☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml to Death to NATO@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · 9 months agoWestern-made armor isn't working in Ukraine because it wasn't designed for a conflict of this intensity, Ukrainian analyst saysnews.yahoo.comexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up163arrow-down17
arrow-up156arrow-down1external-linkWestern-made armor isn't working in Ukraine because it wasn't designed for a conflict of this intensity, Ukrainian analyst saysnews.yahoo.com☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml to Death to NATO@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square16fedilink
minus-squareTeapot [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·edit-29 months agoWhat else was Russia’s military designed for, if not a direct confrontation with NATO ATGMs and shaped charges on drones are always going to slice right through armor, especially the stripped down versions Ukraine is getting
minus-squareShrike502@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·9 months agoAnd NATO knew of those, and has (supposedly) taken steps to counter them - just look at the huff and puff about “chobham armour”, and calling active protection “cope boxes”. But now apparently that doesn’t apply!
What else was Russia’s military designed for, if not a direct confrontation with NATO
ATGMs and shaped charges on drones are always going to slice right through armor, especially the stripped down versions Ukraine is getting
And NATO knew of those, and has (supposedly) taken steps to counter them - just look at the huff and puff about “chobham armour”, and calling active protection “cope boxes”. But now apparently that doesn’t apply!