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1. @JoeBiden's comment about how #Russia should be concerned about the #F16s, is spot-on and consistent with my view that, when #Ukraine controls its skies the Russia forces will forced to withdraw. I report on the #Syrian war to defeat #ISIS. With US air power, light militia
2. forces were able to defeat a force of over 70,000 crazed ISIS terrorists. #SDF are brave, disciplined and willing to fight but until they had US air support they were unable to gain traction and had their backs against the wall in #Kobane.
3. I closely observed the way they were able to advance and that informs me on how the battle in Ukraine will change. First, the trench war will be over. Any Russian trench complex will become an easy target for massive US JDAMS that Russian forces won't survive. When Ukraine
The russians have already lost 15 #T90M tanks in 🇺🇦 -
Andriy Rudyk, representative of the Center for the Research of Trophy and Prospective Weapons and Military Equipment of @GeneralStaffUA, during a briefing at @MilMediaCenter.
Andriy Rudyk, representative of the Center for the Research of Trophy and Prospective Weapons and Military Equipment of @GeneralStaffUA, during a briefing at @MilMediaCenter.
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Mar. 2:
1/ #Russian #Tank #Production
The need of the #Russian army for #Tanks may exceed the #Production rate 10 times.
The pace of #Production of #Tanks for the #Russian army does not allow to make up ..continued
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#UkraineRussiaWar #Ukraine #War
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1/ #Russian #Tank #Production
The need of the #Russian army for #Tanks may exceed the #Production rate 10 times.
The pace of #Production of #Tanks for the #Russian army does not allow to make up ..continued
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#UkraineRussiaWar #Ukraine #War
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Mar. 2:
2/ #Russian #Tank #Production
..make up for #Losses in #Ukraine, writes @TheEconomist. As a #Western official told the magazine, #Tanks are #Produced in #Russia 10 times slower than the army is #Losing them.
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#UkraineRussiaWar #Ukraine #War
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2/ #Russian #Tank #Production
..make up for #Losses in #Ukraine, writes @TheEconomist. As a #Western official told the magazine, #Tanks are #Produced in #Russia 10 times slower than the army is #Losing them.
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#UkraineRussiaWar #Ukraine #War
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Mar. 2:
3/ #Russian #Tank #Production
Details:
Now only 1 enterprise is engaged in the #Production of #Tanks in #Russia - #Uralvagonzavod. As @TheEconomist notes, #Financial #Chaos & huge #Debts have slowed ..continued
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#UkraineRussiaWar #Ukraine #War
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3/ #Russian #Tank #Production
Details:
Now only 1 enterprise is engaged in the #Production of #Tanks in #Russia - #Uralvagonzavod. As @TheEconomist notes, #Financial #Chaos & huge #Debts have slowed ..continued
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#UkraineRussiaWar #Ukraine #War
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EUROPE'S MAGICAL STRATEGIC THINKING AND MAIN BATTLE TANKS -- thread:
There was and is a paradox, if not absurdity, in the long slowness and continuing partiality of #WesternEurope's decision to provide #Ukraine with #mainbattletanks (#MBTs). /1
There was and is a paradox, if not absurdity, in the long slowness and continuing partiality of #WesternEurope's decision to provide #Ukraine with #mainbattletanks (#MBTs). /1
@Konflikt_Sicher @GSPSipo @EPC_CPE_News @UA_22_Ukraine @H__Ukraine @StimmeUkraine @DUF_Forum @CPD_UA @worldoftanks @AugenGeradeaus These vehicles - more so than most other conventional military technology - were once built and commissioned for a potential fight against Moscow's #imperialism in #Europe - rather than for usage against other potential enemies or for peace-keeping missions around the world. /2
Then, the moment came for these machines to be used for what they had been initially constructed and purchased - rather than being, as hitherto, simply decommissioned and scrapped. /3
#StandWithUkraine️
#StandWithUkraine️
Explosion Risk in Russian Tanks that have been Damaged or Destroyed
Statistical analysis of ammunition explosions in 766 tanks used by Russia in Ukraine between February 2022 and January 31, 2023.
Statistical analysis of ammunition explosions in 766 tanks used by Russia in Ukraine between February 2022 and January 31, 2023.
