Posted on 06/07/2023 7:17:13 AM PDT by Timber Rattler
Russian defence chiefs have been mocked for claiming to destroy a German-supplied lethal Leopard 2 tank - when in fact they had blown up tractors in Ukrainian fields.
The ridiculing was led by head of Wagner private army Yevgeny Prigozhin, who sees it as yet more evidence of blundering incompetence by Putin's defence chiefs and army.
The Russian defence ministry hailed 'footage of the destruction of foreign armoured vehicles, including Leopard tanks'.
But in reality, military analysts say the footage showed Russia blasting farm vehicles with a missile fired from a Ka-52 Alligator attack helicopter.
In the video, a Russian crew member onboard the helicopter can be heard asking: 'What kind of machine is that?'
One soldier can be heard saying: 'Let's hit it', to which the other responds: 'Ready to hit it.'
They then could be heard celebrating the strike and saying: 'Yeah, direct hit.'
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Russians attacks with shovels. Ukrainians attacks with john Deeres. What a strange war!
Since when is a combine a tractor? Aside from that, who the eff leaves a million dollar machine out in the field?
And dont tell me they are combining grain either! Its spring over there.
Aside from that, who the eff leaves a million dollar machine out in the field?
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You leave the equipment there when your field is mined ...
Looks like we’re going to have to buy Ukraine some more tractors.
Where am I going to find ammo for my Kubota B2350?
Should have shown them destroying hay stacks. Would have made more sense.
Image of new Leopard 2 tanks in Ukraine
https://t.me/pilotblog/4487
Well those images aren’t “tractors” to anyone with any farm experience. They are combines or harvesters.
https://www.deere.com/en/harvesting/x-series-combines
Set you back about $400,000 here in the US.
Leopard tank:
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John Deere S770 Combine:
Sorry, that’s actually the John Deere X9 Combine.
BTW $400,000 is small one with no options.
They killed a Deere? Bambi is so sad!
That’s a camouflaged Tiger I.
Congratulations!!
You killed a Combine.
The missile probably costs more than the Combine.....
Just saying.
It’s the Holodomor redux. :(
"Mistakes were made..."
Was talking to an Apache pilot once, and he told me that on training missions, they’ll alternate targeting red and green tractors for practice. Of course, no shooting, just acquiring the target.
“The ridiculing was led by head of Wagner private army Yevgeny Prigozhin, who sees it as yet more evidence of blundering incompetence by Putin’s defence chiefs and army.”
LOL prigozhin is right
Lie.
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