British AS-90 Shows of Awesome 🔥power on the Ukrainian Frontline. Day with 116th Mechanized Brigade

[@GAZMofBI74]

Built right here in my beloved Hometown of Barrow in Furness in England . 🇬🇧🛡⚔️🛠🤩😉👌😎👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@Properkunt]

From one shit hole to another

[@ancientbriton8262]

Yes and everyone developed and proffed up the road at Eskmeals Gun Range

[@poorfordtransitowner1627]

Home of 2 dominos pizzas

[@justinhaslam-lucas8711]

I am sure I am not alone to being more than just pleased in hearing that this equipment from our country is of use to the brave fighters of Ukraine/ Keep going through these awful and testing times, and I am certain that the UK will continue to support you. Victory shall be yours.

[@wfwfewfds]

When was the last time you looked at the reports? Ukraine's defense is collapsing, the operation in Kursk has failed, they have already lost 30 thousand there, plus hundreds of units of your equipment. What victory are you talking about, if only the Russian side.

[@allancale9441]

@@wfwfewfds Considering they had hardly any army when russia invaded with the supposed best army in the world ,I dont think Ukraine are doing to bad !

[@rajasipang]

​@@wfwfewfdsrusia akan hancur Kemuliaan bagi ukraina

[@richardallport1577]

Ukraine had over 10 years of defence prep, plus an army inside the top 15 in the world. Ukraine is no Iraq or Syria, they had a fully functioning army that had built up defences in the East for over 10 years, I mean like you don't really think all the Javelins were sent a week after Russia moved in. 10 years of prep and supply from the West..........any country would struggle to attack it

[@YouTubemessedupmyhandle]

⁠@@wfwfewfdswhen was the last time you looked at non Russian reports? The Ukrainian lines haven’t collapsed (small Russian gains doesn’t equal collapse) and Ukraine hasn’t lost 30k troops in Kursk. You keep buying that Russian nonsense- if half of what they say was remotely true then Ukraine would have lost 4 years ago.

[@bremnersghost948]

Has the latest batch of AS90 arrived yet? Been a few weeks since they were announced, so hopefully are in the field already.

[@chrishadley956]

The sixth guy, as demanded by the MoD, is to make the tea!

[@dogsnads5634]

AS-90 was supposed to get an upgrade to 52cal barrel as the AS-90 Braveheart. But in the midst of the GWOT it was cancelled in favour of more COIN gear. But, the Braveheart was essentially licenced to the Polish where it became the Krab SPG. Albeit with a different hull. AS-90 doesn't use the Challenger 1 hull though...that bit the video gets wrong. It's no relation whatsoever. The original GBT series turret could be mounted on a CR1 hull which is where I think this myth comes from, that turret was then further developed into the AS-90 on a dedicated new production hull.

[@jnairac]

Spot on

[@Sam656TH]

Thanks mate for the free lesson.

[@Alanperki]

No the original turret was designed to fit the leopard 1 chassis not challenger.

[@Alanperki]

The gun was sp70 but we realised the gun was crap and pulled out last minute and made as90 ourselves and the German went on to use what the learnt from sp70 to create pzh 2000

[@thewomble1509]

@@Alanperki SP70 was also made with a turret that was designed to fit Chieftain tanks, not Chally 1.

[@Mopsisgone]

Britain + Ukraine = Friends forever 🤓🤝😎

[@jnairac]

Remember Alma,Inkermann and Sebastapol. At homecwe still those medals with three clasps

[@SirDigby3601]

Vse Bude Ukraina. Slava Ukraini! Heroiam slava 🇺🇦 🇬🇧

[@Laura-ny7ff]

I admire the diligence of the bright Ukrainian soldiers! May God keep you safe. 🙏🇺🇦

[@sofiavynnychenko]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@t.g.gaming994]

Best of luck to all off you thoughts and prayers from the UK

[@bigdada018]

Blessings, peace and luck from California to Ukraine. 🙏🙏☮🍀💛💙 (1)

[@AllyssonNhassyhari]

Força Ucrânia, vocês representão a luta do mundo livre contra as ditadura. 🇧🇷❤🇺🇦

[@giorgipiorgi]

Free world LOL

[@slicklandy7819]

@@giorgipiorgi Not been to russia, china, iran, north korea?? yes, free world :)

[@william2k]

They keep taking about rhe gun , but forget the most important piece of kit. The boiling vessel

[@ellisgreen1479]

When you know you know.

[@ducatiboy6668]

👍

[@DominikGentener]

This artillery system is much better than the Russian ones.

