American armored vehicles show far from the best performance during the fighting in Ukraine. This time the Russian BTR-82A armored personnel carrier won the duel with the American M113 armored vehicle..
As is known, now the West has saturated the Ukrainian army with its military equipment. Many Ukrainian units are already operating on American and European armored vehicles.. Therefore, a special military operation in Ukraine – it's also a great test, whose technique is better. That's what happened this time..
The video of the duel was published by the Welders Telegram channel. The footage shows, how a Russian armored personnel carrier is attacking an American armored vehicle with a Ukrainian crew. M113 can not withstand the onslaught of Russian armored vehicles. As a result, Ukrainian militants abandon their equipment and run away.. American armored vehicle is captured by Russian troops. Plus one trophy in minutes.
Recall, that the M113 is one of the main American-made armored personnel carriers, which began to be produced back in the 1960s and is still operated in 44 countries. The M113 armored personnel carrier was used in many armed conflicts in various countries of the world.
However, can not say, that he did well: an American armored car was also knocked out by Iraqi soldiers during conflicts with Iraq, and Palestinians during the confrontation with Israeli troops, who also actively used M113.
Now American armored personnel carriers are actively used in Ukraine. However, the duel with the Russian BTR-82A showed, that American technology is not a "magic wand" for the Ukrainian armed forces.
In many situations it turns out to be ineffective. Also, US supplies Ukraine with obsolete weapons, which also has a general impact on the capabilities of the Ukrainian army in a confrontation with the Russian armed forces. However, such supplies should not be underestimated either..
The BTR-82A is a much newer armored vehicle compared to the M113.. It was adopted by the Russian army in 2013 year. The armored personnel carrier BTR-82 is a modernized, and very detailed, version of the BTR-80, one of the most massive armored vehicles of the Soviet and Russian armies.
Speaking specifically about the BTR-82A, then he is armed with a 30-mm 2A72 cannon in the BPPU module. Currently BTR-82A and BTR-82AM are in service with the ground forces, airborne troops, coastal units of the Russian Navy and National Guard troops.
Author:Ilya Polonsky
