French armored vehicles failed on the battlefield and were easily destroyed – Arab Defense News

French armor failed on the battlefield and was easily destroyed

American journalist David Axe said, French armored vehicles AMX-10 RC Which was delivered to Kyiv. Did not last long in the direct attack on the Russian positions.

And the journalist added, in an article for Forbes magazine: “Everyone knows, that all of the forty AMX-10RC reconnaissance vehicles delivered by France. to Ukrainian Marine CorpsNot tanks.

It seems that the Ukrainian forces did not know this fact, however Russian artillery I reminded her of this very harshly on June 5, . When the 37th Ukrainian Marine Brigade attacked the Russian positions in Velika Novoselka.

The American journalist noted that shrapnel russian missiles, It easily pierced the thin armor of French wheeled tanks.

He noted that the Ukrainian military had to flee from several French vehicles and leave them directly on the battlefield.

For its part, the Washington Post also reported that light tanks AMX-10RC Not armored enough to protect . Ukrainian army, forcing the Ukrainian forces to fight behind the infantry.

Earlier, President Vladimir Putin announced that Ukrainian forces It began its counterattack, and the Russian president stated that these forces. It was unable to achieve the goals and tasks set by the Kiev authorities in any of the combat zones. President Putin described the Ukrainian losses during the counterattack as “catastrophic”.

French armored personnel carrier AMX-10 RC

The military machine armored The AMX-10 RC is one of the interesting French reconnaissance vehicles, it was made.. by Industries
Armies rely on armored vehicles to reduce casualties in reconnaissance missions

The AMX-10 RC military armored vehicle is one of them reconnaissance vehicles Interesting French, it has made . by the French Military Industries Company “GIAT”.

and uses French army About 240 of them are in the implementation of his missions, in addition, 108 of them were sold to Morocco and 12 to Qatar.

Not to be confused with the AMX-10 RC Tank AMX-10P , where they are similar in name, but for each . They have completely different roles on the battlefield.

Vehicle information:

Type: reconnaissance vehicle.
country of origin : France .
Service Record: The service started in 1981 and has continued to date.
Users: France, Qatar, Morocco.
Production date: Its production began in 1980 and is still in progress.
Design: Designed in 1970.
Producer and Designer: GIAT, the French Military Industries Company.
Number of manufactured vehicles: 457 vehicles.

Specifications and details:

Weight: 15.8 tons.
Length: 9.15 meters.
Width: 2.78 meters.
Height: 2.56 meters.
Crew: 4 soldiers.
Armor: 23 mm thick anti-missile armor from API.
arming Basic: F2 BK MECA L / 47 105 mm medium-range cannon.
Secondary armament: 7.62mm NF2 machine gun, 12.7mm M2HB machine gun.
Engine: 6F11 SRX diesel engine, 2806 hp, 3000 rpm.
Operating range: 800 km.
Maximum speed: 85 kilometers per hour on paved roads, 40 kilometers per hour on bumpy roads.

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