Exercise driving of the Livgardet armored vehicle on the county's roads

When we encounter the armored vehicles, they have stopped for a break at Dragon Gate before moving on to Söderhamn.

- Armored Trailer 360 is a splinter-protected troop transport vehicle that has a high ability to get from point A to point B at high speed, says Stefan Edlind, captain of the Livgardet.

Yes, the armored car seems both fast and agile and you can imagine that it is a special feeling to operate the powerful vehicle.

- In the beginning it was very powerful and then we maybe only drove 10 km per hour but now you start to get used to, says vehicle driver Tilde Bynander, who is one of the conscripts who participate in the exercise.

The Life Guard's 12th Motorized Shooting Battalion is a combat unit specializing in combat in forests and urban environments. The battalion operates both nationally and internationally. And Stefan Edlind emphasizes the importance of such an exercise:

- Lower Norrland and Norrland are important from a strategic point of view and are a large part of Sweden where we must have a military presence.