Poland announced about the supply of about 10 German Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, most likely an early version of the Leopard 2A4 tanks will be delivered, a modification of the Leopard 2A5 tank, most likely Poland will leave for its army. The German Leopard 2A4 is the most massive version of the tank, about 2500 of them have been built since 1985, since 2000 Germany began to sell them. The Leopard 2A4 is equipped with an accurate 120 mm L44 smoothbore gun, the gun is manually reloaded by the loader. Aiming range of the gun: in a static position - 3500 meters. The tank is protected by three-layer combined armor. The Leopard 2 saw action in Afghanistan and performed well as an infantry support vehicle. In the fighting of Turkey in Syria, on the first day of fighting, 10 out of 30 tanks were lost. Tanks were hit on the sides of the tanks by American TOW-2 anti-tank systems, Russian anti-tank systems and RPG-7 grenade launchers. It is worth noting that this happened due to the wrong tactics of using tanks. Despite this, do not underestimate the car, the tank is popular all over the world and is in service with 18 countries. Competitors to the German tank, later versions of the T-72B, T-90 tanks of different versions, this is a superficial comparison. The Leopard 2 is equipped with a 1500 hp engine capable of propelling a 56 ton tank up to 60 km/h over rough terrain. The crew of the tank is 4 people.
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The first footage of the use of French 155-mm howitzers TRF1 by the Ukrainian army has appeared. The howitzers were not supplied free of charge, they were purchased by the Ukrainian army. The TRF1 howitzer was first introduced in 1979 and has now been withdrawn from service. The TRF1 is a 155mm self-propelled howitzer. Over long distances, the gun is transported by a tractor, and it can move across the battlefield using its own power plant at a speed of 8 km/h. During operation, various technical difficulties arose with howitzers, this determined their fate and the French army began to replace them with Caesar self-propelled guns. In terms of their fire capabilities, the TRF1 howitzers are similar to the German-Italian FH70, which were previously transferred to Ukraine, we talked about them. The firing range of the gun is 24 km with conventional projectiles and 30 km with active-rocket projectiles. Rate of fire 6 rounds per minute. Calculation of tools 8 people.
Ukraine received British Westland Sea King HAR.5 helicopters. Multi-purpose helicopter Westland Sea King, is a modification of the American Sikorsky S-61 / SH-3, Sea King was developed in 1967. Sea King helicopters were built until the mid-nineties, as they were in operation, the helicopters were gradually decommissioned. By mid-2010, the British Armed Forces decided to abandon them. In 2015, the Sea King search and rescue helicopter was withdrawn from service. The cargo-passenger version of the helicopter can accommodate 25 seated passengers or up to 9 victims on a stretcher. For self-defense, the Sea King helicopter was equipped with a 7.62 mm machine gun. The helicopter can reach speeds of over 210 km/h. and has a range of 1200 km.
The UK will transfer Challenger-2 tanks to Ukraine, delivery of 14 vehicles is expected. The Challenger 2 tank entered service with the UK in 1995, and now there are about 220 of them. The tank is equipped with powerful multi-layer armor "Dorchester", in the fighting in Iraq, when one of the tanks got stuck, the armor withstood 15 hits from RPG-7 anti-tank grenade launchers. The reinforced armor of the tank affected its weight, and it is simply colossal, from the base 63 tons it can reach 75 with all the protective elements. Naturally, this affected the patency of the tank not for the better, in addition, in the event of a breakdown, the tank would be problematic to evacuate. The Challenger 2 has a rifled 120 mm cannon, in 2002 NATO tested tanks for accuracy. The Leopard 2A5 tank turned out to be the most accurate gun - 78% of hits, the M1A2 Abrams and French Leclerc tanks were second - 72% of hits, the number of hits of the Challenger 2 was 69%, after that the tank's fire control system was upgraded. The tank uses manual loading of the gun, first a projectile is inserted into the gun, and then a powder charge, the rate of fire with this method of loading is about 7 rounds per minute at a distance of up to 8 km. The tank is equipped with a thermal imager, with a working distance of up to 3000 m. Engine power 1500 l. s, allows the tank to reach speeds over rough terrain up to 40 km / h. The crew of the tank is 4 people. The price of the Challenger-2 tank is 6.8 million dollars.
English armored vehicles "Saxon" AT-105 Ukraine bought a long time ago, back in 2014. The Saxon AT-105 was developed on the basis of the AT-104 police armored car and was produced from 1976 to 1995. In 2006, the British military replaced them with Warior armored vehicles. The Ukrainian army purchased 75 of these armored vehicles for 51,000 euros apiece, the vehicles were restored and sent to the troops. Saxon armored vehicles have a V-shaped bottom and good armor, which allows them to withstand shelling from weapons with a caliber of 7.62 mm. The machine can withstand a mine explosion with a capacity of up to 9 kg in TNT equivalent. In the 1990s, armored cars armed with a 7.62 mm machine gun were used in Bosnia. During operation, it turned out that the installation of a machine gun raised the center of gravity of the vehicles and they began to roll over. Despite this, the Ukrainian army speaks well of the car. The machines are equipped with a 160 hp engine. with and are capable of speeds on the highway up to 60 km / h. Crew car 2 people and 8 people landing. Machine weight 10 tons.
Ukraine has begun using the American DroneHunter F700 interceptor drones, with six units reportedly purchased. Drone interceptor DroneHunter F700, developed by Fortem Technologies and equipped with a network for intercepting drones. According to the company, the drone can intercept Russian UAVs Orlan-10, Shahed-136, as well as other drones weighing up to 500 kg and with a flight altitude of no more than 5500 meters. UAVs captured using networks can be delivered to the operator or dropped by parachute. After returning, the interceptor drone can be charged with new networks in 3 minutes. The upgraded version of the DroneHunter F700 received improved sensors that made it easier to operate. The drone operator can see the weight and type of the intercepted UAV. DroneHunter F700 is equipped with a radar and uses it to detect targets. According to the manufacturer, during the tests, the efficiency of the drone was 85%. The interceptor drone is capable of speeds up to 100 km/h.
It's pretty interesting that Ukraine has never lost a single of their T-84 Oplots to the Russians
If this counted as continuing the Ukrainian conflict trend, please warn me
If this counted as continuing the Ukrainian conflict trend, please warn me
In total there are 6 Oplot with Ukraine armed forces. Afaik they're designed almost only for export.
The same way, I'd not expect China to lose any Jf17 if they went to war, not because there's something exceptional about the Jf17 in particular, but because it wouldn't be pushed to the front and the military doesn't have a stock of them normally.