February 14th, 2023, 09:51 AM
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Re: MBT's
https://www.euronews.com/2023/02/14/...anks-in-poland
in part....
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Ahead of a highly anticipated Spring offensive by Russia, Ukrainian troops have been training in Poland on Leopard 2 tanks, just weeks after Berlin gave the green light for the German-made tanks to be sent to Ukraine.
On Monday, Poland's President Andrzej Duda attended the training showcase at Swietoszow Military Base in western Poland, where Polish, Norwegian and Canadian instructors have been working with Ukrainian soldiers.
President Duda praised the troops who have been battling the Russian invasion since 24th February 2022, almost a year ago.
He said, "these are very experienced tank drivers, who arrived here straight from the front" in Ukraine."
According to Polish instructor Krzysztof Sieradzki, training normally lasts two months, but given the imminence of Russia's fresh assault, the 105 Ukrainian troops will be completing the course in just one month.
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So their training time has been cut in half but these " trainees" are already experienced tank crewmen which is what I expected.
I would be interested to read how quickly they picked up the nuances of driving a Leo compared to their usual ride. How does acceleration forwards and backwards compares as well as their view from the drivers seat
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