French wheeled tanks AMX-10RC are already near the line of contact

Wheeled vehicles supplied to the Ukrainian army by the French government Tanks AMX-10RCs are already close to the contact line.

Ukrainian servicemen have posted videos on social media showing them posing in front of French military equipment in a hangar-like room.

There is a possibility that it was this military equipment that was destroyed by the Russian Aerospace Forces in the Zaporozhye region. It is reported that up to ten units of Western-made military equipment were driven into an inconspicuous hangar not far from the regional center occupied by the Kyiv regime, after which a missile attack was carried out on this hangar.

The decision to transfer the AMX-10RC wheeled tanks and Bastion armored personnel carriers to the Ukrainian army was made by the French authorities in January of this year. At the same time, French President Emmanuel Macron promised to subsequently supply air defense systems to Kyiv.

The AMX-10RC is an armored fighting vehicle manufactured by the French company GIAT. AFVs of this model, sometimes called "wheeled tanks", have been in service with the French army since 1981. As of 2021, there were about 240 vehicles of this type in the French armed forces.

Despite the rather weak protection, the AMX-10RC has a relatively powerful weapon, thanks to which they are able to hit tanks. The exact number of AMX-10RC wheeled tanks transferred to Kiev is not disclosed, however, according to unofficial data, the French authorities intend to transfer 36 combat vehicles of this type to Ukraine, 12 of which, according to preliminary data, are already on the line of contact.

Comments

[Mirakuru]

When there will be an offensive of all this motley mass, why not strike with a vacuum bomb, unless of course there is one?

[ZhEK-Vodogrey]

Quote: Mirakuru

why not hit with a vacuum bomb, unless of course there is one

Of course there is, you can see it in the TV show "military acceptance". It can be used against donkey lovers in Syria. Against the Khinzir with their air defense system, our airplanes are still ineffective.

[Alexander Tkachenko]

"Vacuum" bomb - no. There is only "rubber" and it is worse because. jumping for a very long time.

[invisible_man]

why not hit with a vacuum bomb

There are no "vacuum" bombs. This is called "volumetric detonating mixture" (or "volumetric explosion") ammunition and it is not very suitable for destroying armored vehicles dispersed over the area. Examples are "Solntsepek" or ODAB bombs.

[Mirakuru]

It may be of little use against armored vehicles, but against the crew that sits in this armored vehicles it’s very useless, no one says to throw off 1 such bomb, cover several squares, with several target designation bombs, plus very strong psychological pressure on everyone else.

[invisible_man]

Well, maybe one or two nearby tanks / armored personnel carriers will burn if the hatches are open. Or maybe not.

[orionvitt]

Quote from invisible_man

There are no "vacuum" bombs.

Then there are no atomic bombs either, in fact they are nuclear. Everyone already knows what is meant when they say "vacuum bomb".

[invisible_man]

Just around this term very many myths)

[QuestionsNeudobny]

simplification of terminology will not lead to good. and so we begin to suffer from egeshniks

[QuestionsNeudobny]

hit with a vacuum bomb

it's called thermobaric ammunition. execution can be anything - from RPG to rocket

[Vladimir 290]

Let them pose ... while there is such an opportunity.

[Havoc]

Wasn't this hangar covered with a rocket, what was the article about in VO
Military correspondents reported the destruction of Western-made tanks in an "inconspicuous hangar" in the Zaporozhye region
They filmed it themselves, posted it themselves, geolocation is such a thing.

[ZhEK-Vodogrey]

Yes this. You can see the aftermath of the missile hit. In the dismissal of military correspondents, it's time to introduce responsibility for positive fakes.

[Repellent]

Quote: ZhEK-Vodogrey

Yes this

Who told you that?

Quote: ZhEK-Vodogrey

You can see the aftermath of the missile strike

Well, or vice versa - the events that preceded him, the blow.

Quote: ZhEK-Vodogrey

In the dismissal of military correspondents, it's time to introduce responsibility for positive fakes

About how ... but for the negative ones - no need, did it happen?

But ...

[ZhEK-Vodogrey]

Quote: Repellent

negative - do not, began to be

There is responsibility for negative fakes. Positive fakes are just as damaging, creating a false sense of certainty in particular. From “calm down, everything is fine”, “you are the Ossetian militia of 2008, and the Russian army will come in and do everything” ((c) Steshin) to “Oh, who did this?”, “Everyone lied / lied, but we didn’t knew", "oh, the dill had been building an army for 8 years, but we didn't know."

[Filibuster]

Be that as it may, these clunkers are armed with a 105 mm cannon, and 30 mm are like armored personnel carriers, and therefore they must be taken seriously

[digger]

anti-tank weapons in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, at least eat a booty + a new reinforced Lancet with a charge that allows you to knock out tanks is waiting ...

