Ukraine Details about the English Saxon armored vehicle of the Ukrainian army

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English armored vehicles "Saxon" AT-105 Ukraine bought a long time ago, back in 2014. The Saxon AT-105 was developed on the basis of the AT-104 police armored car and was produced from 1976 to 1995. In 2006, the British military replaced them with Warior armored vehicles. The Ukrainian army purchased 75 of these armored vehicles for 51,000 euros apiece, the vehicles were restored and sent to the troops. Saxon armored vehicles have a V-shaped bottom and good armor, which allows them to withstand shelling from weapons with a caliber of 7.62 mm. The machine can withstand a mine explosion with a capacity of up to 9 kg in TNT equivalent. In the 1990s, armored cars armed with a 7.62 mm machine gun were used in Bosnia. During operation, it turned out that the installation of a machine gun raised the center of gravity of the vehicles and they began to roll over. Despite this, the Ukrainian army speaks well of the car. The machines are equipped with a 160 hp engine. with and are capable of speeds on the highway up to 60 km / h. Crew car 2 people and 8 people landing. Machine weight 10 tons.