![]() Windsor)Īfter much debate, the US and Germany have finally agreed to send tanks to Ukraine. And in June, it managed to defeat a T-72B3 tank which is essentially a similar to the T-80BVM upgrade for the T-72 tank.A 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team, M1A2 Abrams tank being lifted by a Cargo Transportation Services contractor: The US is sending 30 of the tanks to Ukraine, but they have manufacturing and performance secrets in their thermal sights, weapons, composite armour, performance, and electronic controls that could potentially fall into Russian hands (US Army Photo by Sgt. In May, there was a report about a T-80BVM "Bunny" crew that already had five russian tanks and 24 other vehicles destroyed at that point. However, in the hands of Ukrainian forces, the T-80BVM doesn’t have such a problem because russian army doesn't have anti-tank armament of the same level. That is why russians are likely trying to avoid direct contact of their tanks with Ukrainian infantry equipped with portable launchers, instead engaging in tank duels against inferior vehicles. A russian T-80BVM with Relikt reactive armor / Open source photo It turns out that russians are scared of the Western modern anti-tank missiles such as Javelin or NLAW capable of causing fatal damage to the vehicle despite the newest "Relikt" explosive reactive armor, which the T-80BVM modernization is equipped with. Nevertheless, they are forced to use the swiftness of the tank to not get shot with a Ukrainian ATGM. ![]() In an interview with a russian tank crew member published in June, we can learn that the excessive fuel consumption caused troubles for the russian logistics in Ukraine. One of the captured T-80BVM tanks / Photo credit: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine ![]()
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