How much does the tank smoke? Fuel -consuming monsters of the Polish army [INFOGRAFIKI]

“Fuel bought for the Polish Armed Forces is specially produced for the army and is a different fuel than that available at the gas stations on the civil market, “the media branch of the Ministry of National Defense explained years ago. The supplier is obliged to provide fuel that will be stored for a period of 24 to 48 months. For this reason military fuel no contains biocomponents.

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M1A1 Abrams

At the beginning let's look at the latest acquisitions of the Polish army. Although the history of the Abrams dates back to 1980, when their production began, thanks to regular modernization they constantly persist at the world's leading military vehicles. The desert storm underwent their baptism during the operation, the Americans also used them during the invasion of Iraq in 2003. Now the famous tanks are also supplying the Polish army.

The first Abrams reached Poland at the end of June. This is one company, or 14 tanks. The next two are to be delivered by the end of the year. M1A1 Abrams tanks will go to the 18th Mechanized Division. In the following years, the Polish army will be constantly powered by Abrams tanks, both in the M1A1 and newer M1A2 versions. Purchases are to complement the gaps that arose after the transfer of previously used tanks Ukraine. It is also a huge leap into modernity – Abramsy are considered the best tanks in the world.

They move at a speed of almost 70 km/h on the roads and almost 50 km/HW of the area. Their unique feature is a modern engine that can use various types of fuel, including rocket fuel and high -percentage alcohol. The tank armament is a 120-mm cannon M256. From 2005, Abramsa can also be equipped with a tank Urban Survival Kit – its goal is to increase the effectiveness of a tank in urbanized area and protect the crew against specific threats for this type of area, for example, hand -made grenade launchers.

PT-91 hard

In turn, the Polish tank, which was created in the 90s, was a modernization of the Soviet T-72M1 produced previously in Poland under the license. Poland designers added elements of Western technology and native solutions to the Soviet base, such as Drawa Fire Directing System or Obra defense module.

Erawa's reactive armor is protected by the vehicle and crew. The tank is also equipped with self -control. In addition, hard can be equipped with a set for overcoming water obstacles. PT-91 Twardy develops speed up to 60 km/hi around 30-45/HW.

Ultimately, the modernized version not only joined our army, but also came to export – to Malaysia. In 2022, PT-91 Twardy proved themselves in fighting in the structures of the armed forces of Ukraine.

Cannon crab

Self -propelled 155 mm gąsienicar sewn -caliber cannon was developed after many years of trial and change of concept. Ultimately, these vehicles have been sent to the army since 2017, and the contract for their production concluded with Huta Stalowa Wola belongs to the largest contracts of the Polish arms. The demand for this type of vehicle armed forces reported in the 1990s. Ultimately, it was decided to obtain a license for the British tower system AS90/52 Braveheart.

It is mounted on – also produced in Poland under the license – the South Korean chassis K9PL. The baptism of the crabs passed in 2022 during the war in Ukraine, showing great effectiveness. Currently, crabs are equipped with the armed forces of Poland and Ukraine.

Field refueling

Soldiers during exercises at training grounds are trained not only in maneuvers necessary strictly on the battlefield, but also in the field of logistics.

“One of the most convenient ways to supplement the fuel of a large number of military vehicles in a casual area is to use PPT-10 devices ” – we read in the account of exercises of the 10th Logistics Brigade.

“It consists of a set of snakes, connectors and publishing pistols, whose combination and achieving readiness to work takes a well -trained service only a few minutes. In the whole system, the weakest link is man, which is why the PPT-10 service is constantly improving his skills, “the soldiers explain.

Great fuel orders

The Polish Army in fuel supplies is primarily to Orlen. The company has the necessary certificates to supply NATO troops.

A few years ago, the Ministry of National Defense informed us that annually The Polish Armed Forces buy from 75 to 100,000 tons of fuels. Annual consumption was at the time of 90,000. tons – in a simple conversion it is 112.5 million liters of fuels.

As reported by Rzeczpospolita, the contract between the Polish army and Orlen for 2020-2022 states that the concern was to deliver 94 thousand tons of aviation fuel, and the contract was PLN 249 million net. Delivery Contract diesel, in turn, had a value of PLN 424 million net. In this case, we are talking about deliveries close 72 thousand tone.

In 2018, Orlen He also signed a contract with the American army for fuel supply of stationed equipment in Poland. The contract concerned both air gasoline and diesel.

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Expenses for the army are growing

We would like to remind you that after the outbreak of the full -scale war in Ukraine, we became one of the world leaders in the field of defense expenditure, although we are far from the US or China. However, we have already outdated some local military powers.

Last year, we spent around $ 16.6 billion on reinforcements. – results from SIPRI data. Thus, we sell Turkey or Egypt, and these two countries are known from traditionally for very large expenses on the armed forces.

We spend much more than Belarus. It is estimated that this country spent $ 0.8 billion in 2022. for reinforcements. We are far from Ukraine, which last year recorded a gigantic increase in expenses, reaching $ 44 billion.

How much does the parade cost?

The Ministry of National Defense has not answered our questions about the cost of the military parade in 2023. It is known that The parade in 2018 cost PLN 2.6 million. However, it is difficult to say whether the Ministry of National Defense includes all costs. It is possible that, for example, fighter flights are not included. And it is estimated that only one hour of F-16 flight costs about 9.5 thousand. dol., or 38 thousand zloty. F-35 flight time costs much more.