US press: The Ukrainian army lost two Swedish Strv122 tanks at once, destroyed by Russian Lancet drones

The Ukrainian army lost a fifth of its Swedish troops in one battle tanks Stridsvagn 122 (Strv122). According to Forbes, Russian troops destroyed two tanks at once using drones.

According to the American publication, during a battle on one of the sections of the front, Russian troops destroyed two Swedish Strv122 tanks at once, which are considered very rare and among the most reliable in the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The thing is that the Swedes supplied Ukraine with only ten Stridsvagn 122 tanks - this is a Swedish modification of the German Leopard 2A5 tank. They entered service with the 21st Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. As it turned out, the Swedish tanks are not so reliable.

The Ukrainian 21st Mechanized Division suddenly lost a fifth of its best Swedish tanks and cannot get replacements

- writes the edition.

According to available information, both tanks were hit drones- kamikaze "Lancet" in the Svatovo-Kremenskoye direction in the Stelmakhovka area. At first, the Swedish armored vehicles landed on their bellies during the offensive, the crews did not wait for evacuation and rushed to the rear on foot, so as not to come under fire from the Russian artilleryAnd they did the right thing, because the Lancets were used against the tanks.

Thus, only eight Stridsvagn 21 tanks remain in service with the 122st Mechanized Infantry Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The brigade was formed in January of this year specifically for the counter-offensive; the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces calls it “Swedish” because of the equipment transferred by the Swedes. In particular, the brigade received about 50 CV90 infantry fighting vehicles, 10 Strv 122 tanks, eight Archer self-propelled guns and one Bgbv 90 armored vehicle.

In February of this year, Sweden announced its readiness to transfer 10 of the 120 Stridsvagn 122 tanks in service with the Swedish army to Ukraine free of charge. The Swedes do not intend to provide any more tanks, at least for the time being.

Comments

[Normann]

And someone doubted that there are no invulnerable weapons.

[Borik]

The main thing here is that the tanks landed on their bellies in the Ukrainian black soil. After all, such a bad view from the tank. Was it not the soldiers themselves who drove them there, so as not to go into battle or else they might get burned? And so they escaped and survived.

[Bingo]

It's also possible. But on the other hand, a tank that is not able to walk across a flat field... Is this even really a tank?
And so - nothing surprising. As far as I understand, this Swedish crap is a Lepa with REINFORCED armor, that is, the mammoth is also overfed? No wonder he dug in

[Bad_gr]

Quote from Bingo

But on the other hand, a tank that is unable to cross a flat field...

Here, every time the weight of Western tanks is mentioned, there are always people who prove that their ground pressure is the same as our tanks. Only ours drive there, and these ones rest on their bellies on the ground. Paradox...

[ROSS_51]

Quote: Bad_gr

Here, every time the weight of Western tanks is mentioned, there are always people who prove that their ground pressure is the same as our tanks. Only ours drive there, and these ones rest on their bellies on the ground. Paradox...

This is not proven by people, but by very real numbers. All tanks get stuck, both ours and NATO’s, depending on where and how to plant them. If a nato is rolling along broken corridors in minefields after a rampage, it’s no wonder he’ll be planted, and, probably, he also lacks mastery of the equipment. This is an assumption - we have no information about the conditions under which this was done.
But there is just the opposite information - that dill does not use heavy equipment now.

[Bad_gr]

Quote: ROSS_51

All tanks get stuck, both ours and NATO’s, depending on where and how to plant them.

I don’t argue, but pulling a 48-ton tank out of the mud or a tank weighing 62 tons is a significant difference. I came across information that one tank-based engineering vehicle was not enough to pull Leo-2 out of the mud. A tug requires two (or two tanks). There was no information about similar problems with our tanks.

[ROSS_51]

Quote: Bad_gr

A tug requires two (or two tanks). There was no information about similar problems with our tanks.

I consider myself a patriot, but without any .. gurgling ..
Sorry, but just because you didn’t come across the information doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. Quite a famous video. Count the tanks...

[Bad_gr]

Quote: ROSS_51

I consider myself a patriot, but without any .. gurgling ..

One has only to mention the advantages of our technology, and immediately there is an accusation of whining......
I served in tank forces for two years and during this time I only saw a stuck tank once (in training), although I participated in all the exercises + training with its training ground. From my experience, our stuck tank is generally a rare occurrence.

