A Balpro® Protector shelter was subjected to artillery fire in a Finnish Defence Forces exercise in May
The Finnish Defence Forces (FDF) performed a major artillery exercise in the Rovajärvi training area in Northern Finland during 13th to 24th May. As part of this “Maavoimien vaikuttamisharjoitus 2013”-exercise, force protection structures, including a Balpro® Protector shelter equipped with an rpg defeat roofing section, were targeted.
A picture of this shelter can be seen in this FDF release: http://www. puolustusvoimat. fi/wcm/erikoissivustot/mvh2013/suomeksi/uutis et/uudet+linnoitteet+koe- kaytossa.
Some video footage of the exercise can be seen at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUvcdKGD-FM.