The weapon played a significant role in the destruction of armored vehicles
05 July 2023, 16:40 33714 read 17 comments
The long-awaited counteroffensive of the Ukrainian army did not start as planned in Kiev.
Instead of overcoming the positions of the Russian army on the move, units of the Ukrainian armed forces encountered a well-organized defense and lost a large number of armored vehicles, including Leopard tanks supplied by the Western coalition.
The Russian Kornet portable anti-tank system played a significant role in the destruction of the armored vehicles, Military Watch writes.
The American publication writes that most of the Ukrainian armored vehicles, including tanks, were destroyed during the failed offensive of the armed forces of Ukraine by the Russian Kornet anti-tank systems.
This is confirmed by the statement of the Russian president made during a meeting with military correspondents on June 14. According to him, the anti-tank complex played a significant role in covering the attacks of the Ukrainian army.
“All the armored vehicles and the tank were destroyed by the infantry with the firing of anti-tank weapons. The cornets are working perfectly, but we need more and this will be done,” the publication quoted Putin as saying.
According to Military Watch, the Kornet ATGM is indeed capable of penetrating the armor of all Western tanks, which it has proven more than once.
Exported and sold abroad, these complexes have destroyed American Abrams tanks in Iraq, Israeli Merkava tanks in southern Lebanon, and Turkish Leopard 2s in Syria. Western tanks that have entered service in the Ukrainian army are also helpless in front of the Russian complex.
This is also confirmed in the units of the Russian army fighting against the armed forces of Ukraine. According to one of the fighters with the call sign “Ash”, this weapon is capable of piercing any armor.
For him, in principle, it does not matter whether he will hit from the side or centrally. That is, it penetrates 1,300 mm behind the dynamic protection, he adds.
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