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Modern Russian Tanks: Illustrated - Printed in Full Color

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Price last update: 09/03/2024

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Modern Russian Tanks
22 August 2023 UPDATE7 March 2023 UPDATE
It has been reported that the Russians are deploying hundreds of 50-year-old T-62 tanks to serve in Ukraine (as well as 70-year-old BTR-50P and 1966 vintage BMP-1's). The Russians are also welding an 80-year-old 2M-7 and 2M-3 naval gun mounts on top of a 70-year-old MTLBs (
Frankentank
).
January UPDATE
Added T-90A showing 'coped cage'. This type of armor was proven ineffective and had little or no impact at all.Includes 4 pages from a report written by Lester Grau titled "
Russian-Manufactured Armored Vehicle Vulnerability in Urban Combat: The Chechnya Experience
." I wedged it in right after page 60. Basically it talks about the ways the Chechens were able to knock out Russian tanks and armored vehicles. The tactics they used were very effective at destroying or disabling Russian armor especially in an urban setting. The Chechens took advantage of some built-in vulnerabilities in Russian hardware they were very familiar with since most Chechens had served in the Russian military. Included are diagrams showing the vulnerable locations of specific Russian armored vehicles.-----------------------------------------------The Soviets (and now the Russians) produced so many variants of tanks (including for export) in the last fifty years that it would be impossible to include them all in one book. This book describes the major variants used by the Russian military. The book includes specifications such as how thick the armor is on the top of a T-72 tank and what type of explosive armor has been installed on the different tanks. We included a description of the types of ammunition (and number of rounds) Russian tanks carry and how quickly the autoloader can load the next round.As far as Russian tank tactics are concerned, we discuss some tactical vulnerabilities of the Russian battalion tactical groups (BTG). For example, the Russian regulars involved in the attack to capture Mariupol in Ukraine were operating without the level of paramilitary support they enjoyed in the eastern parts of Donbas Province. Without these light infantry, even armored forces were unable to overcome the citys defenders. Even the tanks Russia used to support the final approach were only brought up when all other options were exhausted and the separatists had cleared enough of the structures to guarantee the tanks safety. This is further evidence of tank deployment risk-aversion and over-reliance on artillery and proxy infantry. In addition, Russian tanks often did not chase retreating troops more than 30 kilometers before turning back.Russians rely heavily on artillery and MLRS rockets to bombard an enemy. In an urban environment, forward observers have trouble calling for effective fire and targeting is inaccurate; so, munitions are not as effective against dispersed targets using mass-construction urban terrain as cover. In the battle of Mariupol, a Russian tank battalion was committed to the fight to capture the town, but a company of Ukrainian Army tanks were able to defeat them.Bear in mind that the criteria for knocking out a tank does not only depend on defeating its armor. It is quite common to simply de-track the tank to disable it, but the tank can still fight albeit from a compromised position. Another effective method of eliminating the combat capability of a tank would be to destroy (or paint) its observation devices especially the gunners sights which would prevent the tank from using its weapons. Also, a Molotov Cocktail hitting the engine from above or an open hatch would disable the tank.Comments? Go to www.usgovpub.com and send us a message.