Ukraine is facing an invasion from the east. The second biggest country on our continent with an area of nearly 604 thousand square kilometers is being conquered by the Russian army from several directions. The breadbasket of Europe has been turned into a giant warehouse of military equipment of all kinds.
Due to their shared history, both sides are using similar technology from the Soviet era. Howitzers, for example, often face each other, which differ only in the varying degrees of modernization and, most importantly, the much-publicized markings on Russian vehicles.
While Russia (so far) dominates the skies and wins in destructive missile power and quantity, the Ukrainian defences are nevertheless bolstered again by anti-aircraft and anti-tank small arms complexes from the West, Turkish drones and, undoubtedly, by military intel from NATO and the US. Let’s take a look at some of these weapons in the following few chapters.
Nevertheless, both sides of the conflict have Soviet Konkurs and Fagot anti-tank missiles at their disposal. Watch this video to see what happens when you put an unsuspecting Russian vehicle in the path of the 9K113/9M113.
Unlike its Western competitors, the already technologically superior Konkurs was also produced under license by Czechoslovakia, and the anti-tank missile served in virtually all Warsaw Pact armies. If successful, Konkurs would destroy an enemy vehicle up to four kilometres away.
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