[ROSS_51]

Quote: Bad_gr

From my experience, our tank getting stuck is generally a rare occurrence.

Oh, let's not shift the emphasis and change the subject of discussion. Not pretty.
I just stated:

All tanks get stuck, both ours and NATO’s, depending on where and how to plant them.

Please note that I spoke in favor of any technique. Well, there simply aren’t any tanks that don’t get stuck.
The fact that you served as a tanker and did not miss a single exercise is impressive.
Give you a link to the video since war, where four of our tanks (judging by the signs and the location of the T-80U of the Kantemirovskaya division) stuck in the black soil were abandoned? Honestly, I don’t want to, the video is Ukrainian - I don’t like to post something like that, even though there is no Russophobia in it.
If you want, you can find it yourself, or continue to say that everyone is stuck, and we are D'Artagnans.

[Bad_gr]

Quote: ROSS_51

Oh, let's not shift the emphasis and change the subject of discussion. Not pretty.
I just stated:
All tanks get stuck, both ours and NATO’s, depending on where and how to plant them.
Please note that I spoke in favor of any technique. Well, there simply aren’t any tanks that don’t get stuck.

The main thing from what I have written

Quote: Bad_gr

pulling a 48 ton tank or a tank weighing 62 tons out of the mud is a significant difference.

[Bad_gr]

Quote: Bad_gr

That's just ours...

Good news: after a 30-year break, ours have resumed production of gas turbine engines for the T-80 tank
https://youtu.be/CAJ2orKQkbQ

By the way, among other things, the video describes in detail how the tank is slowed down by its engine.

[unhappy]

[quoteBut on the other hand, a tank that is not able to walk across a flat field... Is this even really a tank?][/quote]

Initially, the very idea of ​​​​creating a tank was an armored fighting vehicle that would pass through any terrain, excluding swamps and rivers. Only then did a need arise and anti-tank and assault projects appeared; in fact, modern NATO tanks are not tanks. They lose the ability to move by pulling to the side of the road.
This is a huge, fatal mistake by the entire school of tank building in Western countries and they are silent about it! It's strange...

[Saburov_Alexander53]

The Swedes were able to create a legend with their Volvo or Saab cars as the safest in accidents. How many videos were shown on TV, showing how they mercilessly beat these cars with dummies, revealing weak points in the body with the frame. But it is unlikely that most car buyers were guided by this parameter to the detriment of others.
Here you shouldn’t mock their tanks too much; they probably approached the modernization of the old Leopard competently, but it’s better to understand what exactly they improved in it. Tankers, you have the floor or I should search Wikipedia myself.

[Vasyan1971]

Quote: Borik

And so they escaped and survived.

And here are the possible options...

[Byurer]

They didn’t land on their bellies, but were blown up by mines

[Thrifty]

The worst thing is that the Swedes also gave them the Archer self-propelled gun (Archer) with a firing range of 40 kilometers with adjustable projectiles. This is what needs to be destroyed first! And then they will knock out all our artillery with Excaliburs. Tanks won’t go further than minefields, but with self-propelled guns things are more complicated.

[Orange Bigg]

The British say that the Lancet's range has been increased.

British intelligence told Zelensky that the Russian Lancet 3 UAV is now flying at 80-90 km. The Ukrainian channel “Resident” spoke about this.

Lancet 3 is used for various purposes. However, UAVs are most often used for counter-battery warfare. Therefore, out of 500 successful attacks, a significant part falls on M-777 howitzers and other field artillery guns, as well as Ukrainian Armed Forces mortars. Of course, the list of targets hit includes Leopard 2 tanks, Bradley infantry fighting vehicles and Irist-T air defense systems.

https://dzen.ru/a/ZQ3Hl7Uo5wKxLBgy


Official statistics (we are talking about cases that are shown in available videos; the most shameful mistakes, as I understand it, are simply published, but they clearly exist!):

[culinary]

Quote: Normann

And someone doubted that there are no invulnerable weapons.

Defeat does not mean destruction.
A lot of "cats" are being restored. And the crews remain alive.
Only the reindeer herder's nightingale sings sweet songs.

[Bodipancher]

Don't worry, pig farmer. Now all the equipment is being finished off. Otherwise, so many brothers would have been driven around on wooden stumps.

