It is one of Russia\u2019s newest military vehicles, designed to take soldiers into battle, while having the firepower of a tank.<\/p>\n
Yet for many in Russia\u2019s military, controlling the Kurganets-25 will be easy.<\/p>\n
Rather than a traditional steering wheel, it uses a controller based on Sony\u2019s Playstation gamepad.<\/p>\n
Scroll down for video The Kurganets-25 is an infantry fighting vehicle, which is a category of machine halfway between an armored truck and a full-size battle tank.<\/p>\n
The vehicle is controlled using a gamepad.<\/p>\n
On May 9th, the Kurganets-25 made its public debut as part of a parade commemorating the 70th anniversary of Russia\u2019s victory in World War II.<\/p>\n
The new Russian armoured vehicle platform uses a device similar to a Playstation controller, the manufacturer\u2019s vice-president told Russian media.<\/p>\n
The new Kurganets-25 infantry fighting vehicle uses a \u2018console similar to a Sony Playstation gamepad,\u2019 Tractor Plants vice-president Albert Bakov told state owned outlet Sputnik. <\/p>\n
\u2018I spent two years on convincing the designers to make the console similar to a Sony Playstation gamepad, to make it easier for a young soldier to familiarize himself with it,\u2019 Bakov said.<\/p>\n
Source: Daily Mail<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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