Rumor has it that the US wants to transfer tanks to Ukraine

“The delivery of the tanks will take place soon, but I cannot reveal how many will be delivered to Ukraine, or where they come from. Ukrainian soldiers are familiar with Soviet-era military equipment, which means they only need to spend a little time training,” the New York Times quoted an unnamed US official as saying. said.

T-64 tanks of the Ukrainian army. Photo: Sputnik

The above information comes in the context of Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky recently repeatedly urged the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to transfer to this country “1% of the tanks and aircraft” of the military bloc. this has. Although Western countries have shipped many types of anti-tank missiles to the Kiev government, but according to Zelensky, the weapons are “not enough to repel the Russian army”.

According to military news sites, the Ukrainian army before the outbreak of war with Russia mainly used two types of tanks, T-64 and T-84.

Tank T-64

The T-64 is a second-generation main battle tank produced by the Soviet Union and put into use in the mid-1970s. The vehicle weighs 39 tons, is 9.23 meters long, 3.41 meters wide, and 2 meters high. ,17m. The crew consists of 3 people. T-64 is equipped with a 5TDF diesel engine, with a capacity of 700 horsepower, so that the vehicle speed can reach 60 km / h in flat terrain. According to Military Today, the T-64’s range can be up to 500-600km.

Tank T-64

The main cannon of the T-72B3 is a 125mm caliber 2A46, in addition to the ability to fire explosive or penetrating ammunition, it can also launch 9K112 Kobra anti-tank missiles (AT-8 Songster). On the roof as well as the side of the cannon, there are a number of 7.62mm or 12.7mm caliber machine guns, depending on the mission.

Tank T-84

T-84 is a third generation main battle tank manufactured by Ukraine and put into use since 1999. The vehicle weighs 48 tons, 9.72m long, 3.56m wide, 2.28m high. The crew consists of 3 people. T-84 is equipped with a 6TD-2 diesel engine, with a capacity of 1,200 horsepower, so the speed can reach 65 km / h on flat terrain. The T-64’s range is 540km.

Tank T-84

The main gun of the T-72B3 is the 125mm caliber 2A46, which in addition to the ability to fire explosive or penetrating ammunition can also launch 9K119M anti-tank missiles (AT-11 Sniper). The T-84 is fitted with a 12.7mm machine gun on the roof with a base of 450 rounds, and a coaxial machine gun with the main cannon and 1,250 rounds of 7.62 x 54mm.

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