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A Sea King throws countermeasure flares. Photo by Ann-Katrin Winges, courtesy of Bundeswehr.
More than doubling its outstanding donations, Germany will send six of its 21 in service Sea King multi-purpose helicopters and 80 Leopard tanks to Ukraine as part of the $8.2bn (€7.5bn) in new commitments coming out of the 18th Ukraine Defence Contact Group (UDCG) meeting held on 23 January 2024.
Signalling a commitment to a long-term engagement, Germany has also agreed to train 10,000 Ukrainian soldiers in Germany.
“The fact that Putin still accepts the infinite suffering of Ukrainians for his war of aggression must not leave us cold,” said German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius. “Therefore, there can be two conclusions, for me in particular: For the protection of the Ukrainian population and infrastructure, air defence remains the number 1 priority. In addition, we need more speed in arms production.”
At the UDCG, Pistorius highlighted the Sea King helicopter’s status as a proven and robust rotary aircraft with capabilities for reconnaissance over the Black Sea and troop transport.
With a range of 1,500km, Sea King Helicopter is a workhorse airframe for German naval pilots that has been in service since the 1970’s, mainly in the service of search and rescue missions in maritime areas, but also for the transport of troops. Armed with a 12.7mm heavy machine gun, the 22.1m long airframe can carry up to 20 passengers in addition to a crew of four. For self defence, it is equipped with a chaff dispensing countermeasure set, the AN/ALE-37A, externally mounted.
Pistorius also reiterated Germany’s commitment to supporting Ukraine through action as the joint-leader of the Air Defence capability coalition, in conjunction with France.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westland_Sea_King#Operational_history
첫댓글 레오파드 1이죠?
1, 2 구분은 없는데 수량으로 봐선 1일 것 같습니다. 우크라이나 전장에서 기동성 좋은 1의 평가가 좋다는 글을 어디서 본 것 같은데 찾아봐야 겠네요.
@위종민 https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/11/28/russian-artillery-just-knocked-out-a-ukrainian-leopard-1a5-tank-its-the-first-leo-1-the-ukrainians-have-lost/?sh=53648b6b5381
레오파드 1은 장갑이 얇은 대신 3.1마일 너머의 목표도 식별 가능하고 최대 2마일까지 장거리 사격이 가능해 은엄폐하고 멀리서 화력을 지원해주는 식으로 운용해야 한다고 하네요. 주간 개활지 이동은 최대한 피해야 한다고..
@위종민 밤에는 FPV 드론 조종이 아무래도 더 어려운 모양이네요.