[rocket757]

The Ukrainian 21st Mechanized Division suddenly lost a fifth of its best Swedish tanks and cannot get replacements

. And why are they the best?
The same wood for the firebox as everyone else...

[antivirus]

Ukhra are digging another Gangut sea? The neutral Swedes have not yet paid for WWII. Trading with Hitler. The retired Russian Foreign Ministry just needs to hold conferences every six months (in Dubai and Shanghai). And so on until a trend is created in the world media. But the Monaco breeze is more pleasant than ours.

[AC130 Gunship]

I'll ask a stupid question. What, the US press has nothing better to do than count Swedish tanks in Ukraine?

[Vasyan1971]

Quote: AC130 Ganship

I'll ask a stupid question.

I agree that the question is stupid. Because: to whom? US press? So this is not the place to do it.

[Bingo]

And this is their direct business - to hang noodles on their ears, that everything in the world is ugh, one Abrams is a tank In general, everything in the world is bullshit, except for Abrams, Patriots, Chimeras and the best F-35 in the world, which is so invisible that they can’t find it in the USA!

[Vasyan1971]

Quote from Bingo

In general, everything in the world is bullshit, except Abramovs, Patriots, Chimeras and the best F-35 in the world

And in general - the whole nation is extremely exceptional!()

[Seamaster]

Crap a competitor's product.
Like, our “Abrams” in UKRAINE don’t get stuck and don’t burn.

[Ronino]

Ah, here we need to think!
Not a single article, in any media, will appear just like that!
I believe that the amers are preparing society for possible landings of Abrams, they say, look, everyone is on fire there and we are no exception. And therefore, by the way, the other day they closed the options for further upgrading their tanks. We need to develop, produce and buy new models of tanks.

[alystan]

But the Swedes boastfully claimed that their designers gave the vaunted Leopards the ability to easily maneuver in off-road conditions and slush.

[Huarabey]

Apparently for them the concepts of off-road and slush are wet asphalt with potholes. Otherwise, there’s really no way to explain why they get stuck in fields where there hasn’t really been any rain yet.

[ROSS_51]

Quote: Warabey

Apparently for them the concepts of off-road and slush are wet asphalt with potholes. Otherwise, there’s really no way to explain why they get stuck in fields where there hasn’t really been any rain yet.

But for black soil and rain, you don’t really need a soft pillow)) It’s the Germans and the Swedes who show how leopards cheerfully roll through alumina))

[Ronino]

Sorry, but slush in the mountainous areas of Scandinavia is one thing, and the rich black soil of our land is another thing.

[Huarabey]

Well, that's what we're talking about. The concept of “slush” is different for them and for us)) Our “slush” for them is an impenetrable swamp.)

[Uprun]

And again about cross-country ability. In the fourth year we were on an internship in the Kaliningrad region, the month of February, rain with sleet, driving, a T-64 in liquid mud almost along the shelf, slowly, but crawling...., there was no time for speed. In the Urals, tactics classes at the training ground, waist-deep snow, the T-72 is slowly but crawling, the T-64 are stuck, and here are three dots on the horizon, walking merrily across the field, but quietly. We passed through deep snow at once, only a whistle from behind - the T-80, however. It's about cross-country ability.

[Vasyan1971]

As it turns out, Swedish tanks are not that reliable.

Why? Quite reliable parquet tanks. The trouble is that parquet remains in Sweden.

At first, the Swedish armored vehicles sat on their bellies during the offensive; the crews did not wait for evacuation and rushed to the rear on their own two feet, so as not to come under Russian artillery fire.

By the way, will the crews be brought to justice or just slapped down?...

[glock-17]

Most likely there were mercenaries there. They are unlikely to be shot.

[Vasyan1971]

Quote: Glock-17

Most likely there were mercenaries there. They are unlikely to be shot.

Well, yes. Elbows tied and into the pond...

[Bingo]

They will go to Europe. In the form of spare parts, they will, so to speak, integrate into Europe, but only partially

[Vasyan1971]

Quote from Bingo

They will go to Europe. In the form of spare parts, they will, so to speak, integrate into Europe, but only partially

Will financial losses be covered at least partially?

[Neo-9947]

The crew is already on board for Sweden and flying home.

[Vasyan1971]

Quote: Neo-9947

The crew is already on board for Sweden and flying home.

Anything can be ...

