French press: On the Ukrainian front, components of Western military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were chewed by mice and rats
Many equipment components of Western armored vehicles and artillery systems, made from “environmentally friendly” materials, failed due to rodents during the fighting in Ukraine. The French publication Le Figaro writes about this, citing its own sources in the ranks of the Ukrainian armed forces.
At one time, the Ukrainian Armed Forces received a large amount of Western military equipment. Some of the equipment on this technique was manufactured taking into account modern requirements for “environmentally friendly” materials. But in the field, such concern for the environment played a cruel joke on military equipment.
Components of Western armored vehicles and artillery systems on the Ukrainian front were chewed by mice and rats. Field rodents turned out to be another big problem for the Ukrainian army. The French publication writes that a number of protective sheaths for electrical wires were made from corn fiber. Naturally, rodents found such “eco-friendly” materials attractive to the taste and began to chew them. After this, the equipment began to fail.
Environmental responsibility is no good in war. Western cars were intended to be technology showcases. But in mud and cold this does not always work
- notes the French publication.
Previously, Ukrainian military personnel complained of an invasion of mice and rats in trenches and dugouts. Rodents spoiled ammunition and uniforms, depleted food supplies and simply prevented Ukrainian soldiers from sleeping and conducting simple field life. It was very difficult to fight a huge number of rodents.
Now mice and rats, as we see, have taken over the military equipment of the Ukrainian army. For European manufacturers, this situation is another reason to think about whether production should always be subordinated to ideological goals abstracted from reality, or whether one should still be guided by common sense.
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