Seems a pretty good deal, considering that for evey 1 hour of travel, an M1A1 needs 8 hours of maintenance. Not that in a war you'll get to travel a few thousand of kilometers in any tank, though
The War in the Ukraine
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Seems a pretty good deal, considering that for evey 1 hour of travel, an M1A1 needs 8 hours of maintenance. Not that in a war you'll get to travel a few thousand of kilometers in any tank, though
Ka-52 and Su-25 got rid of majority of Ukrainian troops and vehicles and this with 20 year old technology. only later they added new missiles. you cannot see even 2 TB2 and or 2 Ukranian fighters in air simultaneously now. such is the level of air superiority on largest battlefield. now based on those result they will choose more effective systems. there is nothing like battlefield experience. you need to pay attention to the quiet part not the loud drones which has other reasons not related to technology.
using buckets to clear a dam, running over your own crew, uploading your buddy getting RPGd to this.
maybe active duty personel is not needed?
maybe active duty personel is not needed?
It is pretty good camo for an ambush. Will suck for them if the people getting ambushed have thermals, though.
Or after the first shot Russian fire 50 round of artillery in the sector transforming everything in shrapnel porcupine... Camo is nice tho. Would be interesting to see an anti-shrapnel blanket of some sort on the back of foot soldiers. Would be lifesavers out there. Like these:
More images of another flanker shot down... Definitely the VKS has had one of its worst days
This Russian invasion has shown how much we overvalue the VKS. No significant achievements in 7 months and many aircraft losses.
This Russian invasion has shown how much we overvalue the VKS. No significant achievements in 7 months and many aircraft losses.
Can they supply Ukraine with the latest leopards or Abrams tanks?
Should I put this next tweet on the humor thread or no?
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You seem to think the only problem is money. But the T-14 has not finished development yet. And the Su-57, remember the first production unit crashed, and they replaced the hydraulics in the tail with electromechanical actuators because of that. You cannot just solve technical issues with money. Things do not work like that.
If Russia had more money they could've solved these issues sooner or allocated money to other equipment that actually did work.
Look, Russian weapon systems typically take a year or two of trials even when everything mostly checks out before they enter final production. It can be a real issue having an unreliable weapon on the field. In the case of the T-14, I have heard of multiple problems, like engine lifetime, and getting the electronics right for mass manufacture.
Russia knew a conflict was highly likely, so they basically redirected the money flows into the T-72 upgrade program, hundreds of tanks were upgraded into T-72B3M, even more hundreds of BMP-3 were built. They had to do it because weapon programs like T-14 and Kurganets were not considered to be ready for mass manufacture. Besides even something like the T-14 can suffer from mechanical breakdowns. And then it would be a 5 million mechanical breakdown, not a 1 million one. As is, Russia is having an up to 1:10 loss ratio. As far as Russian standards go, the army was actually pretty much up to date in this war.
Russia knew a conflict was highly likely, so they basically redirected the money flows into the T-72 upgrade program, hundreds of tanks were upgraded into T-72B3M, even more hundreds of BMP-3 were built. They had to do it because weapon programs like T-14 and Kurganets were not considered to be ready for mass manufacture. Besides even something like the T-14 can suffer from mechanical breakdowns. And then it would be a 5 million mechanical breakdown, not a 1 million one. As is, Russia is having an up to 1:10 loss ratio. As far as Russian standards go, the army was actually pretty much up to date in this war.
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