Keeping the Vikings on the move

The Vikings are unstoppable in Afghanistan. The All Terrain Protected Vehicles' arrival at a scene of conflict will instil relief in the British Troops engaged there, confidence for the local population and, perhaps most importantly, fear from the Taliban. Report by Danny Chapman. In the barren dusty desert landscape of Helmand, the Vikings' two squat shaped square hunks of metal that trundle along on tank like tracks look like something from the apocalypse. The protection from the hell outside that the vehicles offer though is making them one of the British Forces most popular bits of war fighting kit.

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News & Politics

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• british
• troops
• helmand
• afghanistan
• viking
• All
• Terrain
• Protected
• Vehicle
• REME
• Royal
• Marines

[homosapiens4]

There are many people in Britain who are descendants of those conquerors.

[zilouge]

the vehicles are called vikings... and they are made in Sweden, which may explain the name. :P

[zap0086]

Is that turret motorized?

[Cockerilla]

kev its cockers and arnie, you sound silly about maintence, keep listening to bagpipes you sweaty sock!!!!

[Zitor666]

And why must they call themselves vikings..

The only thing England got from the vikings where slaughtered munks and soldiers =)

[007stevenjj]

Have'nt they just completed some upgrades to the viking specifically regarding improving top cover protection?. I think there is some information about it on the M.O.D website now.

[keirfree]

Is There No bounds to the,Tech Support REME can provides to the Army and now it seems the Navy aka Royal Marines !!

Best guyzs to work with, Booties,! eat your heart out Para s Of Course, I am REME, and of course got a nice Green hat :)

[deathtonight666]

it may be a good vehicle for the guys inside but what about the one on the 50?