[@ashleygoggs5679]

depends on which russian model. Russia does have some modern systems working in ukraine which are better then AS90 but thats only due to AS90 being somewaht outdated and neglected by the british army.

[@yamahass66]

You know this because?

[@Mopsisgone]

@@yamahass66 Because because because because BECAUAUAUAUAUSE, because of the wonderful things it does! 🤪✊

[@AmyJanuskis]

Слава Україна from Boston, USA 🇺🇸 💛💙

[@daveg-Vancouver_Island]

How do you also write in Ukrainian in these comments? I’d love to start doing it on here just to learn the basics of the written language. Slava Ukraine! 🇺🇦🇨🇦

[@Intrepid_A]

@@daveg-Vancouver_Island google translate, and just copy and paste the Ukrainian part.

[@snowypods9812]

Worked on the AS90 back in the early 2000's, such a great gun.❤

[@mbak7801]

I was a bit concerned initially about counter battery fire. This was addressed here. A nice heavy concrete protective pocket for it to hide in would if I was in the crew be preferable but I guess you have to make best use of what you have.

[@cut--]

What a beast! 🦏

[@charliemyres5450]

Nice to see it dug-in. What about camouflaging the track marks in front of the position?

[@ashleygoggs5679]

you cant really camo the tracks becuase that means putting the men out side the the safety of the forest blanket leaving them vulnerable to sniper or machinegune fire. Not only that this is also a war so tank tracks are going to be common so track marks dosnt necessarily always mean there is a tank or SPA there. Easier and safer to leave the tracks.

[@PHILLIPMITCHELL-o7t]

​@ashleygoggs5679 you can cover the tracks by, roll out nets that get dragged back as the vehicle moves back. Really surprised that is not being done??

[@ToirealachLochlainn]

It crossed my mind as well 🤔

[@bluskytoo]

Hey Reggie 👋🏻🫡

[@jimtalbott9535]

The way the crew uses this vehicle reminds me of the way the Germans handled Anzio Annie in Italy, rolling it out of a railroad tunnel, firing, and scooting back quickly.

[@Mopsisgone]

2 days and 100k views 😀👍 Peeps just LOOOVE the AS-90 😎💙

[@AmyJanuskis]

Ukraine 🇺🇦!!! ❤❤❤

[@goldies26]

As Putin has invited troops from another country to fight his war there is now no reason why troops from other countries cannot be supplied to fight fir Ukraine

[@giorgipiorgi]

We’re not sending our boys to spill 🩸 for a foreign nation despite your hatred of Russia. Go volunteer yourself

[@Mopsisgone]

Yes, this! 💯

[@ConflictZoneFocus]

Although planned for retirement in the UK, the AS-90's capabilities make it a valuable asset on the battlefield, demonstrating its superiority over many Soviet-era artillery systems.

[@Pietro79æ]

The power of Ukraine 💪🇺🇦🫡

[@kenethh567]

you mean the power supplied by the british

[@Pietro79æ]

​@@kenethh567 yes, but the ukrainians work with it

[@aleshayusran-zj6yz]

The power of run..🗿

[@kenethh567]

@@aleshayusran-zj6yz slava ukraine

[@ECECECECEC]

🇺🇦

[@woodloveoutdoors]

I've seen the work of the Ukraine soldier and this knew intense modern warfare they are fighting and deploying on the battlefield I'm in ore of them stay strong you guys you are all warriors❤ 🙏

[@JackC92]

Ex AS90 gun bunny here, bitter sweet moment for me. Sorry to hear about the track issues, they are great guns to work on/in. Especially when you go full reversionary, the team work and coordination has to be spot on. Ubique 🇬🇧 Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦

[@StephenHansDaCosta]

it would be helpfull if one could modify the tracks with some sort of chains for better traction

[@Kris155mm]

Hi The tracks and suspension is brilliant 👏 The problem is the fields when its wet as the ground becomes like sludge in Ukraine and any vehicle has big problems not just the AS90.

[@TheFrewah]

Much of russia has the same conditions. There are places which are undevelopable because of this. They have not find a good solution. Mud is a challenge for any vehicle

[@Kris155mm]

Thought I'd just add that in winter we replace the track pads with spikes every 3rd track pad space This helps grip the ice/snow for increased stability whilst driving. They were a godsend when in the mountains in Bosnia 🇧🇦 and Kosovo 🇽🇰 where other armoured vehicles struggled or just went off the mountain passes 😳

[@TheFrewah]

@ Ah, there are winter tracks, I didn’t know. I have noticed that buses don’t use them during winter, they rely on weight which is considerable. Ice is easier to deal with than mud.

