Posted on 07/03/2023 6:39:30 AM PDT by C19fan
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked French leader Emmanuel Macron for sending light combat tanks to Kyiv, and Defence Minister Oleksiy Reznikov was filmed riding in one.
But a Ukrainian commander says the highly mobile AMX-10 RC infantry fighting vehicles -- sometimes described as light tanks -- are "impractical" for front-line attacks, claiming one four-man crew has already died because of the vehicle's thin armour.
(Excerpt) Read more at amp.france24.com ...
“And one hell of a reverse gear.”
LOL!
Many French recon vehicles had both front and rear driver’s positions for rapid withdrawal without actually turning the vehicle. That’s a sign of how much they prioritize retreat as a “tactic”.
Yeah, blame the vehicle. What a bunch of maroons...it couldn’t be that your crew training sucks, and you and your sub unit commanders are incapable of understanding the Roles/missions/responsibilities of reconnaissance vehicles...
It’s a British humor running joke, that only the truly ignorant of military history would make.
OUCH!!! Happy Independence Day!
“claiming one four-man crew has already died because of the vehicle’s thin armour.”
Just one crew? LOL.
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