![]() ![]() The video posted by Gurulev on his Telegram channel shows factory workers fixing up rusted-out battle tanks dating back to the times of Nikita Khrushchev and Leonid Brezhnev. Russian President Vladimir Putin has resorted to retrofitting hundreds of decades-old Soviet tanks to be battle-ready - as the country’s stockpile of modern tanks dwindles.Īndrey Gurulev, a member of the Russian parliament, released a video Saturday showing his recent visit to a repair plant outside the remote city of Chita that has been tasked with modernizing 800 obsolete T-62M tanks, reported the Russian outlet. Russian general says Eastern Europe is next, reminding us why we need to back UkraineĪ mindless Airbnb nix, Pelosi’s gift to the GOP and other commentaryĮlon Musk biographer Walter Isaacson forced to ‘clarify’ book’s account of Starlink incident in Ukraine War Adding one for the commander would likely be more beneficial then all the application armor assuming it's an "either or" situation because of cost.īeing able to effectively identify enemy elements at range will help with the whole NLAW/Javelin situation.Īnd just a reminder, flying turrets are the result of a tank being knocked out, not the cause.Met opera singer Ying Fang faces death threats after being mistaken for another soprano who sang Soviet anthem in Ukraine I see they are adding one IR camera for the gunner. They are using the tanks as direct fire against fortifications, buildings and trench work. Small Arms, Ariel Bursts, light Cannon, etc.Ĭonsidering how the Russians are fighting, speed, agility and firing on the move are not major factors. Taiwan is currently upgrading 800 of them.Ī T-62 will be knocked out by all modern AT weapons and Artillery - just like a T72, T-80, T90 and many other "modern" vehicles.Ī T-62 also protects well from most "less than Anti-Tank" systems. ![]() T-62 is two years newer then the M60 and there are still thousands of M60s in front line service. I know the T-62 modernization effort is getting clowned on, but it's not exactly pants on head stupid. ![]()
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