Footage of the use of the 152-mm D-1 howitzer by the Wagner military in Ukraine, how it turned out to be unknown to them, may have been obtained from storage. Russian D-1 howitzers were produced from 1943 to 1949 and participated in many military conflicts. The howitzer proved itself well and was a very perfect weapon for its time, it is still in service with the armies of some countries, 700 D-1 howitzers are in storage with Russia. The maximum firing range of the gun is 13700 meters, the rate of fire is 4 rounds per minute, the crew of the gun is 8 people.
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Ukraine received British Westland Sea King HAR.5 helicopters. Multi-purpose helicopter Westland Sea King, is a modification of the American Sikorsky S-61 / SH-3, Sea King was developed in 1967. Sea King helicopters were built until the mid-nineties, as they were in operation, the helicopters were gradually decommissioned. By mid-2010, the British Armed Forces decided to abandon them. In 2015, the Sea King search and rescue helicopter was withdrawn from service. The cargo-passenger version of the helicopter can accommodate 25 seated passengers or up to 9 victims on a stretcher. For self-defense, the Sea King helicopter was equipped with a 7.62 mm machine gun. The helicopter can reach speeds of over 210 km/h. and has a range of 1200 km.
The UK will transfer Challenger-2 tanks to Ukraine, delivery of 14 vehicles is expected. The Challenger 2 tank entered service with the UK in 1995, and now there are about 220 of them. The tank is equipped with powerful multi-layer armor "Dorchester", in the fighting in Iraq, when one of the tanks got stuck, the armor withstood 15 hits from RPG-7 anti-tank grenade launchers. The reinforced armor of the tank affected its weight, and it is simply colossal, from the base 63 tons it can reach 75 with all the protective elements. Naturally, this affected the patency of the tank not for the better, in addition, in the event of a breakdown, the tank would be problematic to evacuate. The Challenger 2 has a rifled 120 mm cannon, in 2002 NATO tested tanks for accuracy. The Leopard 2A5 tank turned out to be the most accurate gun - 78% of hits, the M1A2 Abrams and French Leclerc tanks were second - 72% of hits, the number of hits of the Challenger 2 was 69%, after that the tank's fire control system was upgraded. The tank uses manual loading of the gun, first a projectile is inserted into the gun, and then a powder charge, the rate of fire with this method of loading is about 7 rounds per minute at a distance of up to 8 km. The tank is equipped with a thermal imager, with a working distance of up to 3000 m. Engine power 1500 l. s, allows the tank to reach speeds over rough terrain up to 40 km / h. The crew of the tank is 4 people. The price of the Challenger-2 tank is 6.8 million dollars.
A serviceman of the Russian army spoke about the combat use of Shturm-S self-propelled anti-tank missile systems in Ukraine.
Footage of the combat work of the Russian self-propelled anti-tank missile system Shturm-S in Ukraine. The video shows the missile hit by this BMP complex of the Ukrainian army in the Svatov direction.
Footage of the combat work of the Russian self-propelled anti-tank missile system Shturm-S in Ukraine. The video shows the missile hit by this BMP complex of the Ukrainian army in the Svatov direction.
English armored vehicles "Saxon" AT-105 Ukraine bought a long time ago, back in 2014. The Saxon AT-105 was developed on the basis of the AT-104 police armored car and was produced from 1976 to 1995. In 2006, the British military replaced them with Warior armored vehicles. The Ukrainian army purchased 75 of these armored vehicles for 51,000 euros apiece, the vehicles were restored and sent to the troops. Saxon armored vehicles have a V-shaped bottom and good armor, which allows them to withstand shelling from weapons with a caliber of 7.62 mm. The machine can withstand a mine explosion with a capacity of up to 9 kg in TNT equivalent. In the 1990s, armored cars armed with a 7.62 mm machine gun were used in Bosnia. During operation, it turned out that the installation of a machine gun raised the center of gravity of the vehicles and they began to roll over. Despite this, the Ukrainian army speaks well of the car. The machines are equipped with a 160 hp engine. with and are capable of speeds on the highway up to 60 km / h. Crew car 2 people and 8 people landing. Machine weight 10 tons.
Ukraine has begun using the American DroneHunter F700 interceptor drones, with six units reportedly purchased. Drone interceptor DroneHunter F700, developed by Fortem Technologies and equipped with a network for intercepting drones. According to the company, the drone can intercept Russian UAVs Orlan-10, Shahed-136, as well as other drones weighing up to 500 kg and with a flight altitude of no more than 5500 meters. UAVs captured using networks can be delivered to the operator or dropped by parachute. After returning, the interceptor drone can be charged with new networks in 3 minutes. The upgraded version of the DroneHunter F700 received improved sensors that made it easier to operate. The drone operator can see the weight and type of the intercepted UAV. DroneHunter F700 is equipped with a radar and uses it to detect targets. According to the manufacturer, during the tests, the efficiency of the drone was 85%. The interceptor drone is capable of speeds up to 100 km/h.
Confrontation between a Russian tank and a Ukrainian grenade launcher. Footage of an unusual battle in Ukraine. The Russian UAV operator, through a communications intermediary, sent the T-72 tank to the Ukrainian infantry positions, the tank, having fired at the infantry positions, continued to move, believing that everyone was destroyed there. After the passage of the tank, one of the Ukrainian grenade launchers fired a shot at the back of the tank, fortunately the armor withstood and ricocheted the grenade launcher. How the battle developed further is not reported.
An unusual incident occurred in Ukraine. A Russian soldier caught a drone of the Ukrainian army with his hands. The operator of the Ukrainian drone dropped a grenade on the Russian soldier, the Russian soldier, seeing this, jumped to the side and pretended to be dead. After that, the drone descended to a low altitude, where it was caught by a Russian soldier.
Rare footage of the destruction of two Ukrainian army infantry fighting vehicles by Russian Invar anti-tank guided missiles fired from a T-80 tank. The Russian guided active-rocket projectile 9M119M "Invar" was put into service in 1992 and is designed to destroy modern tanks equipped with dynamic protection. The missile is fired directly from the cannon and guided by a laser beam, the range of hitting targets is up to 5000 meters. The warhead of the rocket is tandem cumulative, it contains 2 charges, leading and main. The armor penetration of the missile is up to 900 mm of armor. The price of the rocket is about $37,000.
Donetsk servicemen have developed a home-made installation for remote control of the Fagot ATGM. The installation has a Picatinny rail and a television screen and can be equipped with a thermal imager. The installation with the Fagot anti-tank system was tested at the range at a distance of 700 meters, the target was located at a height of 1 meter.
122-mm self-propelled howitzer 2S1 "Gvozdika" of the Ukrainian army, came under attack from the Russian kamikaze drone "Lancet". The drone attack took place near the Krasnolimansky direction, judging by the fire from the hatch, the 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled guns were destroyed.
A powerful blow from a kamikaze sea drone hit a bridge in Zatoka in the Odessa region on February 10. The degree of damage to the bridge and which model of the marine drone was used are not yet known. It is speculated that the Russian drone used in the strike is based on a model of a Ukrainian maritime drone that washed ashore in the bay of Sevastopol last year. Earlier, the governor of Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvozhaev, proposed to create unmanned marine vehicles on the basis of the Sevmorzavod enterprise, perhaps this was the first of the created marine drones.
Manual firing of 23 mm guns at snipers in Ukraine. In the video, one of the barrels of the 23-mm twin anti-aircraft gun was adapted for manual firing, note that another person insures the arrow from behind. Gun fire is said to be suppressing the point with Ukrainian snipers.