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"Tank-style U-turn": what is the value of the unusual capability of the BTR-90 "Rostock"

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The Russian BTR-90 Rostock was created taking into account the gigantic experience of the war in Afghanistan and other local conflicts.

The armored personnel carrier has significantly improved armored protection, including mine protection, compared to its predecessors. If we talk about the latter, then the bottom has a V-shaped shape.

The modification with the Berezhok combat module meets the highest requirements in terms of its firepower and allows you to destroy various enemy armored vehicles day and night, including the main battle tanks Leopard-2, Abrams, Challenger and others.

Image source: vestnik-rm.ru

The rear arrangement of the engine and transmission compartment is designed so that the "ninetieth" can swim well through water obstacles. Side hatches allow fighters in full gear to leave the APC without problems, including while driving.

The undoubted advantage is that the "Sprout" can be deployed on the spot in a tank-like way - this happens due to the rotation of the wheels of different sides in opposite directions. Which is very useful during the fighting on narrow city streets, when the equipment goes through the passage laid, for example, by a tank with a trawl, etc.

Thanks to the reversible gearbox, the 22-ton machine can move backwards at the same speed as forward, which, as it turned out, is also important in intensive modern warfare.

Photo by Alexey Khomyakov

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