MSPO 2015: Scipio on show
The Scipio-Rosomok 8x8 vehicle destined for delivery to the Slovakian Army was on show at the MSPO exhibition in Kielce, Poland for the first time.
It is fitted with the TURRA 30 turret from Slovakian manufacturer, EVPU. Norbert Mikler, sales manager from the company, told Shephard that the turret completed army testing in August.
‘From a range of 2.5km-4km it got 100% of shots fired on target,’ he said.
Mikler added that EVPU was contracted to build 33 turrets for Scipio with a target of 100 and that the turret would be integrated onto the chassis in Slovakia at the
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