The British Challenger 2 tank from the Ukrainian Armed Forces got stuck in mud during a demonstration in front of British journalists. Observers noted the tank's mobility issues due to its weight, causing it to sink in a bog. The tank's repeated incidents of getting stuck have raised concerns about its effectiveness in Ukrainian conditions.
Clown show on steroids: Turns out UK challenger tanks don't appear to operate very well in Ukrainian puddles never mind very wet terrain.
British tanks are designed for military trade shows but not for the battlefield? According to this Sun report the biggest ‘challenge’ for the ‘Challenger’ tank are ordinary puddles by Ukrainian standards. “It keeps getting stuck.” https://t.co/svAixCGD34
🇺🇦 UK’S £4.2 MILLION TANK STUCK IN UKRAINIAN MUD UK’s Challenger 2 tank repeatedly got stuck in the mud during a demo in Ukraine. "Even just on the training exercises, we've seen the main problem that the Challenger’s been facing here in Ukraine, and that [is] its mobility.… https://t.co/90nVGUtIeg
🇬🇧🇺🇦🇷🇺🚨‼️ War scars … https://t.co/XIPRXExHLY
🇺🇦🇬🇧‼️🚨 The glorious Challenger tank! https://t.co/JCVZANKnSl
🇺🇦🇬🇧‼️🚨 The glorious challenge tank! https://t.co/JCVZANKnSl
Tanks in Ukraine: “The crew invited The Sun to clamber aboard and we sat on the turret as the Challenger 2 roared over the countryside and its gun circled round the clock. But we soon saw what the soldiers meant about mobility when it sank into a bog.” https://t.co/zNevuopQqi
The good, old “invincible” Challenger 2 seems to be competing with the “unsinkable” British Navy for lols 😂 https://t.co/jLLpS6ou9a
Ukrainians review the Challenger 2. “There are pluses and minuses with everything, and the minus is its mobility — its ability to manoeuvre across ground. They keep getting stuck in the mud because it is so heavy.” https://t.co/EMk1dnFbPF
🇺🇦🇬🇧⚡ The British Challenger 2 from the 82nd Special Airborne Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces drowned in a hole during demonstrations at the training ground in front of British journalists from The Sun, who filmed the process of evacuating the stuck tank by another… https://t.co/NScWJcqjyd