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The Russian invaders still have enough anti-tank weapons to counter the Western weapons that are soon to arrive in Ukraine. However, tanks from our allies are not so simple.
Thus, the aggressor country has both self-propelled anti-tank systems and portable ones. Military expert Oleg Zhdanov spoke about this during a stream on his YouTube channel, Channel 24 reports.
What weapons does Russia have to fight with tanks
Russian invaders can use the following weapons against Western tanks that will receive the Armed Forces:
- Chrysanthemum self-propelled ATGM;
- portable ATGM “Kornet”;
- “Competition”;
- guided missiles for tanks, including 9M119.
In addition, all anti-tank systems, except for missiles for tanks 9M119, the invaders brought to a launch range of about 5 thousand meters, that is, they made them more long-range. The Russians also claim that the armor penetration of the “Kornet” complex reaches 1400 millimeters, without taking into account the active dynamic protection on the tank.”The most important thing is the controllability of these missiles. As of today, there is no 3rd generation anti-tank guided missile in Russia. That is, not a single Russian system operates on the principle of fire and forget, as Javelin does,” the military expert noted. .
According to him, not a single Russian anti-tank system makes “bitter” and does not hit the upper hemisphere. At the same time, all enemy anti-tank systems “hit in the forehead” along a flat trajectory.
< p class="bloquote cke-markup">All of them are controlled, that is, semi-automatic. This is the second generation. It is necessary to keep the intersection pointing the device on the sight, then the rocket will hit the point where the sight “looks”. This greatly complicates their use, especially during intense hostilities,” Zhdanov said.
In addition, the invaders use portable systems even against our infantry, since the shells for them remained cumulative fragmentation. That is, when it hits armor or an obstacle, it works as a cumulative projectile, and when it hits the ground, it works like a fragmentation projectile.
Zhdanov told if the Russians have weapons capable of destroying Western tanks: watch the video
Western tanks can defend themselves against guided missiles
< p> However, Western tanks are different from those that the aggressor country has. Yes, the vehicles of our allies are adapted to the conduct of hostilities in the conditions of the use of anti-tank missile systems. Before such as the Russians have, because this is what they were developed for.
Their “survivability” is much higher than Russian tanks, so the chances of saving them or extending their “life” by our battlefield is very high. There is something to fight and something to oppose to the anti-missile systems of the Russians, – said the military expert.
He also added that Western tanks have an interesting feature. Namely, the ability to divert guided projectiles from oneself and protect oneself. For example, a smoke curtain saves from laser-controlled complexes. Yes, the operator does not see the target and does not understand where to point the missile, so it can miss.