The models and versions we have included are as follows:
T62 & M/MV (the oldest tank, in service from 1961)
A T-64A/BV (1966-) (captured in Russian service)
A T-72A
A T-72B (1980th)
A T-72B3 Obr 2016 (newest version)
T-80U
T-80BVM (2018, newest version)
T-90A
T62 & M/MV (the oldest tank, in service from 1961)
A T-64A/BV (1966-) (captured in Russian service)
A T-72A
A T-72B (1980th)
A T-72B3 Obr 2016 (newest version)
T-80U
T-80BVM (2018, newest version)
T-90A
A thread:
A) Conclusion
B) Results
C) Methodology and selection of data
D) Images of the individual tanks (ammo explosion)
E) Id-No of each tank for more images
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A) Conclusion
B) Results
C) Methodology and selection of data
D) Images of the individual tanks (ammo explosion)
E) Id-No of each tank for more images
3/n.
T-34 #military #history – The apex of Soviet Christie suspension #tanks is the 33 mph T-34/85 with the L/55 D-5T 85mm main gun. Note: the larger vehicles (T-34/76, T-34/85, British A-27 and A-34) had five wheels a side).
#military #history – The most-famous Christie suspension vehicle is the Soviet T-34/76. It lacked the hybrid solid rubber tire road wheel/track configuration but just superb wide traction tracks helping it sprint over terrain its opponents couldn’t handle.
3/ #TankTuesday I'll post four T-34 interior shots in a moment as a reply to this later model T-34/85 with the larger gun, larger turret, and five-man crew instead of the original T-34/76’s four-man crew.
"Late you come, yet you come". The relief is mingled with a drop of bitterness. The delayed delivery of the Leos costs lives. Training and logistics must be in place by March at the latest, when the war will escalate again. /1 #Scholz #Biden #Tanks
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#Ukraine needs continuous replacements for the old Soviet tanks. The numbers now promised can only be the beginning. Leos must be flanked by air reconnaissance, air defense, armored personnel carriers, artillery, and antitank systems. Speed matters. /2
A comprehensive plan is needed for a continuous supply of weapons and ammunition for #Ukraine with a corresponding expansion of production capacities in Europe. Wars are decided by a combination of fighting morale, strategic intelligence and resources /3
1/ Operational situation update/ #russian_invasion in #Ukraine on January 22, 2023
Just a quick update today as nothing really has changed for the last 36h
#Bakhmut area.
so just a gen map tonight
#UkraineMap
Just a quick update today as nothing really has changed for the last 36h
#Bakhmut area.
so just a gen map tonight
#UkraineMap
2/ Also take the opportunity to war you about several "map maker" i'm "watching" some times to times, making their "stuff".
people showing maps with you full plain color on the edge of battle area are wrong. pseudo villages "secured" is very often diluted in more complex reality
people showing maps with you full plain color on the edge of battle area are wrong. pseudo villages "secured" is very often diluted in more complex reality
3/ People showing you the exact location and advance of Russians are just using Russian direct sources for propaganda purposes & when there is a real dynamic it could trick you to believe it"s ok as it's moving on with the tide.. but i have proven this quite often in past summer
Yesterday @EmmanuelMacron and @sanchezcastejon signed a Friendship Treaty between 🇫🇷 and 🇪🇸
The 🇫🇷 President will then host 🇩🇪 @Bundeskanzler Scholz on Sunday, before welcoming 🇬🇧 PM @RishiSunak on March 10th
What is the strategic significance of this busy bilateral agenda?🧵
The 🇫🇷 President will then host 🇩🇪 @Bundeskanzler Scholz on Sunday, before welcoming 🇬🇧 PM @RishiSunak on March 10th
What is the strategic significance of this busy bilateral agenda?🧵
Each of these summits has its own bilateral rationale. But they are also illustrative of 🇫🇷 multilayered approach of collective security alongside #NATO and the🇪🇺 #EU, and of President Macron’s willingness to reconnect the dots between main Western Europe capitals. 2/16
With Spain, the Friendship Treaty raises the relation to the highest level, on par with 🇩🇪 and 🇮🇹. It confirms 🇪🇸 centrality, as it hosted the last NATO Summit, will chair the next EU Council and host the third European Political Community #EPC summit in the second half of 2023
Whats the mood around Europe and the US with the upcoming #Ramstein meeting, the #Leopard question, regarding #tanks for #Ukraine?
