Self-propelled artillery units are equipped with a 155-mm gun and hit targets for 20 km
French President Emmanuel Macron has announced his intention to provide Ukraine with Caesar self-propelled artillery units and Milan anti-tank missiles. He made the statement in an interview with the French newspaper Ouest-France. We still supply substantial weapons, from the Milanese to the Caesars, and several other weapons. I believe that we must continue to follow this path, “Macron said.
He did not specify when this delivery will take place and what its volume will be. However, so far France has been silent on the content of its military supplies to Ukraine. Macron noted that his tactic is to help Ukrainians as much as possible, but at the same time be careful.
“There is a red line that is not to go to war,” said the French president. .
The Caesar self-propelled artillery installation was developed and manufactured in France. It is equipped with a 115-millimeter cannon and has a range of up to 20 km, and up to 40-50 km – a missile. Guidance is carried out using a computerized fire control system using satellite navigation, which guides to the target in automatic mode. The cannon can fire six shots per minute.
Milan is a light ground-to-surface anti-tank missile. It is produced by the German-French consortium Euromissile, which includes two companies: Aérospatiale (France) and Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (Germany). It is considered one of the most popular anti-tank systems in the world. Milan hits targets 2 km away with a 93% chance of hitting.
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Recall, in a televised debate between French presidential candidates Emmanuel Macron said that in case of re-election will continue to help Ukraine and put pressure to Russia. And the Minister of Economy and Finance of France Bruno Le Mer said that the European Union may soon impose an embargo on Russian oil .
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