Overview of Turkish armored cars Otokar Cobra 2 of the Ukrainian army. Turkish armored vehicles Otokar Cobra II began to use the Ukrainian army. The multi-purpose tactical armored vehicle Cobra II was developed by Otokar and was first introduced in 2013. The armored car was developed on the basis of a prototype Hummer XM-1211 armored vehicle, with which the American company AM General tried to replace Hammer armored vehicles in the US Army. The armor of the vehicle provides protection against bullets of various calibers, fragments and explosive devices weighing up to several kilograms, depending on the configuration. The exact level of protection is not disclosed. Vehicle armor can be reinforced with overhead modules; vehicles were delivered to Ukraine without additional armor. The first version of the armored vehicle was very popular and was purchased by many countries, only weak armor was noted, this was corrected in the second version of the armored vehicle. Strengthening armor protection led to a strong increase in curb weight - this parameter reached 18.5 tons, the first version of the Cobra armored vehicle weighed only 6 tons. The vehicle can be fitted with a 7.62mm machine gun, a 12.7mm Browning machine gun, or a 40mm automatic grenade launcher. Some of the vehicles were equipped with remotely controlled combat modules. The car is equipped with ABS, tire inflation system, video cameras and air conditioning. The armored car is equipped with an engine with a capacity of 360 to 400 hp and has a speed of up to 110 km / h, a cruising range of 700 km. Part of the armored vehicles can float. The five-wheel version of the car can accommodate up to 11 people.
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Ukraine Military News, Reports, Data, etc.
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Assault Ukrainian tank Challenger 2 anti-tank line of defense. The Ukrainian army has published footage of exercises to break through the fortified defense line with the help of Challenger 2 tanks, information about these English tanks is on the channel. It is worth noting that the Russian army, in order to prevent the displacement of concrete tetrahedra, fastens them with iron cables. This significantly complicates the tank to overcome concrete gouges.
Teachings of the Ukrainian army, overcoming the fear of tanks. Footage of the training of Ukrainian mobilized military personnel at one of the training grounds has been published. In the video, the soldiers are taught to overcome the fear of the tank, judging by the video, one of the soldiers still needs to train. Such a psychological exercise is also carried out by Russian military personnel, we have previously talked about this.
Details about the British trucks Foden 8×6 of the army of Ukraine. The ex-president of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, together with volunteers, continues to purchase military equipment in England for the needs of the Ukrainian army using the funds of his foundation. This time he purchased used English Foden 8×6 trucks manufactured in 1988. The machine is equipped with a 340 hp Rolls-Royce engine, an Allison automatic transmission and a Multi lift transfer device for interchangeable containers up to 18 tons. Used DAF military trucks have also been purchased.
What are your thoughts about Ukraine getting the CV90? ? Any idea how fast this can implemented? It does make sense to have a standardized IFV, which tank do you think Ukraine will choose?
Swedes already gave them some for free, and at least one is destroyed already. The news is about new and purchased ones, not donated pre existing ones. Every new APC and IFV will have the same fate, getting destroyed in combat via artillery, ATGMs, PGMs, Lancets and FPV drones. This is to be expected as every IFV in the battlefield, for both sides of the conflict, are inherently vulnerable. That's why it falls down to quantity and expendability. You expect them to die a lot, so you get a lot.
Unfortunately Ukraine has a literal buffet of tanks and IFVs, which means a crippling lack of standardization. Means it's difficult to fix them and every damaged one has to be sent back to Poland to be fixed. Which takes too much time, and it means the asset is out of action for the longest while.
The Russians did a good job of bombing every service center they can find in Ukrainian soil via Gerans, cruise missiles, Islanders, Kinzhals, UMPC and FAB glide bombs.
I think the CV90 is the best IFV available in the market right now. But any weapon in isolation is not going to solve the problems Ukraine has. And do not expect 1000 brand new IFVs to be delivered in any reasonable timeframe.What are your thoughts about Ukraine getting the CV90?
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Any idea how fast this can implemented? It does make sense to have a standardized IFV, which tank do you think Ukraine will choose?
The US is also still skittish about sending the latest generation equipment in case it gets reverse engineered by the Russians. Or proven so ineffective it will tank their arms sales.
I think one major fail by the US in this war has been US drones. They have been made conspicuous by their absence, and when they were attempted to be introduced as "game changers" they proved to be a major flop against even the much cheaper drones Iran can produce.
So much for being the claimed world leader in drone design.
As for tanks, Ukraine will just have to make do with what is available, there is no time to develop a new tank in time to be meaningful for this war I think. The best tank for Ukraine, I think, would have been the Oplot, but they never managed to produce it in reasonable numbers due to massive government corruption and lack of funding.
So much for being the claimed world leader in drone design.
US is world leader in arms sales hype. Ukraine should actually transfer MALE and HALE drones to Ukraine, but they don't want to because they realize they're going to be shot down just like TB-2s.
The thing is though, just because something is going to be "shot down" doesn't mean it's not useful. And MALE/HALE drones are very useful indeed, especially if they have good optics.
As for tanks, Ukraine will just have to make do with what is available, there is no time to develop a new tank in time to be meaningful for this war I think. The best tank for Ukraine, I think, would have been the Oplot, but they never managed to produce it in reasonable numbers due to massive government corruption and lack of funding.
At what factory?
Ukraine refitted plenty of T-64s, with what is a pretty decent armor and electronics package. The reason that the Oplot was likely never produced in large numbers, was because the project was far too ambitious and beyond the capabilities of the tank plant. Even post-2014.
The Ukrainians had tank factories at Lviv and Kharkiv. The one at Kharkiv was one of the largest in the world. Comparable to the Russian one at Nizhny Tagil (UVZ) which makes the T-90. Once they did get financing they upgraded hundreds of T-64 tanks. It was all lack of funding and massive corruption. Well now with the war you can forget about that. The factory at Kharkiv is within strike range of Russian long range weapons.At what factory?
Ukraine refitted plenty of T-64s, with what is a pretty decent armor and electronics package. The reason that the Oplot was likely never produced in large numbers, was because the project was far too ambitious and beyond the capabilities of the tank plant. Even post-2014.
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The Ukrainians had tank factories at Lviv and Kharkiv. The one at Kharkiv was one of the largest in the world. Comparable to the Russian one at Nizhny Tagil (UVZ) which makes the T-90. Once they did get financing they upgraded hundreds of T-64 tanks. It was all lack of funding and massive corruption. Well now with the war you can forget about that. The factory at Kharkiv is within strike range of Russian long range weapons.
That factory is long destroyed or inoperable.
In separate news, Netherlands transfers four VERA NG ESM stations to Ukraine.