The half florin was largely based on contemporary European gold coins, with a value of three shillings. Ukraine’s tiny force of six Finnish-made Leopard 2R mineclearing vehicles has the tragic distinction of suffering one of the highest loss-rates of any single vehicle community in Russia’s 17-month wider war on Ukraine. Keeping up its momentum, a Leopard 2R that has just cleared a minefield can shove dirt into the trenches, cross over the resulting earthen bridge then push right through the adjacent berms.

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Finnish soil reportedly is too rocky for the vehicle’s mineplow, even with 1,500 horsepower behind it. Clearpay lends you a fixed amount of credit to allow you to pay for your purchase over 4 instalments, due every 2 weeks. The dirt doesn’t seem to be the main reason the 47th Brigade lost at least three of its Leopard 2Rs, possibly during a single assault across a Russian minefield south of Mala Tokmachka on Thursday morning.To enable personalised advertising (like interest-based ads), we may share your data with our marketing and advertising partners using cookies and other technologies. Mala Tokmachka anchors the front line in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, 20 miles north of the strategic town of Tokmak, which itself lies astride the main corridor to Russian-occupied Melitopol on the Sea of Azov. It was worth wondering what was left of the 47th Brigade’s engineer battalion after the debacle of June 8. The engineer battalions of the 33rd Mechanized and 47th Assault Brigades, the lead formations in Ukraine’s 2023 counteroffensive, suffered heavy equipment losses in their assault just south of Mala Tokmachka last week.

The churn should safely detonate any mines and clear a path all the way to the trenches and berms that armies tend to build behind minefields. The convoy includes a Leopard 2R, two Soviet-style armored tractors fitted with UR-77 rocket-propelled mineclearing charges and a Wisent. Beautiful double gauze fabric with a lovely leopard animal print on a black background by Poppy Europe Fabrics. Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the site work correctly for browsing and transactions. Our women's half-zip fitted tops are made with moisture wicking, highly breathable, lightweight materials to ensure comfort, fit and the best performance on every run.Original styles and up to 600 novelties each year guarantee you new and attractive high-level ideas. Introducing the Half Leopard Pattern Top Elder, crafted with half leopard, half essential fabric and features like a cap sleeve, V neck, and tie hem. Fitted with mineplows and minerollers, these vehicles lead tanks and infantry fighting vehicles through minefields, plowing and rolling a path so the tanks and IFVs can break through enemy defenses. A video that circulated online on Saturday depicts a convoy of 47th Brigade engineering vehicles on the move in Zaporizhzhia.

Given the paucity of news from the front, it’s possible but perhaps unlikely the Ukrainians already have found a way through or around the Mala Tokmachka minefields. If not, expect them to try again to advance toward Tokmak—either directly along the T0408 road or indirectly from the east or west. The half florin (also known as a leopard) was an attempt by English King Edward III to produce a gold coinage suitable for use in Europe as well as in England.To enable personalized advertising (like interest-based ads), we may share your data with our marketing and advertising partners using cookies and other technologies. Personalized advertising may be considered a “sale” or “sharing” of information under California and other state privacy laws, and you may have a right to opt out. A Leopard 2R can absorb more damage than a Wisent can do, so if you’re trying to clear a minefield while under fire, you’d send your Leopard 2R first. The Leopard 2R and Wisent would go next—digging their plows into the same lane and gunning their engines. The gold used to strike the coins was overvalued, resulting in the coins being unacceptable to the public, and the coins were withdrawn after only a few months in circulation.