Thursday, July 20, 2017

The Czech Army received armored transporters of 120-mm mortars

Ministry of Defense of the Czech Republic On July 17, 2017, Tatra Group 41 armored truck Tatra T-815 with a wheel formula 8x8, intended for transportation of 120 mm towed mortars vz, was received from the Troopanovo logistics center near Olomouc. 82. The mortar, ammunition and calculation are transported in the body of the machine, the launch and lifting of the mortar are carried out by a stern ramp with an electric drive. The ceremony was attended by the Minister of Defense of the Czech Republic Martin Stropnitsky. The contract for the supply of 41 of this armored conveyor was concluded by the Czech Ministry of Defense with the Tatra Group in the fall of 2015. The machines should be supplied to the battalion of the 4th Rapid Reaction Brigade and the 7th Mechanized Brigade of the Czech Army, replacing the 120 mm vz mortars used up to now. 82 old trucks Praga V3S (6x6).

At the ceremony, Czech Defense Minister Martin Stropnitski said that in 2017 alone, the Czech army must receive 112 trucks of various types, and that these are the first deliveries of trucks of the Czech Army since 2008-2009, when 588 different Tatra cars were delivered. The number of cars delivered in 2017 includes 26 Tatra T-810 (6x6) trucks already delivered to the Czech Defense Ministry in January, as well as 40 Tatra T-815 (8x8) armored vehicles intended for the delivery of containers until the end of the year.

In total, the Czech Army has more than 3000 Tatra vehicles.

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