Really reaching on this one aren't you?
The War in the Ukraine
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Failed attack by multiple M113 and YPR-765, retreating and getting knocked out. This should be at Zaporozhye.
Ukrainian BMP hit by artillery. This should be at Kremennaya.
Ukrainian ammo depot hit by Russian artillery. Also at Kremennaya.
ATGM courtesy of the DPR hits a Ukrainian position, assisted by thermal imaging.
Ukrainian BMP hit by artillery. This should be at Kremennaya.
Ukrainian ammo depot hit by Russian artillery. Also at Kremennaya.
ATGM courtesy of the DPR hits a Ukrainian position, assisted by thermal imaging.
Those Ukrainian drones look like Chinese Mugin-5 again.
Just going to add this to save posts.
Chechens collecting prisoners, asking and searching for documentation. There's wounded that needs medical attention.
M113 and YPR-65 in action at Bakhmut.
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We do not know why they are taking the T-55s out of storage. They might just as well be taking them out to scavenge for parts for T-62s. Many of the components are similar.
While the T-55 is obsolete as a breakthrough tank, it is still impervious to small arms fire so it can have its uses as a support vehicle. As the size of the front increases they will need more support vehicles to cover it and they don't all need to be the latest model of tank.
But given the limited amount of such T-55 tanks the Russians have in storage, plus the poor condition they are in (most of the ones in good condition were sold to export clients a long time ago), I kind of doubt they will send them to the front as is.
While the T-55 is obsolete as a breakthrough tank, it is still impervious to small arms fire so it can have its uses as a support vehicle. As the size of the front increases they will need more support vehicles to cover it and they don't all need to be the latest model of tank.
But given the limited amount of such T-55 tanks the Russians have in storage, plus the poor condition they are in (most of the ones in good condition were sold to export clients a long time ago), I kind of doubt they will send them to the front as is.
Just using some common sense, mate. T-55's and T-54 have been out of service for a while longer than T-62's to the the point they were actively being scrapped with around left 1200 in 2015 waiting for destruction.
But hey, they are going to pull those few T-54's left out of storage, a tank which had components manufactured in Kharkiv to boot, instead of the thousands of T-72 or even T-62's just because thats something you do, even if there is no evidence of where, why and when they are being taken, just a twitter account claiming without evidence they are going to be put back into service in Ukraine.
A few months ago, the "800 T-62M's" were all the rage and how the Russian army was going to be entirely comprised of them, yet we have seen an increase of T-90M in frontline service for every claimed T-62M and turns out the 800 refurbished tanks included T-72's and T-80's as well.
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What happened to the Thousands of T-72s and T-80s in storage? Russia should have 20 thousand plus tanks in storage.
It is much easier to service and repair a T-62 than either of those tanks. It it also much easier to operate by poorly trained personnel. The T-72 and T-80 are way more complicated.
The T-80 uses a gas turbine engine and I wonder what is the production rate or service capability for it. They only started putting the T-80BVM upgrade into service a couple years ago. Omsk before that had been basically stopped for years after a prolonged period of bankruptcy before it was taken over by UVZ.
As for the T-72 I wonder what is the situation with the components supply for it. With extensive use in combat components will wear down more quickly. Engines might need to be replaced and refurbished. It is pretty well known that the Russian government has complained to the engine production factory more than once about lack of production of certain types of engines. And that was while we were still in peace time.
I think they need to increase the amount of large service centers to perform tank upgrades and large tank overhauls. There should be a couple of mothballed ones from Soviet times they could open besides the one they opened up to make the T-62 upgrades. And they will have to rebuild the tank park, so I would not be surprised if they ended up creating a new tank factory someplace, viable places might be Stalingrad or St. Petersburg, both of those places used to have tank factories in the past. Those factories were closed down and now make agricultural tractor vehicles but they still have the requisite manpower pool. However that would likely require the construction of new facilities.
The T-80 uses a gas turbine engine and I wonder what is the production rate or service capability for it. They only started putting the T-80BVM upgrade into service a couple years ago. Omsk before that had been basically stopped for years after a prolonged period of bankruptcy before it was taken over by UVZ.
As for the T-72 I wonder what is the situation with the components supply for it. With extensive use in combat components will wear down more quickly. Engines might need to be replaced and refurbished. It is pretty well known that the Russian government has complained to the engine production factory more than once about lack of production of certain types of engines. And that was while we were still in peace time.
I think they need to increase the amount of large service centers to perform tank upgrades and large tank overhauls. There should be a couple of mothballed ones from Soviet times they could open besides the one they opened up to make the T-62 upgrades. And they will have to rebuild the tank park, so I would not be surprised if they ended up creating a new tank factory someplace, viable places might be Stalingrad or St. Petersburg, both of those places used to have tank factories in the past. Those factories were closed down and now make agricultural tractor vehicles but they still have the requisite manpower pool. However that would likely require the construction of new facilities.
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The idea behind the T-72 was for it to be able to be operated by lowly conscripts. T-80's were the ones reserved for high end units.
They were basic enough that the steering was similar to a tractor
Drivers seat of a T-55 for comparison
What about the wall of gauges on the left on the panel of the T-72? You call that simple?
Besides there is more to a tank than the driver station.
The T-62 is much easier to service on the field by inexperienced crews like the Syrians learned over the Syrian civil war.
In that conflict, against mostly infantry with ATGMs, the T-62 wasn't any worse than a T-72.
Besides there is more to a tank than the driver station.
The T-62 is much easier to service on the field by inexperienced crews like the Syrians learned over the Syrian civil war.
In that conflict, against mostly infantry with ATGMs, the T-62 wasn't any worse than a T-72.
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The Czech-made RM-70 multiple launch rocket system, delivered earlier to the Ukrainian army, came under attack from the Russian Lancet kamikaze drone. After the drone hit, the ammunition detonation of the installation occurred, these are the first shots of the destruction of this type of MLRS by Lancet drones. Information about the Czech MLRS RM-70 is on the channel.
Footage of an attempt to destroy Russian missiles by Ukrainian soldiers from small arms, the place and date of the shooting of the battle are not reported, the video also shows massive strikes of Russian cruise missiles
On March 15, units of the Ukrainian army made an attempt to break through the Russian defense in the Zaporozhye direction. Reportedly, as a result of the battle, Ukrainian units were forced to retreat, while losing 3 infantry fighting vehicles, 2 tanks and part of the infantry, some episodes of the battle were caught on video.
Footage of repairing a Russian BTR-80 in the field, an armored personnel carrier in Ukraine hit a mine, after which it needed to replace the wheel gear.
Footage of an attempt to destroy Russian missiles by Ukrainian soldiers from small arms, the place and date of the shooting of the battle are not reported, the video also shows massive strikes of Russian cruise missiles
On March 15, units of the Ukrainian army made an attempt to break through the Russian defense in the Zaporozhye direction. Reportedly, as a result of the battle, Ukrainian units were forced to retreat, while losing 3 infantry fighting vehicles, 2 tanks and part of the infantry, some episodes of the battle were caught on video.
Footage of repairing a Russian BTR-80 in the field, an armored personnel carrier in Ukraine hit a mine, after which it needed to replace the wheel gear.