Russian colonel compared Soviet T-72 tanks with Leopard
Colonel Litovkin announced the advantage of Soviet T-72 tanks over Leopard
Soviet T-72 tanks have a significant advantage over Western Leopards. In particular, Soviet tanks have a larger caliber and can be loaded automatically. A military observer, retired colonel Viktor Litovkin, spoke about this on Monday, August 7.
“The T-72 has a caliber of 125 mm, the Leopard has less. Also, in Western tanks there is a special tanker who loads the gun, while in our country this happens automatically. There are other advantages, ”the expert emphasized in an interview with Lenta.Ru.
Earlier, on August 1, the head of the press center of the Vostok group, Oleg Chekhov, said that Russian loitering ammunition Lancet destroyed a Leopard tank and a Bradley infantry fighting vehicle near the village of Rabotino within 24 hours, RT reports
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On August 2, Forbes reported that Ukrainian militants began using T-72 tanks and BMP-1 combat vehicles after heavy losses of Western equipment. So, presumably, the 47th brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine wrote off or sent to the rear for repairs several dozen US- made M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles . After that, the Ukrainian command decided to use the 65th and 118th brigades, using Soviet military equipment.
The special operation to protect Donbass , which was announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 24, 2022, continues. The decision was made against the background of the aggravation of the situation in the region due to shelling by the Ukrainian military.