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SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel good day Brother William, always informational and of the most interesting. Thanks for sharing, have a blessed day!
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel thanks for the share... good to hear...
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LTC Eugene Chu
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“One of Russia’s most modern main battle tanks, a T-90, was captured of video losing a face-to-face duel with a Ukrainian Bradley Fighting Vehicle, a far lighter-armed and armored U.S. made troop carrier whose design dates to the Vietnam War.“

Good quote from the article…
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MSG Thomas Currie
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A much more relevant quote from the article is "The Russian tank, on the other hand, misses with its shots and does little to evade its predictment, suggesting its crew was not particularly prepared for combat"

The article also says that "The swift maneuvering, coordination and accurate fire of the Ukranian vehicles also suggests well-trained crews." which might be true for the crews of the individual Bradleys but the fact that two Bradleys were in a knife-fight with a T-90 suggests that the unit commanders were somewhat less "well-trained.' Even with the DU sabot rounds for the 25mm, they cannot penetrate the T-90. The Bradley can easily destroy a T-90 with its TOW, but not while weaving and bobbing at ridiculously close distances. There is simply no excuse for the T-90 missing at that range.

The Bradleys won because the crew of the T-90 were both incompetent and unwilling to fight.

The entire engagement reminds me of a quote from Fleet Admiral Ernest King: "The mark of a great shiphandler is never getting into situations that require great shiphandling."
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