Starting with #France . Le Monde has a good and moderate article about tanks in general for Ukraine, giving a good overview about what was done and what has to be done.
lemonde.fr/international/…
lemonde.fr/international/…
"For the moment, we are giving Ukraine samples," explains Marc Chassillan. Since the beginning of the war, the equipment delivered has improved in quality and performance, but not in quantity. The deliveries announced are not insignificant, but they will not be sufficient
Where will those #Leopard come from? We won't get 100 of them, most probably just three groups from Poland, Finland and Germany for now. That's why we need the USA. #Ukraine️ #FreeTheLeopards #tanks
Finnish are realistic about the issue:
"On the other hand, no European country has taken much of a lead on the Leopard issue. Perhaps we will wait and see who will take the first step."
"On the other hand, no European country has taken much of a lead on the Leopard issue. Perhaps we will wait and see who will take the first step."
@ajboekestijn @g900ap Robert van der Noordaa..zelfbenoemde #trollenvanger en #factchecker bij @volkskrant #activisten kliek die..zie ik nu..geen factgecheckte #feiten van een wel deskundige ter zake verdraagt met zijn blijkbaar (te) grote ego en gevoelige tenen..
Je moet het maar kunnen..🤷♂️🤦♂️
Je moet het maar kunnen..🤷♂️🤦♂️
@ajboekestijn @g900ap @volkskrant >Geen idee waar Robert de deskundigheid, kennis en inzicht vandaan haalt om dit zo stellig te beoordelen als dat de wel objectieve en verifieerbare feiten zijn oordeel alleen al ontkrachten. Hoezo #factchecker? Hij #trolt nu zijn #complottheorie zelf als een volleerd #wappie.>
@ajboekestijn @g900ap @volkskrant >Wie wie heeft #vergiftigd en waarom is nog helemaal niet glashelder noch in enig rechtszaak vastgesteld. Weer volstrekt #wappie reactie en duiding van #RobertvanderNoordaa. Als ook feitelijk onjuiste conclusie wat Rusland van plan was of is. Dat is #propaganda, #complottheorie.>
@Juha_Korh2 @oikeusasiamies @RSF_fi @oikeuskansleri @Haavisto @anttikaikkonen @SuomenEduskunta @MarinSanna #ValehtelevatMinisterit:
#Eduskunta 13.12: "Historiallinen #NATO -päätös."
- The #Finnish people (92%) #rejected joining NATO.
- The #MFA, in #violation of the #PublicityAct, refuses to hand over copies of statements free of charge.
#Eduskunta 13.12: "Historiallinen #NATO -päätös."
- The #Finnish people (92%) #rejected joining NATO.
- The #MFA, in #violation of the #PublicityAct, refuses to hand over copies of statements free of charge.
@Juha_Korh2 @oikeusasiamies @RSF_fi @oikeuskansleri @Haavisto @anttikaikkonen @SuomenEduskunta @MarinSanna #ValehtelevatMinisterit.
#WEF -regiimin sepustus sotarikollisjärjestö #NATO'on liittymisestä alkaa törkeällä valheella.
- "Venäjä käynnisti 24. helmikuuta 2022 hyökkäyksen Ukrainaan."
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Valehtelu jatkuu ministeriaitiossa @Haavisto
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#WEF -regiimin sepustus sotarikollisjärjestö #NATO'on liittymisestä alkaa törkeällä valheella.
- "Venäjä käynnisti 24. helmikuuta 2022 hyökkäyksen Ukrainaan."
tinyurl.com/2p84fw47
Valehtelu jatkuu ministeriaitiossa @Haavisto
verkkolahetys.eduskunta.fi/fi/taysistunno…
@Juha_Korh2 @oikeusasiamies @RSF_fi @oikeuskansleri @Haavisto @anttikaikkonen @SuomenEduskunta @MarinSanna The conflict in #Ukraine was not opened by #Russia on Feb 24, but by Ukraine a week before.
- The #OSCE #France is a witness to this:
#BULLETINNo27 | MAR 2022
LA SITUATION MILITAIRE EN #UKRAINE
- Il pourrait s’agir de #mercenaires de la #CIA...
