The Ukrainian armed forces began preparing for their 2023 offensive, which kicked off on June 4 in southern Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk Oblasts, way back in 2022.
The preparations included the formation of at least a couple dozen new brigades: at least nine of which Ukraine’s NATO allies would equip and train. As recently as this spring, the Ukrainians had planned outThe new 32nd Mechanized Brigade was supposed to ride in American-made armored trucks supported by some upgraded Czech tanks. But now it seems the brigade has ex-NATO M-113 armored personnel carriers and locally-made T-64 tanks.
The documents specify the 32nd’s planned table of equipment: 90 MaxxPro armored trucks from the United States, 10 upgraded T-72EA tanks from Czech stocks, another 20 tanks of a to-be-determined model and, finally, a dozen ex-Soviet D-30 towed howitzers from Ukraine’s own pre-war reserve.of the brigade’s training, the T-72EA was missing in action. Instead, the press officers posted photos of Ukraine’s standard T-64BV tank. It also posted pics of M-113 APCs and 2S1 self-propelled howitzers.
It’s obvious why the brigade would want M-2s. The 33-ton IFVs with their 25-millimeter autocannons, TOW anti-tank missiles and space for three crew and seven passengers represent a big improvement over the 12-ton M-113s, although the latter each can squeeze in two crew and a dozen passengers. The M-113 is armed with just a single heavy machine gun. It’s lightly protected and also lacks the M-2’s excellent day-night optics.
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