Ukrainian Forces Deploy Soviet-Era 'Rapira' Anti-Tank Guns On Kharkiv Front Line 

What the hell, Really...Damn its pretty good actually

I know personally it's spread to other countries as well. In Latvia, we make them at schools and workplaces and then donate to Ukraine along donated vehicles or humanitarian aid.

Americans are making them too for Ukraine. SLAVA Ukraini!

When they sing while working.

Wow nice info

Faced with a sneaky, vicious, infamous, cowardly and lying enemy like russia, membership in NATO is inevitable and the only guarantee for Ukraine that this tragedy will not be repeated.

All they need is an even playing field and they will get rid of the infestation all by themselves. The job of the Free World is now to make sure to close the material gap and grant the Ukrainians a fair game. And I agree - Ukraine will be a very valuable asset to NATO.

great manpower for Germany's industry... If any of them survive

@@Hector_Malot In other words Russia by their own actions caused that to happen which they so desperately wanted to prevent!!! Oh, the irony...

@@aldoconciso get lost with you ruSSian type sarcasm onuco

Russia will win over Ukraine and its ally America

Well said!

you can stand with Ukraine, sit with Ukraine, laugh with Ukraine, cry with Ukraine... there is just one thing you can't do with Ukraine and Max Barskih said it best.

@@Thewhiteandorange what’s that?

@@lowbornfabrication ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qvZOS4ArYeA.html

*heroes

Unfortunately not everyone does this. In my country which is pretty much in the center of Europe, i see a lot Ukranian Cars ( expensive cars) with Ukranian licensplates driving around and i'm asking myself what the hell are you doing here? You should be in Ukraine fighting for the freedom of your own country and your family. Others die for their country and they act like nothing happend.

That had no choice they was forced to fight by their government who banned fighting age males to leave the country.

@@Tk5869 dying for your country or dying for politicians. You dont decide whats good for these people.

Mighty men of Valor

Putin is not after the Ukrianians he is going after the deep state cabal that zionist superpowers are behind and the sad part is human life stands in the middle ground. It's nato, it's the bolshievik power structure under the false pretense of ukrainian nationalism.

well said 👏i have been amazed at the drones the Ukrainians have been using, not only are they used as spotters which has given the Ukrainians ability to land a shell on a orcs head but the drones have gave us ringside seats to a Russian ass whipping, we are seeing with our own eyes what's really going on and not being told what's happening by biased media channels. God bless you Ukraine - stay strong 💪

Artillery + drone spotters = A very deadly and efficient combo!

That gun has a barrel that need to be changed.

@@sorennilsson9742 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-cV8VjLXRfDY.html

I mean they wouldn't film ragged troops for the propaganda though.

@@setht593 Ukraine is not having any problem feeding their troops. Some who would not give lethal aid have provided tons of their MRE's.

@@williamjackson5942 I'm not saying Ukraine is struggling with food. I'm just saying that you can't use literal propaganda to judge the condition of the troops.

one wonders tho about the 35 year old rounds, 8-87 was stenciled on the case

compared to an ATGM, this is not very effective.

This is a terrible take, If you were in a war zone on the front lines you would get suppressed in a heartbeat. Im very much on Ukraines side but this hypocritical view of Russia using outdated equipment = terrible garbage and Ukraine using outdated equipment = great and resourceful is just dumb.

@@tooschoolforcool1858 depends on how well you use said equipment.

@@tooschoolforcool1858 this weapon is supposed to be an anti tank artilery system with a range of 8km. while a regular Russian Kornet ATGM has 10km range, is mobile and is laser guided. comapred to that, this weapon is useles.

Freedom? Did Putin ban 11 opposition parties and western media outlets? Who was it that banned 11 opposition parties and all Russian outlets? Has russia banned any western media in the past 30 years? Talk about freedom smh

@@MichaelJ44 Ukraine is in war-mode...it's not unusual in wartimes, in order to secure the best defence-stragedies for the country and not being backstabbed.

