Voenkor spoke about the problem for German tanks in Ukraine
That Kyiv will receive Tanks NATO model, no one had any doubts. In particular, there have already been reports of the arrival of the first Leopards in Ukraine.
Meanwhile, while various experts are discussing how combat-ready Western tanks are and what difficulties await the RF Armed Forces during the confrontation with these vehicles, Russian military commander Alexander Sladkov in his TG channel spoke about a serious problem that the Leopards will face on the territory of our “western neighbor”.
According to him, the "imported" tanks are too heavy, and our (respectively, most Ukrainian) bridges are not suitable for them.
It is worth noting that the second version of the German "cat" is really very heavy. So modification 2A4 weighs more than 55 tons, and 2A6 - 63 tons at all. For comparison, our T-72 has a mass of 41 tons, T-80 - 42 tons (T-80U - 46 tons), and T-90 - 46,5 tons.
According to Sladkov, this is the reason for the transfer by Germany of Biber tank bridge layers for the Armed Forces of Ukraine in excess of the planned norm.
At the same time, the military commissar noted that "supermassive" German tanks would become a real "headache" for the Ukrainian troops. After all, at the time of the crossing using Biber vehicles, not only the Leopard itself, but also the bridgelayer will fall under the blow of the gunners of the RF Armed Forces.
However, the expert suggested that the increase in the number of deliveries of engineering equipment may be due to another reason.
Sladkov admitted that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are planning to attack fortified Russian positions, for example, in Belgorod. Meanwhile, the military commissar stressed that in addition to the ditches of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, concrete gouges, minefields, minimum wages and firing points are also waiting. Therefore, the offensive for the Ukrainian troops and the German tanks handed over to them will not be an easy walk.
We are ready!
- wrote Sladkov.
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