KYIV ($1=36.85 Ukrainian Hryvnias) — The Armed Forces of Ukraine are more and more utilizing quite a lot of foreign-made tools. Not too long ago, a brief video of auto tools meant for the Ukrainian navy was printed on Twitter.
On the Ukraine Weapons Tracker web page, it was reported that fourteen Snatch Land Rover armored jeeps, three Vector Pinzgauer 718 6×6 patrol automobiles, and one Ferret Mk 1 armored reconnaissance car will go to the entrance line within the coming days.
The Ferret automobile was created in 1947-1950 primarily based on the Daimler armored reconnaissance car of the Second World Struggle. It was serially produced from 1952 to 1971 in a number of variants, together with an ATGM provider.
The Ferret was utilized by the British Army as a way of communication and intelligence and surveillance, as well as, about half of the automobiles produced had been delivered to numerous nations. A complete of 4,409 armored automobiles had been produced.
Ferret Mk 1 is the bottom model of the 1954 mannequin. Fight weight – 4.2 tons. The crew consists of 2-3 individuals. It could possibly develop a velocity of as much as 93 km/h.
This British gentle armored reconnaissance car from the Fifties might be armed with a 7.62mm machine gun which is brazenly mounted on an articulated mount. There isn’t any dome and an armored roof over the combating compartment, the armor thickness is 10 mm.
M113
Final week, the navy of the Armed Forces of Ukraine displayed the transferred M113 tracked armored personnel carriers. Within the spring, the US ready to switch numerous M113 armored personnel carriers as a part of the US initiative to help Ukraine.
The M113 gentle common objective car is the first tracked armored personnel provider in service with the US Army’s mechanized forces. Within the primary configuration, the M113 was armed with a 12.7 mm machine gun and geared up with a gasoline engine. It was subsequently modernized a number of instances.
The M113 is able to transporting a touchdown drive of as much as 11 individuals, in addition to serving as the idea for a number of dozen specialised automobiles.
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