@@APXA1 They’re in self destruct mode

@@MichaelJ44 Pvtin is for sure

Ukrainian troops are on their way to Hell ✌️🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺💪💪💪

Praise THE LORD and pass the Ammo, Eukrainian's doing GOD'S Work spraying the fields and eliminating the pest's and obstacles before planting the harvest, May the SUNSHINE COME BACK AGAIN AND LIGHT THE WAY FOREWARD'S and UPWARD'S, THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE WORLDWIDE,SLAVA EUKRAINI SLAVA VICTORY, GLORY AND PRAISE TO SION THERE CAN ONLY BE ZION SUNBIRDS OF CREATION ALL FOR ONE ONE FOR WHOLE OF WHOLENESS THEIR RIGHTFUL PLAN ZIONMADE GLORY AND PRAISE TO SION!!!⚔️🌷💮⚓🌻⭕💐🌺🌸🏵️🌹💍🌉💓🏆💯🎁🪙✌️🦃🌏🏠🎉🥀🌈🌃💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎🌃

It's obsolete and it's almost a crime to set men the task of trying to hit tanks with this, when the T-72's and T-80's have HE ammunition with a similar range. The tanks can move, but the Rapira marks it's position with an enormous puff of smoke, and can't budge an inch. It's just asking to be immediately taken out with return fire. Plus, it's relatively inaccurate.

@@tasmedic True, it's old AF, but it's hardly the only CW unit being pressed into service or being in service. Both sides have lost so many T's since this circus started that I find it refreshing to put so much faith in those things. It would be situational, but an old anti-tank gun is probably often better than no anti-tank gun. Man-portable AT weapons aren't perfect either. TBH, this really is one of the more mobile AT guns and it's not like they got Boxers or Parthias with the latest AT guns on them.

Totally useless against modern tanks but then again, it'll wreck any IFV or APC it can land a hit on, and I bet it can crack those T-62s Russia had to bring into service.

That's why women aren't generally suitable for frontline roles.

I admire these Ukrainian fighters. They use all the weapons sent to them, whether they are from the US, France, Poland, Germany, UK, Spain and others, they use them all on the battle field. God bless Ukraine lead them to victory.✌🙏🙌❤💙

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And they are learning so quickly to use them to best effect.

Brave troops are Russians, Donbass, Chechen. UA troops are just stupid meat 🍖 💪🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺✌️

Russian have drones also people on both sides are dying.

Wise one

We are not in 1945 boy. Welcome to 2022. That shell is an apcbc shell. They cannot pen shit agaist composite armor. They are using it mainly as artillery piece

@@augustineanagnosti4549 they're using in sniper role, long range direct fire. it can still destroy light armor and damage tanks. what's incredible is they just leave the gun in place day after day and it doesn't get destroyed?

@@KirbyZhang So many Russian military vehicles have been destroyed so far that there are plenty of stolen civilian vehicles with supplies and Zs on them that still need tactical destroying

@@KirbyZhang sniping? not realy. Its kinda more psychological or against light vehicles. In this role like they showed it here, its only usefull if they have HE-Ammunition.

@@augustineanagnosti4549 The shells that they're using might very well be HEATFS, looking down the barrel at the end shows that its smoothbore and as such using it as a "sniper" role with indirect fire would be completely impossible with normal shells that aren't fin stabilized. HEATFS for the 100mm is still potent, especially if the vehicles they're firing at is light armor or the older T62s that Russia sems to be pumping to the frontlines.

Nah they will die … and their flesh will be carried away by buzzards

@@cozethugo4674 Russia destroyed around 50 HIMARS just yesterday 😅

@@cozethugo4674 🥳

As Ukraine loses more coastline lmao

@@cozethugo4674 100 HIMARS!! Wow. Ukraine only was given 8 HIMARS systems, and YOU claim they destroyed 100! Why not say 1000, or 10,000! Does not make it true!

FYI there ARE places that still use old german 8.8 guns. Some of the Arty being used is from WW2. Some of the rifles are from WW1 (Mosin Nagant).

@@smokejaguarsix7757 Even the Maxim 1910 is still in use in Ukraine, a great machine gun for fixed defensive positions.

@@Canofasahi just no it’s wack Compared to modern ones

The German 88mm would still be a formidable piece of equipment in the right hands today. I wish the Germans were more charitable today with their weapons today. The German's still make some of the best tanks and guns. Germany get 100% behind Ukraine because all our worst fears will still happen if we let Ruzzian Orcs carry on they way the are. I firmly believe we (NATO)should call Ruzzia's bluff and say "Your not fighting the Ukraine. You are fighting us too". It's bold but Ruzzia only listens to strength.

