Taliban strike first fatal blow against heavily armored vehicle
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 - 13:01
in Mathematics & Economics
A bomb attack on allied forces in Afghanistan on Tuesday marked the first time the Taliban has been able to effectively strike the heavily armored Mastiff personnel carrier, British officials said.“It’s the first time personnel inside a Mastiff have been killed by an IED [improvised explosive device],” a Ministry of Defense official said.Based on the Cougar mine-resistant vehicle made by U.S. defe...