After 10 weeks of intensive training, the Braniewa armadillos went to the ground in Orzysz, where their key test of shooting was waiting. The 9th Armored Cavalry Brigade consists exclusively of instructors from its unit, but can inactive number on the support of Hyundai Rotem specialists, a maker of South Korean tanks.
Tank crews K2 Black Panther from the 9th Armoured Brigade fired at the Orzysz range.
Two tanks K2 Black Panther They're standing right in front of the shields about a mile away. The light wind sways advanced grass. From a distance, you can hear the cartilage of a loaded bullet, followed by silence and anticipation. Everyone in the vicinity is prepared for what is about to happen. But the sound of the blast is impressive. A barrel fire appears at a fraction of a second. The smoke and dust are immediately wrapped in a tank that will be ready to fire another shot.
Precision and assembly
In early July, soldiers 9 Braniewska Brigade of Armored Cavalry They came to the field in Orzysz (Warmia-Masurian Province) to test the skills acquired during the ten-week course. – Shooting is not just a test for a gunman. The full crew must work like a Swiss watch – said Lieutenant Philip White, from 1st Tank Battalion 9 BKPanc, Deputy Commandant of the course.
Tank crews K2 Black Panther from the 9th Armoured Brigade fired at the Orzysz range.
Police shooting for fresh crews takes place under different conditions: during a halt and in motion, day and night. Depending on the K2 ammunition used, it can harm targets 4 km away, but students do not have specified tasks. At this stage, it is crucial to check in practice the acquired cognition and to execute decently the activities assigned to the functions of each soldier: the gunman, the driver and the commander. due to the fact that although the full shooting process is in the Black Panther highly automated, it is essential to execute many actions (e.g. programming, choice of ammunition) before the gunman fires at the command of the commander.
‘on cable’ shooting
What's significant, in polygon conditions first shot with each K2 was remotely ‘on cable’. After the rocket was loaded, the soldiers left the tank and left for a safe distance, later the chosen individual pressed the trigger, initiating a control shot. This procedure is intended to confirm the efficiency of all components of the combat compartment. During the full process, soldiers were accompanied by Polish and Korean specialists with Hyundai Rot.
Shooting in Orish finished the second course this year for crews K2 from Braniew. A full of 36 soldiers (14 crews) were first trained only by instructors from the Bravian brigade. The erstwhile course was attended by instructors from the 20th Bartoszycka Armed Brigade. – In July we started the 3rd course for K2 tank crews. This time, our instructors train not only 36 9 BKPanc soldiers, but besides 2 crews from the 15th Giżycka Mechanized Brigade – says Lieutenant White. This course, including a full of 42 soldiers, is scheduled to end in September.
Black Panther and its possibilities
K2 Black Panther is simply a tank equipped with a smooth-bore 120 mm cannon, automatic charging strategy and integrated fire control system. The auxiliary weaponry of the 55-ton tank is simply a 7.62 mm device weapon and a large caliber device weapon (WKM) 12.7 mm. The South Korean tank has a 1500 hp diesel engine with automatic transmission, a hydropneumatic suspension strategy (ISU) and a dynamic track tension strategy (DTTS).
Korean tanks scope Poland from 2022 under an executive agreement, which assumes the transportation of 180 K2 platforms from 2022 to 2025. late Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz reported that an executive contract for another 180 tanks would shortly be signed (first transportation in 2026), 80 accompanying vehicles and logistics, training and service packages. The Korean side besides agreed to transfer technology to the Polish industry. MON assumes that K2PL tanks produced in Poland will be sent not only to the Armed Forces of Poland, but besides to allied troops.
