Armored combat
under support Washington Kiev has started the process of delivering a new package of military aid worth $2.5 billion, including hundreds of armored vehicles of various types.
• 59 Bradley armored vehicles will be added to the 50 light armored vehicles.
• 90 armored personnel carriers "Striker" It will provide Ukraine with two armored brigades.
• 53 armored vehicles against mines "MRAPs".
• 350 Humvees "M998".
The new package prompted Moscow to give explicit directives to increase the manufacture of anti-vehicle weapons, especially missiles "RGB – 7" carried on the shoulder, according to Vorogtsov Starikov, a Russian researcher at the Foundation "Volsk" military.
Starikov explained, during his statements to the site "Sky News Arabia"that this weapon will be a major deterrent to American vehicles that have already arrived in Ukraine in their first batches and have been thrown into the Eastern Front.
And it counts "RGB 7" An effective weapon against all types of armored vehicles, both light and heavy, and consists of:
• The caliber of the shell: 40 mm.
• Shooting range: 700 meters.
• Weight: approximately 6.6 kg.
• Works in all weathers.
• Increases the effectiveness of conventional missiles by 30%.
• Using a double shell, where the first shell neutralizes the protection system, while the second shell penetrates the armor of the tank.
• It can destroy all targets within its range, whether on land or in the air.
The Russian researcher confirmed in the institution "Volsk" Military, that the danger of this weapon increases in urban wars in which tanks intervene and seek Kyiv To implement this scheme, which explains its request, more than once, to be supported by vehicles.
In 2019, a dispute broke out between Moscow and Washington over this weapon, as Russia was accused United State Copying a grenade launcher "RPG-7"calling it the PSRL-1 multi-purpose rocket launcher and supplying it to the Ukrainian National Guard.
field readiness
For the first time, the American armored vehicle appears "Striker" In the battles between Russia and Ukraine, to serve as another booster to Kyiv’s arsenal and meet its desperate need for armor, as fears grow that Russia is planning a second mobilization for a major offensive after the winter.
While that "Striker" Not as powerful as a heavy tank, the 8-wheeled armored fighting vehicle can operate in snow, mud, and sand, though off-road mobility is somewhat limited due to its lack of tracks, which is what Kyiv needs given the current weather and after thawing regions. snow accumulated.
With this new package, the total US military support to Ukraine has reached $26.7 billion since the start of the Russian military operation in February last year.
The White House administration is also considering sending a limited amount of tanks "Abrams M1" Also within the recent armored deal for Kiev.
In the context of the Ukrainian readiness said a spokesman for the company "Rheinmetall" German defense said the company had received 139 tanks "leopard" combat to Kyiv, of which 29 tanks "Leopard 2A4" by next April.
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Armored combat
under support Washington Kiev has started the process of delivering a new package of military aid worth $2.5 billion, including hundreds of armored vehicles of various types.
• 59 Bradley armored vehicles will be added to the 50 light armored vehicles.
• 90 “Stryker” armored personnel carriers will provide Ukraine with two armored brigades.
• 53 Mine Resistant Armored Vehicles “MRAP”.
• 350 “M998” Humvees.
The new package prompted Moscow to give explicit directives to increase the manufacture of anti-vehicle weapons, especially RPG-7 shoulder-fired missiles, according to Vorogtsov Starikov, a Russian researcher at the Volsk military institution.
Starikov explained, during his statements to “Sky News Arabia”, that this weapon will be mainly a deterrent to the American vehicles that have already arrived in Ukraine in their first batches and were thrown into the eastern front.
The RPG-7 is an effective weapon against all types of armored vehicles, both light and heavy, and consists of:
• The caliber of the shell: 40 mm.
• Shooting range: 700 meters.
• Weight: approximately 6.6 kg.
• Works in all weathers.
• Increases the effectiveness of conventional missiles by 30%.
• Using a double shell, where the first shell neutralizes the protection system, while the second shell penetrates the armor of the tank.
• It can destroy all targets within its range, whether on land or in the air.
The Russian researcher at the “Volsk” military institution confirmed that the danger of this weapon increases in urban wars in which tanks intervene and seek Kyiv To implement this scheme, which explains its request, more than once, to be supported by vehicles.
In 2019, a dispute broke out between Moscow and Washington over this weapon, as Russia was accused United State Copies the RPG-7 grenade launcher, calling it the PSRL-1 multi-purpose rocket launcher and supplying it to the Ukrainian National Guard.
field readiness
For the first time, the American armored vehicle appears.StrikerIn the battles between Russia and Ukraine, to serve as another boost to Kyiv’s arsenal and meet its desperate need for armor, fears grow that Russia is planning a second mobilization for a major offensive after the winter.
While the Stryker is not as powerful as a heavy tank, the 8-wheeled armored fighting vehicle can operate in snow, mud and sand, although off-road mobility is somewhat limited by its lack of tracks, which is what Kyiv needs. Due to the current weather and after the melting of areas where snow has accumulated.
With this new package, the total US military support to Ukraine has reached $26.7 billion since the start of the Russian military operation in February last year.
The White House administration is also considering sending a limited amount of “Abrams M1” tanks as part of the recent armored vehicle deal to Kiev.
In the context of the Ukrainian readiness, a spokesman for the German defense company “Rheinmetall” said that the company may deliver 139 “Leopard” combat tanks to Kyiv, including 29 “Leopard 2A4” tanks, by next April.