Since the start of the large-scale invasion, the Defense Department has codified and approved for use more than 20 MRAP armored vehicles.
Roshel Senator MRAP armored vehicle
Canadian armored vehicle Roshel Senator MRAP.
This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Defense.
It is said that since the beginning of the large-scale invasion, the Ministry of Defense has codified and approved more than 20 MRAP armored vehicles for use in the troops.
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MRAP armored vehicles (from the English MRAP, Mine Resistant Ambush Protected – protection against mines and ambushes) have a V-shaped bottom to dissipate the energy of the explosion and special chairs that absorb shock.
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They consist of a monolithic armored capsule and external explosion-absorbing units (wheels, chassis, engine), which absorb all the kinetic energy from a mine explosion.
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The Roshel Senator armored car is designed on the chassis of an American heavy-duty Ford F-550 pickup truck and was originally intended for the police.
For the needs of Ukraine, the model was improved; it received armor capable of protecting the crew and troops from bullets fired from small arms and debris. Also, the bottom of the car can withstand the explosion of a mine or other explosive device equivalent to 6 kg of TNT. In the front-line configuration, the vehicle also necessarily has a winch and “night” light.
- In May of this year, Roshel CEO Roman Shimonov announced that he plans to expand the production of armored vehicles in Ukraine.
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