- The #OSCE #France is a witness to this:
#BULLETINNo27 | MAR 2022
LA SITUATION MILITAIRE EN #UKRAINE
- Il pourrait s’agir de #mercenaires de la #CIA...
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Las ważniejszy od drzew czyli o braku ujęcia systemowego w dyskusji na temat polskich zakupów.
CZĘŚĆ PIERWSZA.
Polski internet branżowy rozgrzewa w tym roku szereg wydarzeń bez precedensu:
@MON_GOV_PL @JGromadzinski @PGZ_pl
#WojskoPolskie #Tanks #tank
Las ważniejszy od drzew czyli o braku ujęcia systemowego w dyskusji na temat polskich zakupów.
CZĘŚĆ PIERWSZA.
Polski internet branżowy rozgrzewa w tym roku szereg wydarzeń bez precedensu:
@MON_GOV_PL @JGromadzinski @PGZ_pl
#WojskoPolskie #Tanks #tank
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- podarowanie 300+ czołgów dla SZ Ukrainy
- zakup 250 M1A2 SEP v.2, 116 M1A1FEP
- zakup 180 K2
- mgliste wizje zakupu pół tysiąca K2PL
Są to wydarzenia bez precedensu w historii Wojsk Pancernych i Zmechanizowanych
@PawelPoncyljusz @krzysztofbosak @TomaszSiemoniak
- podarowanie 300+ czołgów dla SZ Ukrainy
- zakup 250 M1A2 SEP v.2, 116 M1A1FEP
- zakup 180 K2
- mgliste wizje zakupu pół tysiąca K2PL
Są to wydarzenia bez precedensu w historii Wojsk Pancernych i Zmechanizowanych
@PawelPoncyljusz @krzysztofbosak @TomaszSiemoniak
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Nie dziwi zatem gorąca dyskusja która rozgrzała prasę branżową, dziennikarzy i "internety". Niestety w dyskusji wydaje się panować "technofetyszyzm" - rozmowa o parametrach, śrubkach, calach i milimetrach za to kwestie systemowe spychane są w cień
@joannakluzik @bbudka
Nie dziwi zatem gorąca dyskusja która rozgrzała prasę branżową, dziennikarzy i "internety". Niestety w dyskusji wydaje się panować "technofetyszyzm" - rozmowa o parametrach, śrubkach, calach i milimetrach za to kwestie systemowe spychane są w cień
@joannakluzik @bbudka
This year has changed so much
- & changed so many of us.
#Russia's War & #Ukraine's heroic resistance have had a clarifying effect:
- what's right & what's wrong
- what matters & what doesn't
- what we have to do & what we shouldn't.
🧵on To Ukraine With Love 1/
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- & changed so many of us.
#Russia's War & #Ukraine's heroic resistance have had a clarifying effect:
- what's right & what's wrong
- what matters & what doesn't
- what we have to do & what we shouldn't.
🧵on To Ukraine With Love 1/
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We've been inspired by Ukrainians' courage, ingenuity & humour in adversity
- & galvanised by #Ukraine's fight in our common war.
🇺🇦We've lost friends along the way, but made many new ones.
🇺🇦We've sought new ways to think & act
- & found them. 2/
amazon.com/Ukraine-Love-E…
- & galvanised by #Ukraine's fight in our common war.
🇺🇦We've lost friends along the way, but made many new ones.
🇺🇦We've sought new ways to think & act
- & found them. 2/
amazon.com/Ukraine-Love-E…
This year has changed so much
- & changed so many of us.
#Russia's War & #Ukraine's heroic resistance have had a clarifying effect:
- what's right & what's wrong
- what matters & what doesn't
- what we have to do & what we shouldn't.
🧵on To Ukraine With Love 1/
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- & changed so many of us.
#Russia's War & #Ukraine's heroic resistance have had a clarifying effect:
- what's right & what's wrong
- what matters & what doesn't
- what we have to do & what we shouldn't.
🧵on To Ukraine With Love 1/
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We've been inspired by Ukrainians' courage, ingenuity & humour in adversity
- & galvanised by #Ukraine's fight in our common war.
🇺🇦We've lost friends along the way, but made many new ones.
🇺🇦We've sought new ways to think & act
- & found them. 2/
amazon.com/Ukraine-Love-E…
- & galvanised by #Ukraine's fight in our common war.
