Czech Army tanks take to motorway for training exercise

Six Czech Army tanks took part in a motorway driving drill on the D35 in the Olomouc Region on Tuesday. The Leopard 2A4 tanks reached speeds of up to 60 kilometres an hour and were fitted with rubber pads on their tracks to prevent damage to the motorway, Tomáš Suchý, commander of the 73rd Tank Battalion in Přáslavice, told Czech Television.

He said Czechia was a transit country for NATO troop movements and the country’s armed forces needed to train for such operations.

The convoy of tanks were spaced around nine kilometres apart and travelled a set route repeatedly, giving a turn to the 30 or so drivers trained to use them.