Bushmaster in review:
Ukrainian troops credit effective Australian armour
Land
12
December 2024
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By: Robert Dougherty
Two
Bushmaster protected mobility vehicles bound for Ukraine wait to be loaded onto
a C-17A Globemaster III aircraft at RAAF Base Amberley, Queensland. Photo:
Royal Australian Air Force
Ukrainian
troops have given some insights and battle experiences associated with
Australian donated bushmaster protected mobility vehicles in their fight
against Russian forces.
A news
feature styled-video entitled "Bushmaster IMV in the Kursk Region, Russia.
Australian Armor in Service with Air Assault Forces" was published by the
Ukrainian government-run youtube channel UNITED24 earlier this week on December
7.
The video
details interviews with Ukrainian drivers and commanders of the
Thales-manufactured vehicles, equipped with a remote weapon station 7.62mm
machinegun and thermal vision systems, following their use in helping Ukrainian
Air Assault Forces during missions into the Kursk Oblast region of Russia.
"You
sit quite high, you have a good view. Steering wheel on the right, obviously,
but in war that doesn't matter. It's comfortable and it's armoured," says
the interviewer, journalist Philip Malzahn.
"If the
crew aren't not fighting by themselves (against the Russians), then they are
taking ten, maybe more, infantry with them. When that door opens the guys might
not know what will be waiting... but at least the drive there is quite
comfortable.
"The
Bushmaster was built to withstand extremely hot temperatures. As you can see
there is air conditioning everywhere. Eight vents just in the back... pretty
cool ride. It also feels quite smooth."
The
Australian Government has provided more than 120 Bushmaster protected mobility
vehicles to Ukraine since the war in Europe began.
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