Starting May 1, the Victory Park in Moscow, the capital of Russia, will be bustling with activity, where a month-long "trophy" exhibition will be held, with a total of more than 30 pieces of equipment from 12 countries, including many well-known equipment that was previously touted as "artifacts".
Forget about the light wheeled vehicles and old armored vehicles, the more worthy of a look are the CV-90 infantry tank, the M2A2 infantry tank, the weasel infantry tank, the AMX-10RC armored reconnaissance vehicle (acting as a wheeled tank), the M777 howitzer, etc.
Of course, these equipment are not the biggest attraction, the key is that the Leopard 2A6 tanks captured by the Russian army have also been pulled; this is an advanced model of Western support tanks for Ukraine, or it is directly allocated from the German army's active tanks.
Although this tank has been lying near the railway line in Avadiivka for half a year, the Russian army has dragged it back and sorted out its "remains", and even installed some parts, which looks like that.
However, if there is only a Leopard 2A6, it is actually almost meaningful, after all, the classic tanks supported by the West still have the Challenger 2 and M1A1!
After the Challenger 2 was destroyed in Zaporozhye, Britain resolutely refused to let the Ukrainian army charge with this tank again, but squatted behind the battle line as a "mascot".
The Challenger 2 that was killed was not in the area controlled by the Russian army, and it was really blown up a bit, so it definitely can't be recovered.
However, since the M1A1 entered the battle in the direction of Avadiivka in late February, several of them have been knocked out, and the Leopard 2A6 would be a bit lonely if it were not in the trophy exhibition.
However, it is precisely since late April that the Russian army has successfully blossomed in the "center" of the Avadiivka theater of operations, so that the battle-damaged area of the M1A1 is completely controlled by the Russian army, and there is also a certain security depth and trailer conditions.
Seeing that the exhibition in Moscow is about to open, this M1A1 will of course have to be delayed quickly.
So we saw the video of the Russian armored repair vehicle "violently" towing away the first M1A1, the reason why the towing process is relatively rough is because it is not absolutely safe here, of course, it is best to get away as soon as possible, so the work is rough; on the other hand, because the M1A1 tank is like a cash cow in the eyes of Russian officers and soldiers, everyone wants to do it twice, but it is a little "overdone", and the state is really not good.
Since they are all broken cars, it is easier and more rude to tow them.
Moreover, because the time window is relatively tight, the Russian army's "remains" of this M1A1 tank are not as gentle as they were with the Leopard 2A6 tank before;
After a race against time, the M1A1 tank finally "rushed" to Moscow overnight and was placed in the square of Victory Park.
Although it was a little late, after all, the "finale appearance" still had a lot of weight.
And since it is an exhibition, the tank is in good condition, it has good benefits, after all, the audience is comfortable to look at, and it is better to take some photos; but if you want to say how tall and handsome it is, it must be no fun, but it can also be advertised that the Russian army has enough firepower to make the good American weapon head brand like this, anyway, this exhibition is mainly for the Russians themselves to see, and they can see it hard.
Of course, this time the M1A1 tank did not go to the meeting alone, and the M1150 assault obstacle breaker and M88 armored repair vehicle captured in the same battlefield were also in place.
And with these buddies in place, the specifications of this trophy exhibition can be regarded as a new level.
Here, the Russian Ministry of Defense should really thank the Central Cluster and the 1st Army of Donetsk, if it weren't for their successive victories in the Avadiivka direction, not to mention the M1A1 tank and the Leopard 2A6 tank, the M2A2 infantry tank, the Weasel infantry tank, it would not be easy to return.
At that time, what can be the meaning of directly pulling out a vote of public security warfare and old-fashioned "thin-skinned stuffing"? To put it mildly, if there are only these goods, it is not worth holding an exhibition.
But it is precisely because the central cluster has won the battle, mastered the battlefield, and has been able to tow away a series of classic equipment in a row, that Moscow can have this vote of NATO equipment to "bow down" on the mountain.
I think that at the beginning, when these equipment were just supported by the Ukrainian army, "fight to Moscow" was still a very confidence-boosting slogan, and now after their "brothers and sisters" died tragically on the battlefield one after another, their remnants finally set foot on Moscow.
Moreover, it is also a banner exhibition, all eyes are watched, and the people wholeheartedly welcome it, and it is full of vitality and the atmosphere of all things competing.
In addition, it is worth noting that in the area controlled by the Russian army now, there is more than one Wreckage of the M1A1 tank, there should be at least two or three, and the Russian army will also tow it away.
As a well-known weapon, it was destroyed by the Russian army like this, and even "whipped the corpse", which is really undignified. Who is this here to spank the ass of the Russian army, it's just pumping his face!
So after the M1A1 tanks were destroyed one after another, there were reports that this tank was no longer allowed to participate in the front line, although the Ukrainian army denied this, but judging by the recent fighting in Avadiivka, the M1A1 tank was indeed absent.
Maybe the Yankees, after suffering a loss, still referred to the "masterful" methods of the British - let's not let it go into battle, won't it be able to avoid being destroyed?
So now the remaining more than 20 M1A1 tanks, although the main body of the establishment still exists, the ecological niche is already similar to that of the Ukrainian army's Challenger 2.
If you want to make another gain in the future, on the one hand, it depends on whether the Ukrainian army dares to take the risk of taking it out again and attack bravely (after all, orders can also be changed); on the other hand, it also depends on the luck of the officers and soldiers on the front line.
After all, this thing is a moving military medal and a cash cow, it has come to the front line to swing, and there are so many red-eyed people that it is not easy to grab it.