UK Send 1080 NLAW Missiles To Ukraine for Blow Up Russian Tanks

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UK Send 1080 NLAW Missiles To Ukraine for Blow Up Russian Tanks


The british ministry of defense has transferred 1080 anti-tank missile systems to the armed forces of Ukraine. Five C-17 military transport aircraft delivered 1080 anti-tank weapon, MBT LAW or NLAW anti-tank missile systems to ukraine.

In terms of their combat characteristics and loss systems are comparable to the american javelin anti-tank systems, with a possible exception of the range which is limited to a distance of 800 meters. It reported that the decision was made in response to increasingly threatening behavior from russia.

A batch of international technical assistance from great britain to the armed forces of ukraine anti-tank weapons has arrived in Kiev.

Ukraine's deputy defense minister for european integration Anatoly Petrenko, stated that the provided assistance would strengthen ukraine's defensive capabilities and would be used exclusively for self-defense, the ministry of defense of ukraine said in statement.

Undoubtedly this will strengthen our troops enhance our defensive capabilities and i want to emphasize that this assistance will be used exclusively for self-defense purposes to protect our troops, to protect critical infrastructure and to protect civilians from any manifestations, any actions that could lead to escalation, Petrenko said.


The deputy defense minister thanked the people in the government of the united kingdom for their support and expressed hope for further cooperation. As reported on january 17th british defense secretary ben wallace told the house of commons that the united kingdom would supply ukraine with light anti-armor defensive weapon systems.

"We have taken the decision to supply ukraine with light anti-armor defensive weapon systems. They are not strategic weapons and pose no threat to russia. they are to use in self-defense," Wallace said.

The decision to send weapons, according to the british defense secretary was made in response to increasingly threatening behavior from Russia and a small number of British personnel will train ukrainian troops to use the weapons.

The ukrainian armed forces are now equipped with NLAW anti-tank missiles. in donbas, russian-backed forces the LPR and DPR reportedly have a large number of T-62 and T-72 tanks. 

So can these anti-tank missiles become a problem for those vehicles? Let's find out the answer together.

NLAW or Next generation light anti-tank weapon differs from traditional missiles in much the same way as the first invented wheel from what is installed on the mercedes s-class, with the help of a special ballistic computer, the complex predicts the curve of the flight and calculates the optimal trajectory.

The problem for the T-64 and T-72 tanks which the armed forces of the LPR and DPR have enough of, is that they lag behind NLAW technologies by about 10 to 15 years.

Most of the vehicles in the armies of the self-proclaimed republics do not have dynamic protection, which means that it is enough for a cumulative rocket jet to burn through the steel hull and get to the ammunition load, which is located under the floor of the fighting compartment in soviet tanks.

The manufacturer's website says that with a mass of 12.5 kilograms and a firing range of 800 meters. NLAW is capable of penetrating the armor of even modern tanks equipped with additional protective equipment, not to mention the old soviet T-64 and T-72.

Saab also claims that maw can be applied to a target from almost any position from the roof of a tall building to a deep ditch. the shooter can use weapons at an angle of 45 degrees and which is especially necessary for modern wars shoot from inside the premises, from the basement or from the second floor of the building where he cannot be seen by the armored vehicle crew.

However the other function makes the NLAW grenade launcher unique among others. If shooter activates if it is required to carry out an attack from above in the mode of limited visibility of the target. the firing range in this mode is not high, the manufacturer claims that it is possible to destroy a tank from a distance of only 20 meters.

The developer describes the aiming method as follows, the operator can aim at the visible part and fire. before hitting the target, the missile will rise one meter above the aiming line before blowing up the tank from above.

Something similar was implemented in the american javelin anti-tank systems, but then NLAW is a much simpler weapon and designed for active combat operations in a limited space which means that it did not make sense to equip it with a complex and expensive homing missile.

Most of the T-64 and 72 main battle tanks which the rebels received from russia are not equipped with dynamic protection, considering that the NLAW caliber is only two millimeters inferior to the russian cornet ATGM and is 150 millimeters. old soviet tanks may not survive a meeting with a modern anti-tank missile.

NLAW tests on soviet T-72s were carried out by the swedish military 10 to 12 years ago. Then without additional protection, it was possible to disable those tank with one hit.

At the same time experts believe that the ukrainian military will not be able to achieve fundamental changes in the situation in the donbas with the help of these weapons. An estimated 100,000 russian troops backed by tanks, helicopter and artillery have been deployed for weeks near the border with ukraine, conducting provocative live fire drills.


Russian President Vladimir Putin, has repeatedly warned ukraine that russia will respond if Kiev launches a large-scale offensive to retake the region, that has been controlled by pro-russia separatists since 2014.


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