MSPO 2015: New Rosomaks look ahead
You almost can’t move for the number of 8x8 Rosomak armoured fighting vehicles that litter the landscape at the MSPO exhibition in Kielce, Poland.
Nonetheless, each one has something unique to offer and there were two new variants on display that aroused some healthy interest.
The Rosomak-M concept is a new prototype vehicle that is fitted with a modernisation package that improves protection, firepower and adds better amphibious performance characteristics.
A spokesperson from the company, Rosomak, told Shephard that the Rosomak-M was a future proposal idea that allows an increased payload capacity of 1.6t and brings the combat version of
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