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Thursday, January 14, 2010

Russian leader Yuri Medvedev tries WW2 Maxim machine gun and rides Tiger armored vehicle


From: RussiaToday | January 14, 2010

Being president has its perks:  you're often first in line to appreciate and approve your nation's latest military technology.

On Thursday, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev was given a tour at a training ground in the Moscow region. The president was then shown the multi-role machines in action - they demonstrated how personnel and weapons could be transported.

Military experts also told him that the vehicles are equipped with powerful U.S.-made engines and Vehciles such as the GAZ 2975 "Tiger" have been assigned only to special security units, not to the armed forces. This vehicle is sometimes referred to as the Russian Humvee.

Dmitry Medvedev sat inside the new vehicles, before being given the chance to fire a rare World War 2 machine gun.

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