They have been using Krasnopol for some time and alot of them apparently, fired from their Akatsiya howitzer.
I'm curious tho why Russians dont seem to be interested in fully Satellite guided projectile like Excalibur.
The War in the Ukraine
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They have been using Krasnopol for some time and alot of them apparently, fired from their Akatsiya howitzer.
I'm curious tho why Russians dont seem to be interested in fully Satellite guided projectile like Excalibur.
So what makes them unwilling or unable to take one from active stock and instead use that mothballed one to replace the previously donated Leopard's. ?
Or maybe the active inventory is already at standard that they were not willing to sacrifice ?
This kinda given tho... the effect would be Ukraine must train loader. which can be drawn from new recruits or reduce the size of their tank platoon, sacrificing a tank so 3 leopards or chally can have a loader.
and Weight is not really an issue i think, Leopards and Challenger are from ground pressure wise are just as mobile as their Soviet counterparts.
This is for example our Leopard 2's and Leopard 2RI.
Or maybe the active inventory is already at standard that they were not willing to sacrifice ?
This kinda given tho... the effect would be Ukraine must train loader. which can be drawn from new recruits or reduce the size of their tank platoon, sacrificing a tank so 3 leopards or chally can have a loader.
and Weight is not really an issue i think, Leopards and Challenger are from ground pressure wise are just as mobile as their Soviet counterparts.
This is for example our Leopard 2's and Leopard 2RI.
It's not really about battlefield mobility.
It's about infrastructure, transport and access...bridges etc.
And then the reverse...recovery in case of breakdown or damage.
This is of course, setting aside logistics, spares..etc.
From the latest news about the U.K military aid package for the Ukrainian Army the list below
Krasnopol and other laser guided weapons can be used to hit moving targets easily I think.
I expect they will be abandoned tho upon breakdown and pray their logistic troops can recover them. They will scavange whatever parts they can found in the recovered vehicle to keep the survivor remains.
It's kinda what Russian did tbh from what i see in their maintenance vids.
If there is a problem in such then i would expect these western tanks wont touch their Eastern front but focused around Kiev or big cities they want to keep. Not gonna expect them around Donbass or Luhansk.
plawolf
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Seems like a tailored plan to get rid of their Spare prince Harry. Manipulate him into volunteering to fight in Ukraine with his Apache experience and crack open a bottle of the palace’s finest bubbly.
There is a separate version of the Krasnopol for the Msta-s due to its autoloader called the Krasnopol M. The Akasya, D20, and Msta-b uses the same Krasnopol projectile. 120mm mortars use the Kitolov 2 and 122mm cannons use the Kitolov 2M.