[tralflot1832]

And only two Swedish leopards took part in the attack? If two, this is 100% loss among the attackers. Am I wrong? Don’t worry about the crews; they will be given to the “Swedish family” at headquarters.

[Rumata]

I suspect that to destroy any one tank in battle, 1,5....2 Lancets on average are enough. OK. 3 with a reserve.

[Architect]

The Ukrainian army lost a fifth of the Swedish Stridsvagn 122 (Strv122) tanks in one battle

What a syllable....bravo.
And if the Ukrainian Armed Forces had two tanks and one of them was knocked out, then one could write: “In one battle we destroyed 50% of the Swedish tanks.”
Indeed, VO is rich in talent, the author of the text needs to compile reviews for Konashenkov.

[tralflot1832]

Isn’t it an option to read who the original source is and who the author is not from Military Review, he will only retell what the Americans said. 2 tanks out of 10, what is this in percentage, in fractions?

[Bingo]

They are forbidden to touch Americans... It’s like in the joke, three good men are sitting... The Frenchman - my horseradish is 18 cm! Russian - and I’m 19!!! Lohol - and the American actually has 25!

[aakvit]

It’s not an option to read who the source is

And such people don’t even need to read who the author is, they just need to fart... fart in a puddle to make it louder and more bubbly! They get paid a lot of money for this!

[bombaher]

Quote: AC130 Ganship

I'll ask a stupid question. What, the US press has nothing better to do than count Swedish tanks in Ukraine?

So it’s customary to drown competitors)

[aleks700]

20% of all Swedish tanks in Ukraine were destroyed at once. Crap. 2 pieces. No, this is certainly wonderful, but the headlines in the media are...

[BlackTiger74]

It seems that the saying that tanks are not afraid of dirt does not apply to all tanks)))

[Yaroslav Tekkel]

Now will we post a separate article on VO for each pair of tanks? Yes, go to any telegram channel, there is a continuous stream of broken iron there every day. And on both sides.

[gmss]

...According to the American publication, during the battle on one of the front sectors, Russian troops immediately destroyed two Swedish Strv122 tanks, which are considered very rare and one of the most reliable in the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The thing is that the Swedes supplied Ukraine with only ten Stridsvagn 122 tanks - this is a Swedish modification of the German Leopard 2A5 tank. They entered service with the 21st mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. As it turns out, Swedish tanks are not that reliable....

even if they weren’t destroyed, but put out of action, that’s good!
but it’s not clear why the author of the text makes a direct connection between the destruction of a tank and its reliability; does he even know what the word reliability means?
I’ve heard about firepower, security, mobility, maintainability, but about reliability it’s kind of crap.....

[your1970]

Quote from gms

but it’s not clear why the author of the text makes a direct connection between the destruction of a tank and its reliability; does he even know what the word reliability means?

Everything is simply indecent

Quote from gms

According to American publications

[yaglon]

There they also lost the first Marder along with the Swedish Leo, but it’s not yet clear whether there was one of them or two (I’m talking about Leo).

[Revolver]

Why the hell did they damage entire foreign cars, and even destroy the Lancets? They should have sent a tow truck. These Swedes would have looked quite nice at the next parade on Red Square. They certainly wouldn't have landed on their bellies on the cobblestones.
Well, what's done is done. But there are still 8 of them left. God willing, there will still be a chance to take "not damaged, unpainted, not used in the Russian Federation". Even without documents.

[aakvit]

God willing, there will still be a chance to take it “unbeaten, unpainted, without mileage in the Russian Federation.” Even without documents.

Simply say, nothing to add!

[BlackTiger74]

Here the pillar from the berg is already complaining that the Russians are not behaving correctly!!! He is offended that our guys are taking their damaged equipment to themselves!!! )))

[BlackTiger74]

And as for the Victory Parade, then only on trawls, because they have no business ruining OUR Red Square with their caterpillars!!!

[Revolver]

Quote from BlacTiger74

And as for the Victory Parade, then only on trawls, because they have no business ruining OUR Red Square with their caterpillars!!!

It's better on its own. As proof that it was taken intact.

[BlackTiger74]

Pure ideology will work here!!! If this technique passes under its own power, then the same skakuas will say: But still, German tanks left their mark on Red Square!!!

[lukash66]

Another wunderwaffe has wasted her image. Look, soon they'll start calling children Ivan and Marya again.))))