@@Canofasahi and thats what this is and why they can just leave it. This is probably in a well established defensive line near a main supply route within reach of indirect fire. If it gets destroyed they lose little. Meanwhile they use it for fire missions. Win/win.

That's beautiful! 🤗

ขอบคุณ kap for support. I am Ukrainian learning the Thai alphabet right now just because I'm interested in the language and people. Ukrainians love all people who are nice! Thai is the most friendly people I ever met

Kiitos Thaimaahan :) Thanks from Finland with these nice thoughts.

@@UhtredOfBamburgh Nice👍, me too I'm interesting to learning many languages also, Thai language a little bit difficult but now have many method in social network for learn. Have you been Thailand?

@@thetoughcookie3665 ☺️❤️

Awesome.

freedom in the us hahahahaha

@@karlrasur8356 Better than getting paid in Rubel

We are so overpowered in terms of basically every area, invading other countries that don't have established armies isn't exactly something to be proud of especially of you aren't the one doing it

We've given up much of our freedom here in the US and so many here don't really care about that. We have had so many terrible people lead this country down the wrong path for far too long, there seems to be no end in sight for the power US politicians and others crave, it is truly sick. Here in the US we have let our culture rot and degrade, people are proud of knowing nothing important and so many of them can't even comprehend why the US supporting Ukraine is so important. A lot of people here have eaten up Russian propaganda with glee, as well as all the political propaganda we get rammed down our throats by our own politicians, think tanks, colleges, and the "elite" who supposedly know better than us how we should live out lives. Ukraine is finding out the hard way a very important lesson that many in the West have forgotten, Freedom isn't free, the cost of Freedom is very high in blood, lives, fortunes and those who are innocent. Though I do believe that the Ukrainians will not forget this lesson anytime soon, they won't stand for the corruption that is there and they'll burn it out wherever they find it hopefully.

When war hit your country all turn to patriots , even fat americans and socialist swedes

It is not Russia it is putin

@@winstonchurchill8491 putin is Rússia, has Stalin was Rússia.

It’s only 100mm shells, so not that big of an impact. They’re best for direct fire.

@@afcgeo882 I believe in contrary that the impact is very strong. Not a large blast but very deep. This is an antitank gun so the projectile is at least supersonic to bring the energy to pierce armor. A wall or a tank will get blasted through easy peasy because of the kinetic energy on impact. That’s why I say it must be devastating. It’s not comparable with a howitzer that comes in slowly and parabolic but with lots of explosives.

@@thedanza865 we get It. Someone always has to play expert.

@@thedanza865 it depend on the thickness of the tanks sides

@@thedanza865 This uses HEAT charges, so the round is sub-sonic, but it’s still very effective on APCs, IFVs and even on tanks when hit from the side/rear.

Yeah. No.

Vikings didnt fight for jewish interests.

Vikings weren't warriors... Stop saying that

@@alex-ragnarson3482 when did i say that? But raiding involved a lot of fighting so if they werent warriors how did they concered england and ireland? Please explain..

but finns have same 100mm or had and it could fire 15 kg? round to 18 km

Except the gunner is telling us that he’s targeting vehicles, and the rounds he’s using are only good for 6,400m.

Maybe it has different kinds of ammunition for different cases?, High-Explosive Fragmentation for area effects, and maybe it has a specific type of Amor-Piercing round designed for heavily armored targets like tanks?

@@afcgeo882 correct, it may not be effective against newer tanks, but it is still potentially good against light APC and refueling support vehicles. Tanks are useless without fuel and ammo.

@@CatShak It uses HEAT rounds against armor.

Why the flag of the coward creepy Swiss , the last flag deserving mentioning here

@@geertstroy So you think all Swiss are the same?

@@geertstroy It's true that Switzerland could do more but recently they've started training Ukrainian sappers on de-mining, so that's something I guess?!

@@konmoe121 Unfortunately Switzerland refused to treat severely wounded Ukrainian soldiers in their hospitals.

@@artmcteagle I read about it. But we'll see, Swiss "neutrality" is not very popular in Switzerland anymore and maybe it will be gone soon. Hope so.

You are a warmonger

☝️🇺🇲🇺🇦😂🇺🇦🇺🇦 dam right

The tremendous downside is a lack of mobility. If the muzzle blast from that gun is detected, the crew won't stand a chance against direct or indirect fire. This kind of weapon needs a small drive train that can quickly attach to move the gun and crew after a few rounds. Shoot and scoot.