🇺🇦We've lost friends along the way, but made many new ones.
🇺🇦We've sought new ways to think & act
- & found them. 2/
amazon.com/Ukraine-Love-E…
This year has changed so much
- & changed so many of us.
#Russia's War & #Ukraine's heroic resistance have had a clarifying effect:
- what's right & what's wrong
- what matters & what doesn't
- what we have to do & what we shouldn't.
🧵on To Ukraine With Love 1/
wiki image
- & changed so many of us.
#Russia's War & #Ukraine's heroic resistance have had a clarifying effect:
- what's right & what's wrong
- what matters & what doesn't
- what we have to do & what we shouldn't.
🧵on To Ukraine With Love 1/
wiki image
We've been inspired by Ukrainians' courage, ingenuity & humour in adversity
- & galvanised by #Ukraine's fight in our common war.
🇺🇦We've lost friends along the way, but made many new ones.
🇺🇦We've sought new ways to think & act
- & found them. 2/
amazon.com/Ukraine-Love-E…
- & galvanised by #Ukraine's fight in our common war.
🇺🇦We've lost friends along the way, but made many new ones.
🇺🇦We've sought new ways to think & act
- & found them. 2/
amazon.com/Ukraine-Love-E…
We don’t, yet, know what caused the deadly explosion in #Przewodow #Poland & should not jump to conclusions.
BUT, there are several important things to consider.
1. This would not have happened if we had earlier given #Ukraine the means to defeat #Russia & end the war.
BUT, there are several important things to consider.
1. This would not have happened if we had earlier given #Ukraine the means to defeat #Russia & end the war.
2. If this were an ‘accident’ then it only confirms that in #Russia, we are dealing with a dangerously reckless & incompetent regime which cuts margins too fine. They must be contained & deterred more strongly - to not take such risks.
#Przewodow #Poland
#Przewodow #Poland
3. If it were the result of a partial intercept of a Russian missile by a Ukrainian SAM then we have to ask what that Russian missile was aimed at- where was it heading? Likely targets - civilian populations, critical infrastructure (road, rail, EU-UA power grid connections?)
1/n 🧵Leopard 2 1979
- 55 t
- 9,67 x 3,7 x 2,79 m
- 4-man crew
- 1500 Hp, 12-cylinder engine, 68 kph, range 450 km
- Armour max. 800 mm, anti-mine, shaped charge protection
- 120 mm L/44, 30 HEAT+12 APDS FS-T ammo, 2 x MG 3
L2 prototype T14 below.
Photo: Darkone @ Wikipedia
- 55 t
- 9,67 x 3,7 x 2,79 m
- 4-man crew
- 1500 Hp, 12-cylinder engine, 68 kph, range 450 km
- Armour max. 800 mm, anti-mine, shaped charge protection
- 120 mm L/44, 30 HEAT+12 APDS FS-T ammo, 2 x MG 3
L2 prototype T14 below.
Photo: Darkone @ Wikipedia
2/n Leopard 2 1979 basics pt 2.
- EMES-15 targeting, fire control computer
- Gyro-stabilized turret drive system
- Stabilized optics
- Smoke dischargers
Leopard 2 Beer Test käyttäen @YouTube
- EMES-15 targeting, fire control computer
- Gyro-stabilized turret drive system
- Stabilized optics
- Smoke dischargers
Leopard 2 Beer Test käyttäen @YouTube
3/n A1 and A2 1982-84
+ Thermal imaging device (A 2)
+ Modified commanders periscope
+ Misc small updates
A3 1984-85
+ New radio (SEM 80/90)
+ New camo paint-job
Photo: Finnish 2A4 @ Puolustusvoimat
+ Thermal imaging device (A 2)
+ Modified commanders periscope
+ Misc small updates
A3 1984-85
+ New radio (SEM 80/90)
+ New camo paint-job
Photo: Finnish 2A4 @ Puolustusvoimat
03.10.2022
Ukrainian units trade among themselves Russian tanks, guns, ammo, etc.
Then they don't have to bother with forms and official supplies.
Army Command is okay with it as long as it stays between adjacent units.
#Ukraine #trophytanks #UkrainianArmy #Ukrainian #tanks
Ukrainian units trade among themselves Russian tanks, guns, ammo, etc.