[@Kris155mm]

@@TheFrewah Basically Winter spikes which were a life saver. We had 432's & Warrior vehicles crash off the mountain side in winter whilst we were quite a bit safer with spikes, but it was still a but hairy to be honest 😉

[@Mariamagd]

Slava Ukrayini 🇺🇦🔱 Heroyam Slava 💪🇸🇪🤝🇺🇦😘 God bless 🙏 all amazing kozakiv and sokoly 🦅💖♥️💖♥️

[@bzdtemp]

Odd they don't fire from within the treeline. The angel it was showed firing in seems to be possible to do if they stop at the incline rather than leaving the treeline, surely the gun should be able to fire using a lesser elevation of the barrel as it would get some from the chassis being at a steeper angle as opposed to the more level ground outside the treeline. Staying in the treeline would not only mean being in cover all the time, but also that they don't mark their location by leaving and constantly refreshing tracks leading to their hiding spot.

[@ashleygoggs5679]

People keep bringing up the tracks issue as if they think its easy to do. Look at the possition, its a tree line with an open field. The reason they are hiding is to not be spotted. Sending men out there to tidy the tracks everytime they need to shoot the gun is too risky. This is an active warzone aswell so its not like tank tracks are uncommon when you got ifvs, MBTs and SPGs everywhere. Its much easier to drive in your own tracks and not create new ones and not put your soldiers out in the open to be fired at by a sniper. Tracks are inevitable no way around it.

[@bzdtemp]

@alastairwallace6153 Well. If you fire just meters from your hide out and leave tracks to follow then firing in the open does that as well. And your easier to spot when moving to the firing position, while firing and while moving back than if you fire while in partial cover.

[@bzdtemp]

@@ashleygoggs5679 Part of why I wondered why they don't fire from just inside the exit from their hiding spot, that would hem not making/refreshing tracks in the open. Now I am sure there is a good reason as to why the soldiers do as seen in the video, it is just I wonder why.

[@agt155]

They say in the video they either operate from their trench or a few metres outside of it. From their trench they can only fire approx straight ahead.

[@Alanperki]

It’s so radar has the wrong location of the gun when the calcula its grid using the rounds trajectory.

[@boots2926]

Good luck guys. Our hearts are with you.

[@steveh5005]

Unfortunately, Challenger tanks are also unsuitable for the terrain. Another 10+ AS90s on their way to Ukraine now.

[@ashleygoggs5679]

most tracked vehicles are going to be unsuitable. Unless you actively clean the tracks on a constant basis. I would argue challenger is one of the more suitable becuase of its track width and hull height for clearance. The issue is the weight which nulifies it a little. But any tank over 40 tons is going to have issues which is basically every MBT fighting in ukraine.

[@LeoSag-b7p]

Hello no. Chalenger 2 is one of the worst. Huge Wright, small power, big pressure on the ground. Rury drink in the soil.

[@trevortrevortsr2]

@@LeoSag-b7p The Challenger 2 started the influx of other tanks like Lepard 2 - if it does nothing else than be a pill box it will have been a victory

[@stonefish1318]

💛🔱💙 Slava Ukraini! Heroyam Slava! ❤️☠️🖤

[@Carl_oz]

Hey Ukrainians!!! 🇺🇦💪 STAY STRONGER!!!💪🇺🇦

[@bikechainmic]

Slava Ukraine, Glory to the heroes

[@lanttao1488]

乌克兰加油！虽然艰辛，但相信正义必胜！敬佩你们的英勇精神！UA

[@sofiavynnychenko]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤UA 🥇 love my Mother Hood heart of Europe

[@thehum1000]

Sun never sets🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@silvaner1178]

Slava Ukraini💙💛

[@ToirealachLochlainn]

Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦 🔱 🇬🇧

[@volkernimke312]

Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦💙💛👍❤️

[@daveg-Vancouver_Island]

Stay safe and vigilant!! I’m seriously hoping other European countries will put boots on the ground to help end this madness, then it’d make more sense for Canadian and other countries from around the world to help if it’s needed! Slava Ukraine! 🇺🇦🇨🇦

[@alwaysbanned4812]

Poland needs to, but they're busy asking the USA for permission to shoot down Russian missiles at all.

[@84erElessar]

Maybe they should mask the track marks after every fire mission. As a drone operator I would watch out those and transmit coordinates to my artillery. Or if they find some spare time, the could dig out another shelter for a back up rest position, so they can switch positions frequently. Sweat prevents blood.

[@ashleygoggs5679]

Its pointless endeavor, this is a war zone there are tank tracks everywhere to the point that you wouldnt know if they are fresh or not. Masking the tracks also puts the troops in machingun or sniper line of sight making it more dangerous. The risk to benefit ratio isnt worth it. Its also a dug out so its not like the SPA is leaving lots of tracks either it will likely always drive in its own tracks to avoid leaving more of them.

