To Slow The Ukrainian Attack, Russia Is Betting On 70-Year-Old T-55s
The 1430th Motorized Rifle Regiment proudly showed off the 1950s-vintage tanks in a video on its official Telegram channel on or just before Sunday.
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The 1430th Motorized Rifle Regiment proudly showed off the 1950s-vintage tanks in a video on its official Telegram channel on or just before Sunday.
British tanks are famous for their long-range firepower.
The T-62 isn’t moving, not even between shots. That’s what you’d expect if the tank were functioning as a sort of semi-mobile pillbox.
The tanks probably are destined to function as mobile, minimally-manned pillboxes—or, packed with explosives, as unmanned vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices.
If a commander determines the threat from Ukrainian missiles is low and thus doesn’t expect his tanks to move, a solitary loader-gunner-commander might be the only crew.