Posted on Feb 27, 2023
Russia’s Tank Plan: Take A 60-Year-Old T-62, Install New Optics, Send It To Ukraine To Get Blown...
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Russia deployed tanks to Ukraine that were built in 1960s and "upgraded" them with optics from 1980s.
Russia’s Tank Plan: Take A 60-Year-Old T-62, Install New Optics, Send It To Ukraine To Get Blown...
Posted from forbes.com
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LTC Eugene Chu
They are old. Ukraine actually did not want American A10s due to higher risk against more modern Russian fighters and air defense artillery.
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2022/07/26/ukraine-official-says-country-doesnt-want-old-american-10s.html
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2022/07/26/ukraine-official-says-country-doesnt-want-old-american-10s.html
Ukraine Official Says Country Doesn't Want Old American A-10s
Yuriy Sak -- an adviser to Ukraine's minister of defense -- says country needs the more modern F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet.
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SFC Casey O'Mally
LTC Eugene Chu I would have happily taken an A10 overhead on any and every patrol I ever did.
And yes, A10 does have some limitations, due to how old the tech is. But I would still rather have an A10 overhead than any fighter you can name.
Anyone rejecting fully operational A10s has questionable decision-making skills, IMHO
And yes, A10 does have some limitations, due to how old the tech is. But I would still rather have an A10 overhead than any fighter you can name.
Anyone rejecting fully operational A10s has questionable decision-making skills, IMHO
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LTC Eugene Chu
"The T-62 is a Soviet medium tank that was first introduced in 1961. As a further development of the T-55 series, the T-62 retained many similar design elements of its predecessor including low profile and thick turret armour. In contrast with previous tanks, which were armed with rifled tank guns, the T-62 was the first production tank armed with a smoothbore tank gun that could fire APFSDS rounds at higher velocities."...
"The T-62 is a Soviet medium tank that was first introduced in 1961. As a further development of the T-55 series, the T-62 retained many similar design elements of its predecessor including low profile and thick turret armour. In contrast with previous tanks, which were armed with rifled tank guns, the T-62 was the first production tank armed with a smoothbore tank gun that could fire APFSDS rounds at higher velocities."...
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That is not going to far very well with those Leopard tanks Poland just trained Ukrainian soldiers on and sent to the front last week.
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