Military expert, director of the Air Defense Forces Museum Yuri Knutov said in an interview: “Lente.ru” The main weapon used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces against Russian troops on the battlefield.
According to him, there are almost no Soviet weapons left in Ukraine today; Ukrainian forces mostly use NATO equipment and weapons.
“There are a small number of T-72 tanks (Soviet tank – editor’s note) in Polish and Slovak modifications, but most of them are currently fighting in Leopard (German-made tank) and Leopard 1 modification. dynamic protection and screens. “The effectiveness is quite low,” shared the expert.
According to him, Bradley infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) also failed to show excellent results on the battlefield.
The most effective were the German Panzerhaubitze 2000 howitzers, the M777 howitzers, the French Caesar howitzers, the Swedish Archer, the Polish Krab and the British AS-90. They are fought with Russian stray munitions “Lancet” and multiple launch rocket systems “Tornado-S”.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine also attach great importance to the American HIMARS MLRS. Russian troops are using electronic warfare systems of the Tor and Pantsir complexes against them.
Knutov emphasized that Russian aviation has a tremendous advantage. In addition, the Russian Armed Forces use the T-90 tank and the Kornet anti-tank missile system in the fight against German Leopards, as well as bombs with a combined planning and correction module, which provides strong superiority on the battlefield.
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