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Palace Old Geezer Midhurst 14 Mar 22 3.47pm | |
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Fascinating stuff Ouzo. How did you get to see pics of the tank's interior? Are they freely available somewhere?
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cryrst The garden of England 14 Mar 22 3.49pm | |
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Originally posted by Ouzo Dan
T80-BVM's drink about 750 litres of diesel per 100km so you can see how logistics are essential to keep these tanks running Clearly putin doesn't care about the dolphins or the clean air act. The scoundrel !
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Grumbles 14 Mar 22 4.12pm | |
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Originally posted by Palace Old Geezer
Fascinating stuff Ouzo. How did you get to see pics of the tank's interior? Are they freely available somewhere? you may need a translator. These purport to be T80 but I note the Thales brand. Edit : it could be an update to the pakistani version. Edited by Grumbles (14 Mar 2022 4.14pm)
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Eaglecoops CR3 14 Mar 22 4.40pm | |
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My mate is a retired tank commander. He says the Carousel is a real weak point and you will often see these tanks with the turret completely blown off. You really wouldn’t want to be inside one when it gets hit by a modern anti tank missile.
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Ouzo Dan 14 Mar 22 5.20pm | |
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Originally posted by Palace Old Geezer
Fascinating stuff Ouzo. How did you get to see pics of the tank's interior? Are they freely available somewhere? Ive lost the link, ill try & find when i get the chance. Grumbles link is a great find though & almost identical to the russian T-80 I guess russian doctrine hasnt really changed since WW2, its crews are as cheap & replaceable as its MBT's..
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BlueJay UK 14 Mar 22 5.32pm | |
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The pitfall of being surrounded by yes man, at Putin certainly is, is that those men too are surrounded by their own yes men. People are told what they want to hear and rule by fantasy rather than function.
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Ouzo Dan 14 Mar 22 5.38pm | |
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Originally posted by Eaglecoops
My mate is a retired tank commander. He says the Carousel is a real weak point and you will often see these tanks with the turret completely blown off. You really wouldn’t want to be inside one when it gets hit by a modern anti tank missile. Yep thats what i mean when i say you see the turret decapitated, once one shell goes off the rest quickly follow, all thats left of the crew is charred bones. Heres an example of Russian armor being hit causing all the shells surrounding its crew to cook off. Atleast its over quick Everyone should go to the tank museum in bovington.
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thegreatlardino crawley/selsey 14 Mar 22 5.44pm | |
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the sherman tanks in ww2 were called either tommy cookers or ronson lighters as they tended to do the same when hit by a german AT round, as the fuel tank would go up. Edited by thegreatlardino (14 Mar 2022 5.45pm) Edited by thegreatlardino (14 Mar 2022 6.18pm)
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Jacey Online 14 Mar 22 6.12pm | |
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Wonder how accurate these figures of supposed Russian losses are??
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thegreatlardino crawley/selsey 14 Mar 22 6.20pm | |
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who knows, "The first casualty when war comes is truth" is a quote that comes to mind, especially now with social media
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Forest Hillbilly in a hidey-hole 14 Mar 22 7.25pm | |
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I got confused a few posts ago, when someone mentioned Brexit. Brexit. Isn't it ?
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BlueJay UK 14 Mar 22 10.15pm | |
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Protester interrupts Russian TV news show - [Link] A small gesture, but brave considering it will likely some with significant consequences for her. Anything that breaks through the pushed mantra can only be a good thing, considering the effort put into forcing the Kremlin line.
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