Then they don't have to bother with forms and official supplies.
Army Command is okay with it as long as it stays between adjacent units.
#Ukraine #trophytanks #UkrainianArmy #Ukrainian #tanks
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Russian lend lease for UA. Ukraine capture more equipment from russia than received from partners
Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, the Armed Forces of Ukraine, according to confirmed data, have captured almost 400 tanks, 700 armored vehicles. Only during the
Russian lend lease for UA. Ukraine capture more equipment from russia than received from partners
Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, the Armed Forces of Ukraine, according to confirmed data, have captured almost 400 tanks, 700 armored vehicles. Only during the
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Counter-offensive in the Kharkiv region, the Armed Forces of Ukraine captured more than 400 million dollars worth of russian equipment. In total, since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Ukraine has trophied and received from partners about 750 tanks - almost the same
Counter-offensive in the Kharkiv region, the Armed Forces of Ukraine captured more than 400 million dollars worth of russian equipment. In total, since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Ukraine has trophied and received from partners about 750 tanks - almost the same
In yesterday’s #Bundestag debate on 🇩🇪 #tanks (MBTs & IFVs) to 🇺🇦, @OlafScholz defended the indefensible. If he & his party #SPD spent more energy on supporting 🇺🇦 than on finding excuses, the war would look better for 🇺🇦.Let’s parse the excuses 🧵 1/7 politico.eu/article/german…
‘WW3 looming’: it should by now be abundantly clear that #Putin doesn’t need Leopard MBT & Marder IFV deliveries to 🇺🇦 to escalate the war. And, honestly, if we adapt our behaviour after every nuclear threat from the #Kremlin, we should get the white flag ready ASAP. 2/7
‘Coordination w allies; 🇺🇸 also don’t deliver tanks’: 🇺🇸 repeatedly clarified 🇩🇪 should do more & nothing wrong w 🇩🇪 tanks to 🇺🇦. 🇪🇸 wanted to deliver #Leopard2 & was prevented by 🇩🇪. I could imagine no better proof of 🇩🇪 leadership than this project: 3/7 ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/357…
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An extremely interesting video appeared today, in which it is claimed that the footage shows T-90A #tanks being removed from conservation.
However, the tanks in the video are T-90S (machines of export configuration), which is indicated by the absence of elements of the
An extremely interesting video appeared today, in which it is claimed that the footage shows T-90A #tanks being removed from conservation.
However, the tanks in the video are T-90S (machines of export configuration), which is indicated by the absence of elements of the
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Shtora-1 KOEP on the tower, as well as the presence of a characteristic wide tower block of dynamic protection, mounted on a "ledge". In addition, the mortars of the 902 "#Tucha" system are installed at an angle of 75 degrees, which is characteristic of the Indian T-90S.
Shtora-1 KOEP on the tower, as well as the presence of a characteristic wide tower block of dynamic protection, mounted on a "ledge". In addition, the mortars of the 902 "#Tucha" system are installed at an angle of 75 degrees, which is characteristic of the Indian T-90S.
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These factors may indicate either that the tanks in this video are not related to the Armed Forces of the #Russian Federation and are intended for export, or, on the contrary, that the tanks previously intended for export to third countries,
These factors may indicate either that the tanks in this video are not related to the Armed Forces of the #Russian Federation and are intended for export, or, on the contrary, that the tanks previously intended for export to third countries,
1/ The leading German newsweekly, Der Spiegel, is reporting that the Biden administration is "quite sympathetic" to the idea of #Germany being the first country to provide #Ukraine with modern, western-designed #tanks and other armored vehicles.
spiegel.de/politik/deutsc…
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2/ Spiegel: "US diplomats recently signaled to the German government on several occasions that Washington was quite sympathetic to an explosive idea: that Germany would be the first country to announce tank deliveries and thus possibly involve other EU partners."
3/ The Spiegel report, which notes that Washington itself is still undecided about whether or not to supply Ukraine with western-designed tanks, dovetails with reporting by the German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung earlier this week.
1/ #TankTuesday #tanks #USA's #ColdWar M103A2 w/ L/60 120 mm main gun. This supersized tank used the M48/M60 power plant but 7 road wheels, 120mm gun, very thick armor, etc. This was overkill for Soviet tanks, underpowered, susceptible to breakdown.
