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British Saxon armored cars to be delivered to Ukrainian army after conversion and testing
Ukraine News Agency ^

Posted on 02/13/2015 5:51:09 PM PST by Smartisan

A consignment of 20 British Saxon armored cars has been delivered to Ukraine, with another 55 of the vehicles expected to arrive in the country in the near future, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov has said. Turchynov, speaking during a visit on Friday to a training center of the Ukrainian National Guard, said that in the near future the armored vehicles will undergo conversion work at the enterprise of state concern Ukroboronprom to adapt them to the needs of the Ukrainian army.

"These Saxons were obtained without weapons - they will be equipped with a weapons station made in Ukraine, which should provide effective fire cover for the National Guard or the other units that the vehicles will be delivered to," Turchynov said.

After testing, the armored vehicles will "immediately enter service with our military," he said.

(Excerpt) Read more at unian.info ...


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1 posted on 02/13/2015 5:51:09 PM PST by Smartisan
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To: Smartisan

oooohhhh. Shock and awe!!! ooohhh!! What a damned joke.


2 posted on 02/13/2015 5:52:12 PM PST by iowacornman (Romney is the father of government health care.)
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To: Smartisan
Sort of MRAP-ish...?


3 posted on 02/13/2015 5:53:36 PM PST by nascarnation (Impeach, convict, deport)
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To: nascarnation

Oh , that rear tire is a little low


4 posted on 02/13/2015 5:54:25 PM PST by molson209 (Blank)
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I wonder if they have on-board tire pressure adjustment?


5 posted on 02/13/2015 5:55:35 PM PST by nascarnation (Impeach, convict, deport)
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To: iowacornman

I can guarantee the general they sold them too will sell them to the rebels for a quick buck then say he ‘lost them’


6 posted on 02/13/2015 5:55:58 PM PST by Viennacon
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To: nascarnation

Steering wheel on the right.


7 posted on 02/13/2015 5:56:25 PM PST by immadashell (The inmates are running the asylum.)
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To: Smartisan

Who wants to bet they have Lucas electrical systems? LUCAS — Prince of Darkness.


8 posted on 02/13/2015 5:58:34 PM PST by MasterGunner01
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To: nascarnation

Thanks for sorting the pic, it’s beyond my ken all of a sudden.

Very sort of MRAP-ish, and very surplus.


9 posted on 02/13/2015 5:59:24 PM PST by Smartisan
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To: Smartisan
John Saxon hasn't weighed in."


10 posted on 02/13/2015 6:00:40 PM PST by wally_bert (There are no winners in a game of losers. I'm Tommy Joyce, welcome to the Oriental Lounge.)
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To: Smartisan

I take it that the prices are going to be going up?

http://army-uk.com/equip.php?ID=216


11 posted on 02/13/2015 6:04:51 PM PST by PAR35
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To: PAR35
What would it take to get YOU into this Saxon, today?


12 posted on 02/13/2015 6:09:00 PM PST by nascarnation (Impeach, convict, deport)
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To: Smartisan
They don't look that well-armored to me...

13 posted on 02/13/2015 6:13:55 PM PST by Telepathic Intruder (The only thing the Left has learned from the failures of socialism is not to call it that)
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To: PAR35

Yeah, they just might!

Just shy of 150 were being kept in storage, so half have basically been sold off.


14 posted on 02/13/2015 6:32:41 PM PST by Smartisan
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"[T]hey will be equipped with a weapons station made in Ukraine, which should provide effective fire cover for the National Guard or the other units that the vehicles will be delivered to," Turchynov said.

I bet the soldiers will enjoy a little Saxon violence.

15 posted on 02/13/2015 6:46:54 PM PST by ClearCase_guy (The dog days are over /The dog days are done/Can you hear the horses? /'Cause here they come)
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To: wally_bert

Another draft dodger.


16 posted on 02/13/2015 7:13:55 PM PST by MSF BU (Support the troops: Join Them.)
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To: MSF BU

Didn’t know that. Thanks for the update.


17 posted on 02/13/2015 7:22:41 PM PST by wally_bert (There are no winners in a game of losers. I'm Tommy Joyce, welcome to the Oriental Lounge.)
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To: Viennacon

The “rebels” get their stuff from Russia for free, they don’t buy from Ukraine


18 posted on 02/13/2015 7:45:56 PM PST by GeronL
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To: nascarnation

They do, in fact. However, this is really nothing more than an armored panel truck.


19 posted on 02/13/2015 8:46:50 PM PST by Thunder 6
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I don’t think they are a match for a Russian Tank. Too Little—too late.


20 posted on 02/14/2015 1:07:58 AM PST by Forward the Light Brigade (Into the Jaws of H*ll Onward! Ride to the sound of the guns!)
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