Skorpion-3
The Honker Skorpion-3 is a Polish multi-purpose off-road vehicle. It is a modified version of the Tarpan Honker, Honker developed as a result of the experience of soldiers from the first rotations of the Polish involvement in the Iraq War, Polish contingent in Iraq. It was developed by the 4th District Technical Workshops in Żurawica in 2003. It is set to be replaced by the LPU Wirus 4. Development In 2003, along with the mission in Iraq, it turned out that there was a great need to introduce a light armored vehicle adapted to conduct patrol operations. The only armored vehicles that the contingent had at its disposal were modernized BRDM-2 scout cars. Unarmored vehicles such as the Tarpan Honker, Honker and the Star 944 were used to transport soldiers. In order to provide at least temporary protection against shrapnel, soldiers improvised and armored themselves with various materials including Sandbag, sandbags, sheet metal, and elements from wreckage. Often such makeshift armo ...
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