Armed Forces of Ukraine actively use a number of armored vehicles delivered as part of defense assistance from various countries on the battlefield. One of them is the Kirpi MRAP by the Turkish company BMC. The TV and radio studio Breeze tells how this vehicle helps the Armed Forces to destroy the russians.
The Kirpi armored vehicle is quite modern, it was developed according to NATO standards and was adopted by the Turkish army in 2014. This is a heavy armored personnel carrier of the MRAP class protected against mines and ambushes, designed for personnel transportation. Provides protection against armor-piercing projectiles, mines, improvised explosive devices and other ballistic threats up to STANAG 4569 level 3.
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The Armed Forces of Ukraine already have 50 units of such vehicles in service, which take an active part in combat operations. Another 150 units of Kirpi armored personnel carriers Ukraine is about to receive in the near future. These vehicles got positive reviews.
"They proved themselves well. We conducted offensive actions by means of these vehicles. They proved themselves as an excellent armored vehicle. There were moments when there were strikes from both tanks and ATGM’s, but vehicles withstood," says serviceman Anton.
Ukraine’s military quickly mastered KIRPI, it is convenient and easy to operate. The effectiveness of the 12.7mm M2 Browning machine gun is noted separately: during the military exercises it was fired at a distance of 600-800m in motion. "This machine gun is the great, I think. It is effective, the main thing is to understand it," says serviceman Vitaly.
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