Indian
tank crew on Wednesday secured a respectable third spot in the second
stage of the 2014 Tank Biathlon World Championship, a mechanised
military sport invented in Russia.
Being held at a firing range
in Albino, outside Moscow, teams from 12 countries, including from
Angola, Armenia, Belarus, Venezuela, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,
China, Kuwait, Mongolia, Russia and Serbia, are participating in the
competition.
Delegations from more than 20 countries are taking part as observers.
Teams have to race through up to 20km obstacle course in Russian-made T-72B tanks, or Slingshot, according to NATO classification, and fire at targets imitating tanks and helicopters. Crews that miss a target get a penalty lap.
Being held at a firing range
in Albino, outside Moscow, teams from 12 countries, including from
Angola, Armenia, Belarus, Venezuela, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,
China, Kuwait, Mongolia, Russia and Serbia, are participating in the
competition. Delegations from more than 20 countries are taking part as observers.
Teams have to race through up to 20km obstacle course in Russian-made T-72B tanks, or Slingshot, according to NATO classification, and fire at targets imitating tanks and helicopters. Crews that miss a target get a penalty lap.
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