Russia has said its artillery crew of the MT-12 “Rapier” gun destroyed the Ukrainian military positions in the Vuhledar direction.
The footage shows Russian soldiers loading ammunition into the 100-mm anti-tank gun MT-12 “Rapier”.
The scene cuts, and explosions are shown on the battlefield, seemingly hitting the Ukrainian military positions.
The images were obtained from the Russian Ministry of Defence on Thursday,1st September, along with a statement claiming: “Crews of the MT-12 Rapira of the Vostok group continue to carry out combat missions in the Ugledar direction.
“The main targets for which the artillery crew of the MT-12 “Rapier” gun works are, as a rule, accumulations of manpower, dugouts and enemy strongholds. The gun destroys targets at a distance of up to 8 km, both along a hinged trajectory and direct fire.
“Target designation and adjustment of artillery fire is carried out using unmanned aerial vehicles in real time.
“The commander of the gun with the call sign “Nemai” says that recently nationalists have been increasingly using cluster munitions.
“But our gunners learned to recognize them in the air. The whistle of the “cassette” is remotely similar to the rustling of leaves, first a dull pop is heard, and then a whole series of breaks. However, this type of ammunition has one caveat – they do not always work.
“The Trans-Baikal artillerymen call their gun a “sniper rifle” of cannon artillery: a high rate of fire (up to 14 rounds per minute), unpretentiousness and accuracy of hitting a target are the key parameters of this towed gun.
” ‘It is possible to use a canopy against infantry, otherwise it is intended for direct destruction of armored vehicles,” said the gunner of the MT-12 “Rapier” anti-tank gun with the call sign “Ark” about his work. “It is more difficult at night because the visibility is poor. And so during the day and at night – the work is practically the same. At first it was difficult, but now we are used to difficulties,’ he said.”
We have not been able to independently verify the claims or the footage.
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