One tank, twelve soldiers and a well-known tactic: drone footage from the Ukrainian army shows soldiers capturing a trench occupied by Russians.
The video released on Sunday shows volunteers from the Georgian Legion. Textbook-like, the ground troops work together with the heavy vehicle. The Russians, who are tactically more advantageous, have no chance. The statues commemorate the advance of the US military against the Nazis in France in 1944.
Change of position near the target
First, the tank transports all twelve soldiers to the target area. He puts her there. The ground troops advance further under the cover of the heavy vehicle. At the same time, the tank fires both its main gun and its machine guns toward the enemy trench.
Soldiers and tanks switch positions near the target. The ground forces are supported by the remaining vehicle. The reasoning behind it: prevent a bazooka attack. For US military expert Robert Lee of King’s College London, the video is “a prime example of the tactical importance of tanks in supporting infantry advances against entrenched defensive positions,” he wrote on Twitter.
The plan works. Video shows Russian troops fleeing the trenches. The strategy of the Second World War still leads to success today. (nab)