Ukrainian MiG-29 jets Apparently Still In Operation.
Ukrainian Scout Sniper Team Apparently Evading Drone Spotted Russian Artillery Fire. Allegedly They do this for about two hours.
Ukrainian Soldier Posing with a Presumably Captured Sa-25 MANPAD, apparently one of Russia's latest designs.
UK Based Charity Delivering Sux Ambulances Loaded with Humanitarian Supplies From the United Kingdom all the way to the Ukrainian border.
Trent Telenko did a thread contrasting Russian, Ukrainian and American Artillery Practices in the 21st Century including how fast the Ukrainians are in targeting their fires while Russia and America are far slower apparently.
Damn, if that loss figure is true...
You read that right. Not T-14's. Not new T-90 models. New "secretly held in reserve elite forces" Russian BTGs will come with T-62M's like Assad's army.Russia to Prepare Soviet Era T-62M Tanks to Replenish Reserves | Defense Express
Due to high losses Kremlin is forced to replenish reserves with obsolete equipment including T-62M tanksen.defence-ua.com
In terms of technology and age of these tanks, its as if USA had to start equipping its units with modernized M-60 Pattons.
That's even worse.You read that right. Not T-14's. Not new T-90 models. New "secretly held in reserve elite forces" Russian BTGs will come with T-62M's like Assad's army.Russia to Prepare Soviet Era T-62M Tanks to Replenish Reserves | Defense Express
Due to high losses Kremlin is forced to replenish reserves with obsolete equipment including T-62M tanksen.defence-ua.com
In terms of technology and age of these tanks, its as if USA had to start equipping its units with modernized M-60 Pattons.
Moscow Times said:The men interviewed by The Moscow Times said they were promised a monthly salary of about 200,000 rubles ($3,365) if they signed a contract to join the Russian troops fighting in Ukraine – but that they would have to buy all their gear themselves.
“A Level 4 combat vest — which can stop pistol and rifle rounds as well as shrapnel — costs on average 70,000 rubles ($1,200). A helmet is another 10,000 rubles ($160). Decent boots are about 5,000 rubles ($80), and you really need two pairs. A tactical vest costs from 5,000 to 10,000 rubles ($80-160). And you also have to buy a jacket, pants, T-shirts and pullovers. That comes out to about 200,000 rubles ($3,365),” said the Rosgvardia serviceman.
A Russian soldier in a military unit near the Ural mountains told The Moscow Times that almost no equipment was provided for those heading to Ukraine.
“We have to buy everything ourselves, with our own money. I'm not even talking about modern body armor and helmets: there are no warm clothes, no dry rations or first-aid kits,” he said. “All the equipment we are fighting with in Ukraine stinks of mothballs, and the weapons jam.”
The reason why such ideas don't get common is that tanks are already somewhat uncomfortably limited in the amount of main gun and machinegun ammo they can carry... So adding even a mere couple hundred of autocannon rounds with their size means cutting pretty hard into one or another.Turkey does make a pretty awesome upgraded version that is probably better than the Abram's for urban fighting, with the 25mm secondary turret giving it a way to clear rooms or take out light vehicle's without needing a main gun round or burning up a lot of machinegun ammo.
That's the point. Desert Storm was over 30 years ago, and they were kinda old back then.We were still using M60's in desert storm, The modernized versions are still pretty good tanks.
That's the point. Desert Storm was over 30 years ago, and they were kinda old back then.
Sure, you can stick electronics on them (considering Russian's shortages with electronics for their good tanks, they won't), but that doesn't change the fact that they are stuck with RHA armor with all the consequences of that.
Ok, but how many of them are functional? There were plenty of reports of how Russian deep storage facilities aren't particularly well shielded from the environment, nor guarded.I find it unlikely that they would resort to T62's right now, Especially considering Russia does actually have a shit load of T-72's and T-80's stockpiled.
Ok, but how many of them are functional? There were plenty of reports of how Russian deep storage facilities aren't particularly well shielded from the environment, nor guarded.
So what 20 years ago may have been a old but serviceable tank, and remained so on paper, in reality may be rusted but repairable hull and turret, with a cannon in need of full factory refurbishment, and if they are lucky, most of an engine.
On top of that i'd guess some of the stored T-72's and T-80's that weren't completely looted were cannibalized to keep the operational ones running for the last 3 months.
By proportion, same or even more, as there was less motivation to loot them - operational units didn't need T-62 parts after all, nor as many world countries wanted them as T-72 ones, and there were less electronics to loot in them than in better tanks. Time could have hit them harder, but then again, less delicate tech to fall apart.By that logic how many T-62's which would be around 60 years old now still be in any condition for going into battle?
Putin's dark necromantic powers bring another dead general back to life