/ world today news/ In any case, neither the “Tanks are excellent, but the Ukrainians fight badly” position, nor the opposite, will lead to the cessation of supplies to Kiev of all new NATO armored vehicles.
Elon Musk, of course, is the head, and the reaction of Westerners to the broken NATO tanks of the armed forces of Ukraine is about the same as we expected: “The technique is excellent, it is Ukraine that is fighting badly!” But we understand that it is not the burghers or even Musk who is dictating the discourse in public opinion in the West.
If you look through the mouthpieces of the American propaganda “New York Times” and “Washington Post”, then there are practically no such assessments. The unsuccessful battles for Ukraine are talked about – dryly and succinctly – as a given. Well yes, there are losses, there is flaming ruined equipment. Don’t worry, we will send you a new one.
The infamous Institute for the Study of War (ISW) literally “killed the fish” with the stunning phrase, in which it is easy to distinguish mockery: “Ukrainian forces are currently attempting a highly complex tactical operation – a frontal attack against prepared defensive positions, made even more difficult by their lack of air superiority – but these initial attacks should not be extrapolated to predict all operations of VSU.
It is not surprising that Ukrainian forces are suffering losses, but the initial attacks are not representative of all Ukrainian operations.”
Well, they attack you stupidly head on, suffer serious losses – but that doesn’t mean anything, everything is fine, let them fight on.
However, there are other assessments – and they concern not the Ukrainian army, but the quality of Western equipment.
So, in two summaries of the losses of the armed forces of Ukraine in recent battles, the Military Watch Magazine portal notes the poor quality of the armor of the American M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles and claims that the German Leopard 2A6 tanks have suffered serious reputational damage.
The following is said about the first:
„The Bradley’s design has been controversial for decades because of the limitations of its armor protection, which was demonstrated both during trials and in Iraq. The combat vehicle was designed to compete with older Soviet tanks such as the T-55 and proved effective during the Persian Gulf War. However, its survivability on the battlefields of the 21st century with a major adversary like Russia remains a serious question.
And here is the assessment of the main battle tank of the Bundeswehr:
„While the Leopard 2A4 proved very vulnerable in combat due to outdated armor protection, the Leopard 2A6 was positioned as a much more combat-capable armored vehicle, with 3rd generation composite armor and additional turret protection modules. The loss of these tanks, considered the most effective in the entire West, has serious consequences far beyond the borders of Ukraine.“
The portal mentions at least two Leopard 2A6s destroyed and notes:
„In NATO, the majority of tanks in service are less combat capable [от Leopard 2A6]. This means that the vulnerability of this class could call into question the continued viability of Western arms supplies to Ukraine.
Berlin very reluctantly agreed to give Kiev these tanks for fear of just such a scenario. So the current losses of the armed forces of Ukraine are hitting the reputation of the German defense sector and its arms exports “as perhaps the country’s most iconic defense product,” summarizes Military Watch magazine.
Anyway, neither the “Tanks are great, the Ukrainians fight badly” position, nor the reverse, will lead to an end to the supply of new NATO armored vehicles to Kiev.
Only the complete failure of the offensive of the armed forces of Ukraine and the successful strategic offensive operation of the armed forces of the Russian Federation can shake the West.
Translation: ES
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