[@jeffreychandler8666]

May God always be with Ukraine who desires Freedom from oppression!

[@मुनिलालKumar]

🇺🇦💪🇺🇦💪🇺🇦💪👌

[@MadBrit26]

Slava Ukraine

[@RamblesBrambles]

Why do they keep the rubber pads on the tracks if they arent good in the mud?

[@stevensmith9298]

If they are only driving out of the hide they don't need to clamp the barrel. Challenger 1 chassis? Bit lacking in the old maintenance though.

[@riccofernandez3130]

Literally no point hiding it each time when its leaving track marks lol

[@weronikazalewska2098]

I think self propelled howitzers will replace tanks alongside IFVs

[@alandevries7170]

Thanks.

[@DANIELWAGNER-tr1vh]

UA💙💛✊💪✌👍💯

[@iuliiavynnychenko7111]

116 механізована бригада сил всім вам дякую вам

[@lumpi234]

💙💛✌️👍

[@TheKentAngler]

Looks like a Ferdinand.

[@jtwin1000]

We should be staying out of foreign wars and using the money in our own country

[@Backwardlooking]

👍🏻🇺🇦✌️🇬🇧

[@andreas1416]

Not exactly shoot and scoot 🤔 And can't the rubber pads be removed from the track?

[@Kris155mm]

@@andreas1416 would make no difference. The Ukrainian fields are notorious for turning into deep sludge when it rains. As the Germans found out in WW2 in Ukraine & Russia

[@ashleygoggs5679]

@@Kris155mm nice to see your comments. I think way too many people believe the rubber hinders the grip when in many cases contrary to popular belief it infact can enhance the group. Also time savings is important as there are lots of pads. But your absolutely correct about the sludge, no tracked vehicle is getting around that kind of terrain no matter how light it is.

[@mikewain4354]

They could buy some metal extra grip track pads to fit this track as mentioned in other posts. They are usually called grousers. Need to take them off before running on a metalled road though. Not available from the Ukrainian equivalent of Halfords obviously...

[@AaronfromEngland1989]

Good

[@brd4869]

An airbus a321 aircraft have a standard complement of 2 man crew. The reason is simple; divisions of workload. The aircraft, however is still flyable with one pilot. The workload , HOWEVER IS also doubled. If this self propelled howitzer’s manual suggests that it has a STANDARD crew complement of SIX, there is a reason for that. To give you a better picture, that would be like asking a doctor to remove one of your eye just because you already have one. I hope these men are able to come out of this war, at the very least, in one piece.

[@RupertBear412]

brilliant - if you have 6 crew to put in it! they're using 5 for an extremely obvious reason

[@brd4869]

@ I sure hope you understand what STANDARD CREW COMPLEMENT means

[@peterchapman3740]

There are tracks out of the woods and back not hard to see where you are

[@D-Pocalypse]

💪🇺🇦

[@rymoe6299]

I was a Gunner @ larkhill. Lived seeing these AS90s driving around. Always thought they were the best in the world. The turret was apparently a long time ago. Glad AfU has been given these. Rapier FSC AfU should be asking for 🫡

[@yurimanzhos4534]

Підкажіть будь ласка що заряджати спершу, порох чи капсуль?

[@andmos1001]

artillery is king

[@ThanasisMaragoudakis]

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤.σλαβα ουκρανια

[@roman6149]

Моща , звук мотора ваууу

[@w.f.5400]

[@shaneconnor86]

🙂 Слава Україна 🇺🇦 з 🇦🇺

[@viennabutterfly1]

💪💥💪👍

[@DJChipsandGarlic]

and the uk cant even fix potholes.

[@BR1K]

СЛАВА КАЗАХСТАНУ!!

[@daleduddridge6903]

You want to cover those tank tracks in the mud guys. Wouldn't take Einstein to figure out where you're hiding from Arieal drone footage.

[@majorperson9753]

Persian gulf war is real not gulf only !!!

[@DilophoMS]

Censorship is strong here.

[@jester5ify]

Take the rubber pads off the tracks....

[@phillee2814]

Yes, those are for peacetime road use, not for wartime OR offroad use, let alone both. They are only there to protect the road surface (which is hardly a significant concern in wartime) and give greater grip (maybe) on hard roads where the tracks don't bite. I'm amazed that was not covered in training. My father (ex-Major, Royal Artillery) would have been appalled.

