GaveUp [she/her] to news • edit-22 years ago"Germany said it would provide Ukraine with 14 Leopard tanks. The goal is for Germany and allies to provide Ukraine with 88 of the German-made Leopards" 1488external-linkmessage-square26 fedilinkarrow-up187
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minus-squareCollatz_problem [comrade/them]hexbear26·2 years agoA company is 10 tanks and battalion is 31. link
minus-squareCollatz_problem [comrade/them]hexbear12·2 years agoIt's usual organization in Ukrainian army (and other post-Soviet armies) link
minus-squareStaines [they/them]hexbear10·2 years agoA tank platoon in NATO/Ukrainian doctrine is 4 tanks, not the Soviet/Russian doctrine 3 tanks. A tank company is 3 platoons, plus a command tank (so, 13). A tank battalion is 3 companies, plus a command tank (so, 40). Two battalions would be 80, so I'm not sure how they arrived at the numbers 14 or 88. link
A company is 10 tanks and battalion is 31.
Who makes the decision?
It's usual organization in Ukrainian army (and other post-Soviet armies)
A tank platoon in NATO/Ukrainian doctrine is 4 tanks, not the Soviet/Russian doctrine 3 tanks.
A tank company is 3 platoons, plus a command tank (so, 13).
A tank battalion is 3 companies, plus a command tank (so, 40).
Two battalions would be 80, so I'm not sure how they arrived at the numbers 14 or 88.