At nearly 6km, doubtful. Good against lightly armoured kit mind. Those are HEAT rounds being fired not APDS.

no, its not an effective weapon. its been retired for over 30 years now in the Russian army. just goes to show how desperate Ukraine is now.

Loses territory every day

@@MichaelJ44 shhhhh! The msm tells them they're winning.

@@MichaelJ44 Ukraine will take it back! Be patient!

There is no hope for Ukraine. Half their country was destroyed. They are pawns in hands of US and NATO. Poor people dying for nothing.

Your asslicking of Israel and AngloAmericans with Turks stolen lands of Armenia and Georgia as 1/4 size of Azar lands inside Iranian land .Soon will be joined where it belongs ! Nato must leave

Same but I'm from the USA

Same. From Canada.

Coca Cola has more history than Your ugly authoritarian country, soon Russia will finally give the weapons Armenia needs to Piss on all your martyrs graves. I spit on your country and people… Slava Armenia! 🇦🇲

Sau bul!

Glad you're willing to go to nuclear war over a crappy country?

definitely..it will be. Glory to Ukraine..🇺🇦🇺🇦

Хер вам)

I wouldn't go counting chickens is all I'm going to say. It is much to early to call the victor in this conflict.

Hopefully, but at this stage in the war it's a tossup

This had to be a demonstration for the video. I'm sure they have a choice of rounds, depending on fire mission.

agreed but I remember a video on the news during the first round of fighting in Chechnya where Russian troops were shelling what looked to be a small town with a 100mm AT gun. That wasn't all that long ago. Soviet artillery doctrine evidently carries on even more than I thought, I guess.

Yep, and any rifling left in the barrel was eroded a long time ago.

@@oscarweasley2618 It's a smoothbore gun.

They (100 mm Rapiras) are too weak for modern and not-so-modern armour like old versions of T-72 or 64 anyway. But firing 2 km or less at the tank could be the last what you do in your life. Firing from the long distance with HE rounds could be not very effective, but is much safer. I believe that is the reason.

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Amén!

Russia Russia Russia❤️❤️❤️

@@Command-mv2nk russia will loose I promise you

@@blackmart6441 Nah man

Did they report to you about the Bolshievik revoltion? What about the fact that the president of ukriane is a zionist scum bag using the sheep as a spiritual blood bath? Really? They did it during the rain of terror known as the bolshievik revolution but also when stalin starved endless ethnic ukrainians to death.

En toda la historia humana nunca hubo buenos o malos, hay diferentes posiciones de ver las cosas

That would cost a lot

@@Commander_Koyke so would letting russia win longterm

@@mo.6ix those weapons cost. If Ukraine Wins they would be in debt, idk, about Russia maybe more sanctions and more corruptions i guess?

They blurred the sky line for a reason.

It is just you,Ukraine armed forces carefuly review every video released. Thy are quite skilled at info wars.

What exactly are you trying to say?

@@user-dr2wk2tz7x Most probably that if the cap is forward you can't use the aiming optics.

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theres more to these things than you think. Yr not an expert - stop thinking you are

@@kidkique Only a retired Staff Sergeant who still visits the range with his mates twice a month, with 5 inch groups at 600 metres using only a hunting 270 WSM. But what would I know right.

Maybe because there's fins on the shells, i guess?

I think the goal here was to enable the gun to aim higher, and as a result fire at a longer distance.

Yes that’s what a recoil pit is…

@@flitsertheo Chris ss is right, we had to dig them for the M198 because it was a "long recoil" gun system. My understanding is that there is no need to do this for the M777. IDK though, the M777 didn't exist when I served (the late 80s to early 90s).

I think they try to save them. Reloading cartridges saves resources.

and 65 year olds

I'm not sure the T62s are being used by Russia. I think they gave them to the DPNR rebels. The Russians are using the rebels as "cannon fodder" so Putler won't have as many casualties.

@@paddington1670 At least they fit the tanks! :P

Russia is lucky they are not surrounded by aggressive countries, their military has been exposed, their weapons are outdated and they are afraid to send new weapons to the front for fear of losing them. Pootin has failed politically, militarily, and economically. It's time for him to cut his losses and pull out. Ukraine does not want to be a puppet state.

@@cozethugo4674 If that's correct, it would be a fraction of what HIMARS has destroyed over the past few weeks. Slava Ukraine.