The BREM-1 is an armoured recovery vehicle mainly designed to recover damaged battle tanks and armoured vehicles from the battlefield. It can tow damaged vehicles to the nearest shelter, fabrication point, maintenance centre or repair depot. It also assists thecrew to conduct on-field repair and maintenance operations.
The machine gun is 12.7 mm not 1.27 mm
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