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Azerbaijani tank crews are participating in "Tank biathlon" as part of "International Army Games - 2016" running in the Russian Federation from July 30 to August 13.

The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry announced that tank crews from Venezuela, Belarus, Angola, Kyrgyzstan, Zimbabwe, Tajikistan and Azerbaijan demonstrated their skills in individual races on the second day of the competition.

“In "Individual race", each tank crew must go through 3 circles up to 5 km in length to perform the firing from gun, anti-aircraft machine-gun and coaxial machine gun. In each round the tanks must overcome various obstacles and barriers,” the Ministry said.

“At each stage of shooting targets are the models of tanks, helicopters and antitank crews of the imaginary enemy. The result of tank crew arrival will consist of the total travel time distance with penalty points. 12 teams with the highest number of points on the basis of "Individual race" will go to the semi-finals and take part in "Relay race".”

Tank biathlon is held at the Alabino shooting range, Moscow Region, from July 30 to August 13.

International Army Games started off in the town of Kubinka near Moscow on July 30 with competition in tank biathlon where seventeen teams are taking part. Kubinka is a major center of Russian Armor Troops that boasts a superb testing range and the Armor Museum, which displays armored technologies from many nations and periods of history.

All in all, the program of the Army Games includes 23 contests to be held in Russia and in Kazakhstan.

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