The result of the confrontation between the Russian BTR-82A and the American M113 in Ukraine is shown
American armored vehicles show far from the best performance during the fighting in Ukraine. This time, the Russian BTR-82A armored personnel carrier won a duel with the American M113 armored vehicle.
As you know, now the West has saturated the Ukrainian army with its military equipment. Many Ukrainian units are already operating on American and European armored vehicles. Therefore, a special military operation in Ukraine is also an excellent test of whose equipment is better. That is what happened this time.
The video of the duel was published by the Telegram channel "Welders". The footage shows how a Russian armored personnel carrier is attacking an American armored vehicle with a Ukrainian crew. M113 does not withstand the onslaught of Russian armored vehicles. As a result, Ukrainian militants abandon their equipment and run away. An American armored car is captured by Russian troops. Plus one trophy in minutes.
Recall that the M113 is one of the main American-made armored personnel carriers, which began to be produced back in the 1960s and is still in operation in 44 countries around the world. The M113 armored personnel carrier was used in many armed conflicts in various countries of the world.
However, it cannot be said that he has proven himself well: the American armored car was knocked out by Iraqi soldiers during conflicts with Iraq, and by the Palestinians during the confrontation with Israeli troops, who also actively used the M113.
Now American armored personnel carriers are actively used in Ukraine. However, the duel with the Russian BTR-82A showed that American equipment is not a "magic wand" for the Ukrainian armed forces.
In many situations, it turns out to be ineffective. In addition, the United States is supplying Ukraine with obsolete weapons, which also has a general impact on the ability of the Ukrainian army in a confrontation with the Russian armed forces. However, such deliveries should not be underestimated either.
The BTR-82A is a much newer armored vehicle compared to the M113. It was adopted by the Russian army in 2013. The BTR-82 armored personnel carrier is a modernized, and very thoroughly, version of the BTR-80, one of the most massive armored vehicles of the Soviet and Russian armies.
Speaking specifically about the BTR-82A, it is armed with a 30-mm 2A72 cannon in the BPPU module. Currently, the BTR-82A and BTR-82AM are in service with the ground forces, airborne troops, coastal units of the Russian Navy and the National Guard troops.
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