Putin’s soldiers must learn weaknesses from Western tanks

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Much of the recent war in Ukraine has revolved around Western weapons. Kiev wants them, Moscow is afraid of them. Germany has announced that it will provide a company (14 units) of Leopard 2A6 tanks. Poland has already transferred four such tanks to its neighbour. Other countries will follow. However, it is still unclear when the military equipment will reach the front.

In Russia, however, the soldiers are already being prepared for battle with Western tanks. As the “Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland” (RND) writes, the Ministry of Defense, led by Sergei Shoigu (67), has drawn up instructions for the troops.

“Aim at Vulnerable Spots”

As the RND writes, the document consists of 26 pages. All armored vehicles that Russian soldiers may encounter during the war are listed there. Among them is the Leopard-2. There is no point in attacking the tank head-on. Instead, you should aim for the vulnerable spots, it says on paper.

The alleged vulnerabilities are marked on the images with pink color and arrows. According to the Ministry of Defense, this should include the sides, undercarriage (track, drive and guide wheels), rear, hull top and turret, as well as observation and sighting equipment.

The strategy must also take into account the blind spot, which is 30 to 40 meters in front of the tank. The Ukrainians would hardly be able to see the Russians up close. “And if the vision systems are damaged, the tank goes blind,” it says.

Little knowledge

Are the Leopard tanks so different from others that they need such a specific explanation? The reason for the instruction papers is different, writes RND. Many of the soldiers are not professional and well-trained combatants, but almost laymen compared to the troops that entered Ukraine at the beginning of the war.

After the fall mobilization, there were dozens of reports of virtually unprepared Russians being thrown into the meat grinder by their superiors. The Ministry of Defense is now apparently trying to change that and is giving the men basic knowledge. This explains, among other things, how the tank is generally constructed. So where the driver is and where the ammunition is stored. (man)

Source: Blick