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Pedological properties of western USSR prompted the superpower to build lighter tanks, as heavier Western-style vehicles would nearly always get hopelessly stuck in an ocean of mud caused by the infamous rasputitsa.
Written by Drago Bosnic, independent geopolitical and military analyst
The Kiev regime, always cash-strapped and in constant shortage of new weapons, recently announced that it will be acquiring several types of advanced Western armaments, primarily from the United Kingdom. The transfer will also include main battle tanks (MBTs), a move Kiev insists is necessary to counter Russia’s modern armor, primarily the newer variants of the T-72B3M and the T-90M, both of which proved significantly superior to Ukrainian T-64BV and other former Warsaw Pact member states’ T-72M tanks. According to various estimates, several NATO members with large stockpiles of Soviet-era tanks sent approximately 300 of these vehicles since last February.
Still, faced with mounting losses, the Neo-Nazi junta is insisting that NATO should provide hundreds of Western-made tanks, including the British “Challenger 2”, American M1 “Abrams” and German “Leopard 2”. The United States hasn’t responded to the plea so far, but it did pledge to provide the “Bradley” armored fighting vehicle (AFV), not specifying which variant would be sent, although it’s safe to assume it would be older iterations of the AFV. Poland is reportedly planning to send its German-made “Leopard 2PL” tanks, a modernized version of the older A4 variant previously phased out by the Bundeswehr. Yet, it would seem the UK is leading the charge in sending heavier and more advanced armor to the Kiev regime.
Western experts claim “Challenger 2” is one of NATO’s most advanced tanks and that it could prove a “valuable asset” to the embattled Neo-Nazi junta. Expectedly, Moscow isn’t very amused by the move, insisting it will only further escalate the conflict, and instead of giving the Kiev regime forces any actual edge against the Russian military, it would expose even more civilians to danger. The Russian embassy in London also issued a statement over the weekend, warning that “bringing tanks to the conflict zone, far from drawing the hostilities to a close, will only serve to intensify combat operations, generating more casualties, including among the civilian population.”
On the other hand, Volodymyr Zelensky thanked the UK, saying that London is not only sending weapons, but is also “helping convince” other NATO members to send their own advanced tanks, adding that “this will not only strengthen us on the battlefield, but will also send the right signal to other partners”. He once again requested NATO “to send air power and close the skies” in order to challenge Russia’s air dominance. This demand, repeatedly made since the start of Russia’s counteroffensive, has been unanswered thus far, although the US is now reportedly training the Kiev regime forces personnel to operate the much-touted “Patriot” SAM (surface-to-air missile) systems.
Several British tabloids reported that the UK will also supply at least four AH-64 “Apache” attack helicopters (the “Apache AH1”, a British license-built version of the US-made AH-64D, is armed with AGM-114 “Hellfire” guided missiles). This was denied by London, although it’s not uncommon for the British government to deny reports that later prove to be true. The move could be seen as a major escalation, although just 4 attack helicopters are highly unlikely to change the situation on the battlefield, as the Neo-Nazi junta has already lost hundreds of its own helicopters, most of which have been shot down by Russian fighter jets and long-range air defense systems.
However, the delivery of advanced tanks has been confirmed and the vehicles are expected to be sent “in the coming weeks”, according to an official UK government statement. Reportedly, London is sending 14 “Challenger 2” tanks and up to 30 AS-90 self-propelled artillery pieces. The Kiev regime forces already operate a variant of this weapon, the Polish license-built version called AHS “Krab”, with up to 20 delivered since February last year, approximately half of which have already been destroyed or captured by the Russian military. Again, it’s unclear how exactly this move is expected to change the strategic situation on the battlefield, but both NATO and its Neo-Nazi junta puppets insist that precisely this will happen if the weapons are delivered.
Still, while providing additional artillery weapons might make some sense, sending heavy armor and expecting it would change the course of the war is quite bemusing from a military standpoint. Western-made tanks are infamous for their size and weight, being up to 30% bigger and heavier than their Soviet/Russian counterparts. Weighing 75 tonnes with additional combat armor modules, “Challenger 2” is nearly twice as heavy as the Ukrainian T-64BV (38 tonnes), which is the Kiev regime’s most commonly used tank. Extensive Soviet WWII-era experience and the pedological properties of the former USSR’s western areas prompted the superpower to build lighter tanks, as heavier vehicles would nearly always get hopelessly stuck in an ocean of mud caused by the infamous rasputitsa.
Video and photo evidence shows even Russian and Ukrainian tanks getting bogged down, forcing their crews to abandon the vehicles which would then be picked off by infantry armed with ATGMs (anti-tank guided missiles). Even the much lighter Soviet-era APCs (armored personnel carriers) have trouble moving through the steppe mud, making it virtually impossible to conduct off-road maneuvers for either side. In turn, this forces military units to use roads, making them easier targets for warplanes, drones, artillery, ATGM-armed infantry, etc. With this in mind, fielding the much heavier Western-made tanks and other armored vehicles will not only be militarily useless for the Kiev regime, but will also get even more forcibly conscripted Ukrainians pointlessly killed.
