The British Challenger Mk.2 battle tank poses a serious threat to early versions of the T-72AV, T-72B, and T-80BV tanks. This was warned by military expert Evgeny Damantsev.
According to him, the penetration of the L27A1 armor-piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot (APFSDS) rounds they use is 720 mm. Their cores are made of depleted uranium and, compared to tungsten cores, have a 22.2% higher density.
Moreover, the L30A1 rifled guns impart rotation around the longitudinal axes to these rounds, providing greater stabilization on the trajectory and high accuracy of fire.
Thus, L27A1 rounds with a penetration of 720 mm pose a threat to early versions of the T-72AV, T-72B, and T-80BV MBTs.
The crews of these MBTs should avoid duels with Challenger-2 at a distance of 2.75 km using APFSDS and focus only on engaging with the "Kobra" and "Reflex" ATGMs. The use of "Mango-M" APFSDS rounds with a penetration of 550–560 meters in the ammunition load of these vehicles does not ensure the defeat of "Challenger-2s" in frontal projection in close tank battles.
Earlier www1.ru reported that the Russian "Kornet-EM" on the chassis of the "Typhoon-K" armored vehicle and the updated BMP-3 have arrived in Vietnam.
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