The Ministry of Protection of the Russian Federation introduced that within the interval from Might 11 to 17, the Armed Forces of Ukraine [AFU] misplaced 5 German-made Leopard 2A1 tanks. Over the identical interval, the Russian Ministry says Ukraine misplaced an extra 13 armored combating autos, 55 autos, a Grad MLRS fight automobile, and 47 area artillery weapons, 22 of which had been foreign-made.
Inside per week, the Russian navy additionally reported that missile forces, artillery, and navy group UAVs destroyed 4 Mi-24 helicopters on the helipad, in addition to 40 unmanned boats on the storage warehouse.
Of the Western-supplied tanks, which additionally embrace the American Abrams and Challenger, Ukraine makes use of the German-made Leopard tanks essentially the most. It is because Kyiv’s companions delivered essentially the most Leopard tanks. Open sources state that over 100 Leopard model 2 tanks have been delivered to Ukraine. Based on different sources, a complete of 200 Leopard tanks are anticipated to be delivered, however model 1.
In mid-August final yr, Ukraine operated solely 71 Leopard 2 tanks. At the moment, the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched a counteroffensive in opposition to Russian items within the quickly occupied Ukrainian territories alongside a lot of the size of the entrance line. Nonetheless, it failed. Based on Western analysts, as of August 28, the Ukrainian military additionally misplaced 5 tanks, however over a a lot longer interval—13 weeks. At the least 10 Leopard 2 tanks had been broken, the sources mentioned.
The Russian Ministry of Protection didn’t say whether or not the crews of the 5 tanks destroyed within the interval Might 11-17 [20 people] survived or had been killed. However Ukrainian tank crews are higher protected in German tanks than in Soviet ones. The reason being the tank’s ammunition cupboard space.
Arguably the most important characteristic of the Leopard 2’s sturdiness is its specialised turret-mounted compartments for 120mm ammunition. These compartments are designed by German producers KMW and Rheinmetall to direct explosions outward, away from the crew.
However, Russian tanks retailer their ammunition beneath their turrets. As soon as depleted, these compartments could cause the turret—and the three crew members—to be violently ejected. This structural distinction makes it considerably simpler to break and unsettle the crew of a Russian tank than to destroy the tank and endanger their lives. In distinction, a direct hit on a Russian T-72 can lead to the catastrophic destruction of each the tank and its crew.
The Leopard 2 is a predominant battle tank developed by Krauss-Maffei within the Seventies for the West German Army. It has since been adopted by numerous nations and is famend for its superior expertise and strong efficiency in fight situations.
The scale of the Leopard 2 tank are substantial. It measures roughly 10 meters in size [including the gun], 3.75 meters in width, and three meters in peak. These dimensions contribute to its imposing presence on the battlefield.
The Leopard 2 is characterised by its superior armor safety, which incorporates composite armor and modular add-on armor packages. This gives enhanced safety in opposition to numerous forms of threats, together with kinetic vitality penetrators and formed prices.
Propulsion for the Leopard 2 is offered by an MTU MB 873 Ka-501 liquid-cooled V12 twin-turbo diesel engine. This engine generates 1,500 horsepower, permitting the tank to succeed in speeds of as much as 68 km/h on roads and 31 km/h off-road.
The fireplace management system of the Leopard 2 is state-of-the-art. It contains the EMES 15 computerized fireplace management system, which encompasses a laser rangefinder, a thermal imaging system, and a ballistic laptop. This technique allows the tank to have interaction targets with excessive accuracy, even whereas on the transfer.
The Leopard 2 is provided with quite a lot of superior techniques and elements. These embrace a PERI-R17 panoramic periscope for the commander, a gunner’s main sight, and a driver’s night time imaginative and prescient system. Moreover, it has an NBC [nuclear, biological, chemical] safety system and an automated fireplace suppression system.
The primary armament of the Leopard 2 is the Rheinmetall 120 mm smoothbore gun. This gun is able to firing quite a lot of ammunition sorts, making it extremely versatile in fight conditions.
The forms of shells utilized by the Leopard 2’s predominant gun embrace armor-piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot [APFSDS] rounds, high-explosive anti-tank [HEAT] rounds, and high-explosive squash head [HESH] rounds. Every sort of shell is designed for particular fight situations, enhancing the tank’s effectiveness in opposition to totally different targets.
The operational fight vary of the shells fired by the Leopard 2’s predominant gun varies. APFSDS rounds can successfully have interaction targets at ranges as much as 4,000 meters, whereas HEAT rounds are efficient at ranges as much as 2,500 meters. The flexibility of shell sorts and ranges permits the Leopard 2 to adapt to a variety of fight conditions.
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
On February 21, 2022, Russia acknowledged that its border facility was attacked by Ukrainian forces, ensuing within the deaths of 5 Ukrainian fighters. Nonetheless, Ukraine rapidly dismissed these allegations, labeling them as ‘false flags’.
In a notable transfer on the identical day, Russia introduced it formally acknowledged the self-proclaimed areas of DPR and LPR. Apparently, in keeping with Russian President Putin, this recognition coated all of the Ukrainian areas. Following this declaration, Putin despatched a battalion of Russia’s navy forces, tanks included, into these areas.
Quick ahead to February 24, 2022, international headlines had been dominated by a vital incident. Putin commanded a forceful navy assault on Ukraine. Led by Russia’s spectacular Armed Forces positioned on the Ukrainian border, this assault wasn’t spontaneous however a premeditated motion. Regardless of the circumstances resembling a conflict, the Russian authorities refrains from utilizing this time period. They’d reasonably confer with it as a “particular navy operation”.
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