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1 August 2016 09:00

Azerbaijani tankers participate in the competition "Tank biathlon"

Azerbaijani tankers joined the competition "Tank biathlon" within the "International Army games - 2016".
On the second day of competition the tank crews from Venezuela, Belarus, Angola, Kyrgyzstan, Zimbabwe, Tajikistan and Azerbaijan demonstrated their skills in individual races.
In terms of stage of "Individual race" each tank crew has to go through 3 circles up to 5 km in length to perform the firing from gun, anti-aircraft machine-gun and coaxial machine gun. In each round the tanks must overcome various obstacles and barriers.
At each stage of shooting as targets are the models of tanks, helicopters and antitank crews of the imaginary enemy.
The result of tank crew arrival will consist of the total travel time distance with penalty points. 12 teams with the highest number of points on the basis of "individual race" will go to the semi-finals and take part in the stage of "Relay race".