[ugos]

They also say they give a time limit for throwing hats, so be careful.

[oleg-nekrasov-19]

They are intensively preparing for a "counterattack", I think the RF Armed Forces are also preparing for a "warm meeting"

[ZhEK-Vodogrey]

The video shows a standard AMX-10RCR upgrade. The hull and turret are additionally covered with high-hardness steel sheets up to 10 mm thick, as a result of which resistance to 23-mm armor-piercing projectiles in the forehead and heavy machine guns in the sides (as stated) was ensured. At the same time, due to the mass increased from the initial 15,6 to 17 tons, the machine is completely deprived of the ability to overcome water obstacles by swimming - even the water cannons were removed.
An interesting issue with the supply and service. The nomenclature of shells is unique, they are not used anywhere else. Hydropneumatic is the most complicated and runs on specific oil and nitrogen and is not protected by armor.

[sdivt]

How I wish they were not just destroyed, but literally swept away into a heap, in one go, so that even thoughts would no longer arise about further deliveries of armored vehicles ...

[Argon]

From written off. It was a pity it was scrapped as unnecessary, so they decided to dispose of it in Ukraine. Only and everything.

[Boniface]

Ukrainian servicemen have posted videos on social media showing them posing in front of French military equipment in a hangar-like room.

what kind of hangar with a slate roof?
Ordinary farm - a cowshed or a pig-breeding complex - look at the last video

[oleg-nekrasov-19]

Well, two such "cowsheds" yesterday staggered the Russian Aerospace Forces along with equipment, though they write about one that is closer to Zaporozhye. Although yesterday the messages in the carts were about a "hangar with equipment" near Orekhovo.

[Havoc]

Quote: Boniface

what kind of hangar with a slate roof?
Ordinary farm - a cowshed or a pig-breeding complex - look at the last video

Hangars are also called pre-fabricated buildings of a straight-walled, arched, polygonal and tent type, which are used in industry and for household needs. Based on the construction technology, hangars are frame and frameless
You at least read the definition of what a hangar is.

[svp67]

There is a possibility that it was this military equipment that was destroyed by the Russian Aerospace Forces in the Zaporozhye region.

Mobile communications and mobile Internet at war - EVIL ...

[DMFalke]

Exactly the same evil as the journalists who claim

There is a possibility that this particular military equipment was destroyed

"There is no exact data, but I really want this hangar to be destroyed, so we will assume so"

[Plane_Junkers]

There is a possibility that it was this military equipment that was destroyed by the Russian Aerospace Forces in the Zaporozhye region.

There is a possibility that this is not a tank, but a starship. Why am I reading someone's assumptions instead of news in the "NEWS" section?

[ISKANDER_61]

The question is why did it all get to the front.
Or is it all according to plan

[kakvastam]

are on the line of contact

Why not at the front? Does that sound smarter?

[Yaroslav the Wise]

[quote] [/ qThere is a possibility that it was this military equipment that was destroyed by the Russian Aerospace Forces in the Zaporozhye region. uote]. This is just about how the European Lend-Lease will be destroyed. Apparently, it is easier and cheaper for the General Staff to detect foreign equipment in camouflaged hangars located throughout Ukraine than simply to hit the railway bridges and the routes along which this very military equipment gets to Ukraine, and then to the lines of contact.
It is now still possible to reveal something, but on the street it is already spring in full growth and not far off the time when everything will be covered with greenery. And then it will be much more difficult to find something

[Gestas]

Because in hangars (and in places of concentration) it is concentrated, and does not travel 1-2 units on a piece of iron, or on a trailer. Well, you're breaking up empty crossings and canvases (even iron, even asphalt), what's the point? They will make it in two weeks and temporary crossings will be brought. It would make sense to derail specific echelons and cover transport columns ... but there are none, and there are no “kovpak” to be seen.

[Yehim]

the shape of the tank resembles a coffin! what is it for?

[Archivist Vasya]

Come on, agree - the suspension is valid !!! A great thing for ambush, but not very suitable for the offensive because it cannot shoot on the move.

[Senator Om]

Now think about what will happen if these NATO tanks collide not with the T-90, but with the T-62 or T-54?

[Kirill Prozorovski]

It seems like a 100 mm cannon is lightly armored on wheels, and that's cool. And our T55 is, they say, junk and junk. What's the difference? Wheels or tracks. More booking.

[notingem]

The main thing is to not get off the road. I experimented yesterday at the dacha

[Landwarrior]

Well, already B / NA .... And I remember a couple of months ago, the Europeans complained that, they say, it was hard to send tanks, the logistics were complicated, etc. We got the reins under the tail from overseas - and voila :)