Western countries have successively announced the provision of combat vehicles to Ukraine, including M1 "Abran", "Challenger 2" and "Leopard 2" various types of tanks.

The picture shows the German Leopard 2A6 tank.

(European News Agency)

[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] Western countries, including the United States, Germany, and Poland, have successively announced to provide Ukraine with tanks, including M1 "Abram", "Challenger 2" and "Leopard 2" tanks.

Military experts believe that the Western military aid tanks will bring some improvement to Ukraine's combat power, and the tactics can be used more flexibly. However, the complexity of logistical maintenance and supply will be one of the problems Ukraine has to face.

According to the "BBC" report, Ben Barry (Ben Barry), a senior fellow at the London-based think tank International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), pointed out that Western tanks will play an important role, but it is unlikely to play a "decisive role."

The report pointed out that in modern warfare, tanks have always been a key element of offensive operations, that is, breaking through enemy lines and retaking territory.

Used correctly, tanks provide mobile firepower, protection, and surprise; concentrated numbers of tanks can disrupt an enemy's defenses, but tanks also require artillery support to pre-defeat enemy defenses and rely on infantry support to recapture position.

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Berry said that the troops serving as the spearhead of the attack will look for the enemy's weaknesses to break through. Russia has continued to strengthen its defensive positions with trenches, anti-tank traps and other measures in the past few months.

In addition, Western tanks are generally heavier than Russian-made tanks. The additional armor provides better protection, but it also means that the tank may be too heavy to pass some temporary bridges, which limits the range of movement.

Hamish de Bretton-Gordon, a former colonel who served in the Royal Army Tank Regiment, said that an armored brigade launching a major offensive would contain at least 70 tanks, and having more than 100 Western main tanks would produce Great impact, if Ukraine has more tanks, it will be able to try to attack at different locations at the same time.

Bretton Gordon pointed out that compared with Russian-made tanks, Western-made tanks have a major advantage in "night combat capability". Night vision and thermal imaging cameras are standard equipment on Western tanks, but in the Russian army there are only tanks like T -90 This modern combat vehicle is suitable for night operations.

Although Western military aid has greatly strengthened the combat power of the Ukrainian army, logistical supplies will be the biggest problem Ukraine will face. Not only must it maintain the supplies of the Soviet-era arsenal, but more and more Western armaments have also made the weapon inventory more and more complicated. .

Berry pointed out that Ukrainian engineers may be more familiar with the diesel engines of the German-made "Leopard 2" and the British "Challenger 2". Twice that of "Leopard 2".

Experts pointed out that the US-made M1 Abrams uses a more complex gas turbine engine, which consumes about twice as much fuel as the Leopard 2.

The picture shows the M1A1 Abrams chariot.

(Reuters)