Light armored vehicle made in Turkey "Cobra" turned out to be vulnerable to improvised explosive device (SVU), laid by terrorists in the African country Burkina Faso, writes the Russian newspaper.
The explosion of a homemade bomb, planted directly in the roadbed, threw the car up the national army and overthrew the roof. After that, the vehicle caught fire.
Inflicted damage to the car was fatal. The photograph shows, that in the bottom of the "Cobra" broken impressive hole.
reported, that of the seven were inside three soldiers were killed, the other four were seriously injured.
These armored vehicles is not the first time demonstrate the disappointing results of its participation in military conflicts. earlier, during the short war in August 2008 of the year, two cars of this model has lost the Georgian army.
Turkish units, Use data armored cars also suffered losses. for example, in summer 2016 , five Turkish soldiers were killed in the explosion of an IED, involved in the operation against the PKK.
Armored vehicle "Cobra" 4x4 established in 1997 year. Its mass exceeds 6 tonnes. Installed power - 190 hp, speed - up 115 km / h. Reservation - bulletproof. Inside, there are places for 9 military.
According to Russian experts, Today, this can be considered obsolete armored car - provision for the modernization of its structure has not.