[@Kris155mm]

@@phillee2814 Removing the track pads would have no effect whatsoever and for winter we have spikes fitted every third track pad space. In all past recent conflicts we never remove the pads other than winter fitting the spikes. The vibration tends to cause more damage than benefit with them removed. As we suffered engine problems with cracks appearing in the fuel tank and other problems as a result of the pads removal and that was with spikes in Bosnia.

[@phillee2814]

@@Kris155mm It seems the design of the tracks must have been changed then, so good to know there are spikes available instead of leaving smooth rubber providing all the grip. What was the performance on deep and slippery mud, with and without cleats?

[@ashleygoggs5679]

Almost no military removes the pads even western armies dont do it. It takes far too much time to remove them and put them back on and contrary to popular belief it still adds grip even when not on tarmack especially when you have soft muddy terrain like this in ukraine. Tracks are thin which makes them easier to gum up in soft terrain. The only time tracks without pad is better is in the summerwhen the ground is harder.

[@Kris155mm]

@phillee2814 Hi the track spikes have been in place since we received the AS90 in 1992 and we only used them in snow and ice in 1996 in Bosnia 🇧🇦 and later on in Kosovo 1998 🇽🇰 Due to the mountain terrain and harsh winter. With the pads removed we had really bad problems through vibration, the fuel tanks cracked and we suffered various other problems and it felt like you were being shaken to death whilst traveling it was quite unpleasant on long journeys. Off road in wet muddy conditions was also a problem with or without pads the lead Gun was OK but the vehicles behind would start to have mobility problems due to the mud. On a normal move we travel in convoy to keep the trackplan less visible from above, 8 Guns followed by the 2 command posts then the Ammunition trucks and Reme and BQMS etc So you can imagine the state of play for the latter vehicles. In Ukraine 🇺🇦 they are being sensible and using the sniping Gun deployment ie 1 Gun positioned to give fire support instead of a whole Battery or using ARA method which is a 2 guns shoot and scoot. Having just returned from Ukraine it's starting to get wet and cold and the off road movement is a nightmare due to the arable soil turning so very quickly to sludge and making it very difficult to move off road whichever vehicle you are using track or wheeled and it doesn't matter if you have pads or not. Nature is pretty brutal sometimes:)

[@Alejandro-cv1xl]

🇺🇦🤝🇪🇺🇬🇧🇦🇷

[@gunnerhoward3134]

Ubique.

[@Ionut_Gaming]

Have they weard abut the Romanian tanks blyat ?

[@geoffreywinfield7980]

Come on Brits and other Europeans, send Ukraine everything you can asap. If Putin isn't stopped there, he'll soon be on your doorsteps. Remember 1939. All of Europe suffered, losing many lives, cities and much treasure, and it couldn't be stopped before Hitler was Dead, and Germany totally defeated. We can't let this happen again.

[@Crusty_Camper]

You are right that everyone should be supporting Ukraine as much as possible. But the UK and Turkey were the first countries to support Ukraine with weapons, material and training. There's no political interference and the British people are very supportive of Ukraine.

[@kattarhindu8601]

yes we are winning 🤣

[@alexwilliamson1486]

AS NASTY…..

[@chandee7939]

Чи не приховати сліди гусениць? Зверху видно сліди гусениць. キャタピラの跡はかくさないの? 上空から丸見えのキャタピラ跡。

[@rave715]

🥇

[@FisicoNuclearCuantico]

Quantum

[@Fester_]

Title " Shows of Awesome " should read " Shows off Awesome ". Fun article, thanks.

[@glenwoofit]

🇺🇦🇺🇦🇬🇧🇬🇧🇺🇦🇺🇦

[@EugeneSlavnyi]

🫡🦅

[@Will-b7g]

British the best in the world

[@giorgipiorgi]

Yes and we should stay out of foreign wars

[@Mopsisgone]

@@giorgipiorgi Do shut up son.

[@TV19933]

British self-propelled howiter is huge power?😊

[@wolfgangsanwald8017]

GOOD WAPONS BAD SOLDIERS

[@BR1K]

ПЕРВЫЙ!!

[@fjuraa]

tracks look like they are from a Tiger 1

[@dannyzues]

Challenger 1 tracks

[@robharris8844U]

It's not really the tracks that are the problem it's the weight overall of the gun and the soft soil in Ukraine.

[@mckappe]

so why are you losing?

[@rolyantrauts2304]

The Ukraine lets you watch weapons they don't particually like and keeps quiet about hardware they prefer and the tactics they use. Hence why we see this and not how they are using shoot&scoot wheeled arty, means its not very good.

[@IvanDrago69]

What dipshit pointless reply.

[@johnwinter5597]

Slava UKRAINE

[@mltsr]

Slava Ukraini 💙💛