(S+) Kiews Problem mit den deutschen Pannen-Panzern
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Mehrere von Deutschland gelieferte Panzer kämpfen nicht an der ukrainischen Front, sondern stehen in Reparaturhallen. Russischer Beschuss ist ein Grund dafür – aber nicht der einzige. Was steckt hinter dem Ausfall?

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A Ukrainian Armed Forces officer, whose brigade is fighting on Leopard-2, pointed out the fragility of the tracks, weakening their tension and leading to breakdowns and this is a disaster in combat conditions. Ukrainian soldiers have to constantly monitor this feature of German tanks.

A commission from Germany, which visited a repair centre in Lithuania for Leopards, was unpleasantly surprised by the number of equipment that failed due to defects.

Problems with logistics and lack of spare parts persist - even in Lithuania, far from the front, mechanics face problems when repairing Leopards.

A German officer admitted to Der Spiegel that German tanks wear out much faster in combat conditions. Based on the experience of the Bundeswehr in Mali, we can say that a mileage of 10,000 km in combat conditions is equal to 100,000 km in peacetime, the officer claims. Added to this is the problem of the need for complex maintenance of tanks, which must be carried out at the factory.

“Attempts at repair by the Ukrainian military lead to additional damage to the Leopards,” concludes a member of the German commission that visited Lithuania.

      • Collatz_problem [comrade/them]
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        10 months ago

        Bradley carries anti-tank missiles, but has very weak main cannon. In Ukraine tanks are mostly used against infantry and field fortification, so 125-mm main cannon of T-72 is extremely useful. And T-72 is much better protected against infantry anti-tank weapons.

      • Outdoor_Catgirl [she/her, they/them]
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        10 months ago

        T72s used by Iraq were shitty export variants. Worse gun, thinner and worse armor, weaker engine, shitty ammo, bad optics and sensors, etc. Soviet weaponry had basically 3 kinds of the same thing:domestic models with all the latest tech, export for Warsaw pact nations that had some downgrades like worse airplane radars for example, and "monkey model" for non allied countries still. buying weapons. There's a lot of difference that model number doesn't encompass.

      • 7bicycles [he/him]
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        10 months ago

        If an MBT can't stand up to cheaper, faster APCs, why would anyone buy MBTs?

        Are Bradleys actually cheaper than T72s?

        • Alaskaball [comrade/them]
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          10 months ago

          $4,122,000 dollars for a bradley after adjusting for inflation from 2000 to 2022.

          $1,200,000 dollars for a t-72 in 2023.

          So lol no

          • 7bicycles [he/him]
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            10 months ago

            my god, it's all "our unkillable technological marvel that can each kill 10 enemy tanks single handedly" vs. "we'll make 11 of them then" again