Armoured Forces (Ukraine)
| Armoured Troops | |
|---|---|
| Танкові війська | |
| Active | 1992 — present |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Branch | Ukrainian Ground Forces |
| Type | Armored forces |
| Insignia | |
| Armoured Forces branch insignia | .png) |
| Shoulder sleeve insignia |  |
Armoured Troops (Ukrainian: Танкові війська, romanized: Tankovi viys’ka) are the corps in the Ukrainian Ground Forces, the main striking force of ground troops. They are used primarily in conjunction with mechanized forces in key areas and perform the following tasks:
- in defense - support of mechanized troops in repelling the enemy attack and developing counterattacks;
- in the attack - the application of powerful strokes to dissect enemy lines in greater depth, development of success, and defeat the enemy in counter-battles and battles.
Duties and tasks
The basis of the Armoured Forces are tank brigades and tank battalions of the infantry brigades (mechanized, light infantry and mountain), which have great resistance to the striking factors of both conventional and nuclear weapons, firepower, high mobility and maneuverability. They are able to make the most complete use of the results of fire (nuclear) damage to the enemy and in a short time to achieve the final goals of combat operations.
The combat capabilities of tank formations allow them to conduct active combat operations day and night, at a considerable distance from other troops, to crush the enemy in counter-attacks and battles, to overcome large areas of radioactive contamination on the move, crossing water obstacles, and also to quickly create a strong defense and successfully resist the onslaught of overwhelming enemy forces.
Current Structure
- 1st Tank Brigade, Honcharivske,[1] Chernihiv Oblast
- 3rd Tank Brigade (Reserve), formed 2016[2][3]
- 4th Tank Brigade (Reserve), formed 2017[4]
- 5th Tank Brigade (Reserve), formed 2016[5]
- 17th Tank Brigade, Kryvyi Rih,[6] Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
- 12th Tank Battalion, Honcharivske,[7] Chernihiv Oblast
Disbanded Formations
- 17th Guards Tank Division[8][9] reformed as 17th Tank Brigade in 2003
- 23rd Training Tank Division, disbanded and the 6065th Storage Base since 1987[9]
- 30th Guards Tank Division[9] reformed first as 30th Tank Brigade and then reformed as 30th Mechanised Brigade in 2004
- 41st Guards Tank Division, disbanded and the 5193rd Storage Base since 1989[8][9]
- 42nd Guards Tank Division, disbanded and the 5359th Storage Base since 1990[8][9]
- 48th Guards Tank Training Division, reformed as 169th District Training Centre[8][9]
- 117th Guards Tank Division, reformed as 119th District Training Centre[9]
Equipment
- M55S, T-62, T-64, T-72, PT-91 Twardy, T-80, T-84, T-90, M-84 main battle tanks in armored battalions
- BMP-1, BMP-2, BVP M-80 and AIFV tracked infantry fighting vehicles in tracked mechanized infantry battalions
- BTR-3, BTR-4 wheeled infantry fighting vehicles in wheeled mechanized infantry battalions
- BTR-60, BTR-70, BTR-80, VAB, M1117, TAB-71M, Patria Pasi wheeled armored personnel carriers in wheeled mechanized infantry battalions
- MT-LB and M113 tracked armored personnel carriers in tracked mechanized infantry battalions
- BRDM-2 armored scout cars, some on tank destroyer configuration
References
- ^ (in Ukrainian) Brigade in Honcharivske receives new tanks Archived 2012-02-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "4 армійський корпус резерву". mil.in.ua. Український мілітарний портал. 2016-09-29. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
- ^ "Військові частини, ВНЗ, установи, що не належать до видів ЗС України". www.ukrmilitary.com. Ukrainian Military Pages. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
- ^ Харченко Микола (2018-07-09). "4 отдельная танковая бригада". mil.in.ua. Ukrainian Military Portal. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
- ^ "Масштабні військові навчання відбулись на Херсонщині". www.unn.com.ua. Ukrainian national news. 2016-04-04. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
- ^ (in Ukrainian) Training in the 17th Armored Brigade
- ^ "У Гончарівську створюють 12-й окремий танковий батальйон" [The 12th separate tank battalion is being created in Honcharivske]. ВЕЧІРНЯ УМАНЬ (in Ukrainian). 25 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d Lenskiy
- ^ a b c d e f g Feskov, p.106
Additional reading
- (in Russian) Feskov – V.I. Feskov, K.A. Kalashnikov, V.I. Golikov, The Soviet Army in the Years of the Cold War 1945–91, Tomsk University Publishing House, Tomsk, 2004
- (in Russian) Lenskiy – А. Г. Ленский, Сухопутные силы РККА в предвоенные годы. Справочник. — Санкт-Петербург Б&К, 2000