![]() Although an excellent gun for trenches and light armored vehicles, the MT-12 cannot stop a tank. MT-12 can hardly perform brilliantly at the front. This places the MT-12 as a “defender of the conquered”. ![]() The upcoming Ukrainian offensive will force the Russian army to use more modern artillery. Sending this weapon to Ukraine most likely means strengthening current Russian positions deep in their rear. It can fire between 6 and 14 rounds per minute, which in terms of performance is a very good rpm for this type of gun. The operational range can be up to 3,000 meters in direct fire and about 8,200 meters in indirect fire. The 100mm anti-tank gun is towed, not self-propelled. Actually, MT-12 was used in two wars before the current one between Russia and Ukraine and the are Soviet-Afghan War and Transnistria War. The anti-tank gun has military experience, but not as much as some of the more famous Soviet weapon systems, which have taken part in almost every conflict since the end of World War II until today. To this day, however, it remains in service in Russia since the era of the Soviet Union. In previous years, the MT-12 was in service with the armies of the former Yugoslavia and East Germany. ![]() Currently, at least ten countries in the world are the remaining MT-12 operators, including NATO members Bulgaria and Hungary. The MT-12 is the successor of the T-12, which entered service ten years earlier – in 1961. However, it is highly effective against unarmoured, light armored vehicles or enemy trenches. 50 years ago this anti-tank gun may have been vital on the front, but today it is not.
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