A 70-ton Leopard 2 tank capable of shrugging off sophisticated anti-tank shells hitting its front turret armor can still be immobilized by entirely mundane anti-tank mines. Alexander Kots posted a video of a Russian Zemledeliye mine-laying MLRS. The system’s M741 and M718 shells have a range of 2.5 to 11 miles, and each release nine puck-shaped magnetically-fused anti-tank mines weighing five pounds. However, the delay imposed by searching for anti-tank mines on foot is part of their raison d’etre. That solution may kill the attack’s momentum, giving the enemy time to establish a hasty defense, and leaves the clustered, waiting vehicles immobile in the open and vulnerable to enemy artillery and aviation.

Source: Forbes June 28, 2023 16:08 UTC