![]() ![]() “The tanks we are providing to Ukraine will be drawn from the Army’s high readiness fleet to ensure they reach Ukrainian Armed Forces as quickly as possible. READ MORE: Russia 'now at war with NATO' after 'game-changing' support from WestĪ Ministry of Defence spokesman said: “We conduct a rigorous assessment of the risks associated with providing weapons for the defence of Ukraine. “Step two is making sure, at the tactical level, the Ukrainians are trained to recover a tank under fire. “Step one is the training and working with mission planners to try and ensure the Challengers are not used in scenarios where they think that collapse a realistic possibility. ![]() “But the worst case scenario is that a tank is destroyed when the lines are collapsing and friendly forces are in retreat. You tow it with another tank or use a specialist armoured repair and recovery vehicle - which looks like a tank with a crane. “The Russians will be desperate to try and kill and capture a Challenger 2, partly for their propaganda but also to get their hands on its secrets.”Ī defence source added: “If a tank is destroyed or disabled the first option is always to try and self-recover. “In the history of Challenger 2s only one has been destroyed in battle and that was by friendly fire in Iraq.
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