French President Emmanuel Macron, who had just finished his cruel words, finally suffered on the battlefield between Russia and Ukraine and sent the first wave of heads! Following the announcement of sending troops to Ukraine, France sent the Foreign Legion, the ace unit of the French army, and organized a battalion-level tactical group of 1,500 people to support the Ukrainian army. As everyone knows, the tragedy of the Russian-Ukrainian battlefield is beyond imagination, and the strength of the Russian army is seriously underestimated by Macron. On the Chasov Yar battlefield, a 100-man French artillery squad stationed in Slavyansk was devastating by the Russian army as soon as it emerged.
The French squad that was taken care of by the Russian army this time belongs to the technical branch, and it is also the most urgently needed fire support unit for the Ukrainian army on the next line. After Avdiyivka, Chasov Yar has become another important military town for Russia and Ukraine. Previously, the Ukrainian army deployed dozens of brigades here and used the canal antenna to defend with all its might, but under the division of the Russian army's powerful firepower, the Ukrainian army's defense line soon appeared porous, and the whole line was in an emergency. Recently, the Ukrainian army began to focus on Slavyansk, which flanked Chasov Yar, as a defensive focus. And the Russian army also moved very quickly, and its front-line troops encountered this vanguard of the French army when they attacked the eastern part of the defensive line.
Obviously, this French 100-man artillery squad is providing artillery support for the Ukrainian army on the front line. Due to the delay in Western military assistance, the Ukrainian army is currently facing a shortage of weapons and ammunition. In particular, the lack of heavy firepower led to the fact that the Ukrainian army was simply unable to resist, and all fronts were losing ground one after another. As the vanguard of the French army, this hundred-man squad brought 10 "Caesar" howitzers. This self-propelled howitzer was jointly developed by the French Ground Weapons Industry Group and the Engrangbier-Don Raul Group, and is also the main equipment of the French Army in active service.
It is equipped with a 155mm 52 times diameter gun on a wheeled truck, and is also equipped with an automated fire control system, which is also one of the most advanced "truck guns" at the moment. Especially in terms of mobility, the "Caesar" howitzer is equipped with Daimler-Benz's "Unimog" six-wheeled light truck chassis, and its combat weight is only 17.65 tons, which is very maneuverable. Even when fully loaded with ammunition, the Caesar howitzer can be tactically deployed by C-130 transport aircraft. Therefore, this equipment is also used as the main firepower equipment of rapid reaction forces such as the French Foreign Legion.
The appearance of the French squad in Slavyansk with the "Caesar" howitzer undoubtedly gave the Ukrainian army a great help, and also caused a lot of fire threat to the Russian army. Previously, after learning that France had sent troops to Ukraine, the Russian military had already released cruel words, and the French army on the Russian-Ukrainian battlefield would become the priority target of the Russian army. This is by no means alarmist, after all, although the elite units of the French army are not enough to change the situation on the battlefield, they can make the Russian army pay more casualties. In addition, the Russian army needs to knock on the mountain and shock the tiger to deter other NATO countries that are about to move, so it is inevitable to take the French army.
And judging from the actions of the Russian army, it also confirmed the predictions of many military experts. Under the premise of losing air supremacy, it is difficult for the French army to stand alone. Indeed, in previous battles, the Ukrainian army suffered heavy losses in the eastern theater, and almost all air defense systems were destroyed by the Russian army. In the context of the loss of air defense protection, the Russian army has a variety of strike methods to achieve precision strikes. In particular, this artillery squad, the "Caesar" howitzer itself adopts an open design, has no turret protection, and has lost the protection of the air defense system; after being detected and locked by the Russian army, the Russian army directly used the "Iskander" missile to connect it to the pot and "send it back to its hometown in France."
Although this loss has not hurt the French Foreign Legion, it is certain that Macron is absolutely bitter. The reason why he was originally going to provoke the banner of aiding Ukraine to resist Russia sent a small force of 100 people to participate in the war was actually a kind of tentative attack. If the Russian army does not come up with the means to kill, after assessing the intensity of the battle and the battlefield situation, Macron will inevitably increase his confidence and start a large-scale troop dispatch plan. It can only be said that Macron overestimated the strength of the French Foreign Legion, and also underestimated the equipment strength and will to fight of the Russian army. In order to let France retreat in the face of difficulties, and also make more NATO countries dare not act rashly, after the Russian army discovers the French army in the future, it will inevitably adopt more fierce strike methods, and will never let the French army have a chance to breathe. It can be said that on the battlefield of testing the waters of Russia and Ukraine, Macron will eventually lose his wife and soldiers.