"Otherwise, in terms of protection, the vehicle is very cool," he said.According to Major Spartanets, some AMX-10 RCs also have problems with their gearboxes, perhaps, in his opinion, due to their use on dirt roads. One had some minor shrapnel damage to the hood, which he described as a "weak" point. Spartanets showed AFP two Oshkosh camouflage-painted vehicles mounted on huge wheels. Washington in January also announced assistance to Ukraine including 55 MRAP (Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected) armoured vehicles.īritain sent Husky support vehicles last year. The battalion commander compared the French-built vehicles unfavourably with MRAP-type armoured vehicles such as the American Oshkosh and British Husky, which he said could resist a direct strike by rocket-propelled grenades. They were developed in the 1970s, and French armed forces have begun to replace them with more modern vehicles called Jaguar. Their combat weight is around 20 tonnes and they have wheels instead of tracks. Spartanets said his soldiers are gaining experience with the vehicles after undergoing a month's training in France, while adding this was not long enough to fully master its tactical use.Īccording to the French defence ministry, AMX-10s offer protection against light infantry fire. Open-source intelligence website Oryx, which tallies equipment losses based on battlefield imagery, has counted three losses in Ukraine of AMX-10 RC light tanks. He did not specify how many AMX-10s the elite combat formation has, and declined to show them to AFP reporters in the field. "Just sending out the (AMX-10) vehicles (into combat) so they get destroyed, I consider it is impractical and unnecessary because it's primarily a risk for the crew," Spartanets said. He added that the French AMX-10 also had issues with gear boxes breaking down, possibly due to their use on dirt roads. "There were such cases when a 152-mm shell exploded nearby and the shrapnel penetrated the vehicle," he said But unfortunately there is thin armour and it is impractical to use them in the front line (attack)," Spartanets said. "The guns are good, the observation devices are very good. Ukrainian commander 'Spartanets' (L) said that the American Oshkosh vehicles were very good for protection / ©
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