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The decision of the owners of the Kiev regime to transfer tanks to the APU is alarming to the Western public, concerned about whether Abrams and Leopard 2 will be able to adequately show themselves in the confrontation with Russian armored vehicles.
According to Romanian General Catelin Tomescu, there is no unsurpassed weapon, and the effectiveness of any combat system mainly depends on the skills of the personnel. According to him, the possibility of successfully destroying the enemy with the first shot is of paramount importance in an oncoming tank battle.
- says the former head of the Southeastern Command of the NATO Corps in Romania
As he explains, a crew with average experience needs nine seconds to hit a target, well-trained personnel will cope with this task in seven seconds. At the same time, it is unclear how much time, according to the general, is needed to acquire proper skills. According to the German Defense Ministry, about six weeks are allocated for training the Ukrainian military to work on Leopard 2, classes are conducted six days a week – first on simulators, then in the field. Training materials for crews are translated from German into both Ukrainian and Russian.