Let them send it….they will become mobile coffins for either their Ukro-Nazi operators, or their western LGBTQ backers.
The fact that these pieces of shit have to be 100% confined to only well built main roads is pure gold.
why are the 2 tankists in the photo so damn fat?
Look at their flags
They’re Polish
Nazis gonna Royal Tiger! “Britain’s 42 Coups Since 1945: Over 40 Attempts to Remove Foreign Governments in 27 Countries” https://www.globalresearch.ca/britain-42-coups-since-1945/5804835
Without equipment, it will fall. Without money the economy dies for good. Without Western public support, it will fall by the wayside. Long live Russia comrades🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺
Another wonder weapon that will make no difference
and yet it seems 12 HIMARS were quite able to turn the tide, make the russians leave Izium and Kherson … same goes for Javelins, Stingers and all other western stuff. It will make no difference until it makes a big difference.
Poor idiot
have we won yet?
sorry I’m just a lonely fuck, I just try to get your atention for one second.
You may ask the uk for ships cause all they ever could was build pirate fleets and armed trade fleets. They were once the kings of sea warfare. But never any good at land warfare.
Ask the germans if their are some old guys left how to fight the russians and take their tanks. The us have allways just fought those who were no threat to them and the british only sea warfare and well the french let’s not talk about them.
Perhaps you can ask the japanese or south koreans for some hight tech stuff i am still wating for asians to come up with some warmechas ;-)
There is a reason that the French were significant rivals to the English and held a vast oppressive global colonial empire. These debates about what countries can fight are a pretty jejune. Prussian officer training produced leaders who were capable of remarkable feats, and this carried over after the creation of Germany. It didn’t much matter in WW1 due to the sweeping advances in technology, but it did tell again in WW2 in many circumstances. But at the end of the day it comes down to resources and luck.
yes , forget the french, after all Napoleon only made it to the gates of Moscow
40 Challenger 2 tanks could decide the outcome of a battle. 140 could decide the outcome of the war. 14 can’t do shit.
SUre, 4 apache attack helicopters wil make Russia surrender….. what a farce ….
Ukraine is hopeless and EU is FUBARed as Victoria Nuland planned.
WEF keeps to the plan.
In terms of getting stuck it’s more complicated than comparing weight alone, wider tracks can offer the same ground pressure. Most modern tanks offer a ground pressure similar to a human bootprint, so seem unlikely to actually sink except on very boggy ground, although it is certainly true the Russian ones are often a bit lower than their equivalents so should have an advantage. Ground pressure is not the only factor as the number and size of wheels, their mounting layout and the abilities of the suspension significantly affect grip levels too. And what works in one situation may not work in another, rally cars for instance use different tires and wheel sizes to try and best suit the conditions, for roads and trails covered in snow and ice they use especially narrow ones to cut down to the surface below.
They will be farts in a hurricane
14 tanks mean absolutely NOTHING, those tanks will be DEAD the minute they enter the front lines, this is purely PROPAGANDA from the UK and NATO a symbolic gesture as they know these tanks will be destroyed within minutes of entering the front lines one missile and that NATO TANK will have its reputation in TATTERS as being nothing more than a huge pile of rusting metal. In fact it would be a surprise if these entered the battle at all more likely they will be used to train NAZI UKRAINE crews on how to operate them and will never see combat.=Z=
Určite áno, ale iba ak tak do hrobu. Verím, že Rusko bude mať dostatok síl na to aby túto neľahkú úlohu splnilo.
Som rumunský kokot. Potrebujem čuráka negrov do môjho kreténa.
The only proof against mud is paddle wheel tires under a truck light enough to not get mired all about the square area and buoyancy
In WW2, the Germans brought over 3000 main tanks and 7000+ artillery pieces. 14 stupid tanks and 50 ifvs without aircover, is shear stupidness. The Russians will have a “blast” hunting these vehicles down.
No fuc*king way. They be torched like others.
Even if they were perfectly made for the battleground the war is happening in, 14 MBTs isn’t even enough to change the flow of a single battle, let alone the entire war.
And this war has shown that multi million dollar tanks aren’t the king of the battlefield anymore, since they’re big and tasty targets for simple 20k dollar kamikaze drones.
Brit Anglo Suckers are cowards. They hide behind Ukrainians while poking at the Russians like wimps from a distance. You want to fight the Russians you toothless bastards, bring your boys to the font
Low IQ admins again deleted my pro-Russian comment thinking it was anti-Russian. xD