Ribit > Can javelins and drones make the tank obsolete?
I don't think so.
Combined Arms Forces, anti-tank missile systems . . .
Smart dedicated troops . . .
Hmmmm . . . It appears Russia has developed 'active protection systems' for its front line tanks. Sent a 'prototype' new tank supposedly equipped with their best, and the Ukrainians blew it away.
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Russia’s Only Prototype T-80UM2 Tank Was Destroyed In Ukraine
http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/44855/russias-only-prototype-t-80um2-tank-was-destroyed-in-ukraine
The Russian military’s one-off T-80UM2 experimental main battle tank has been knocked out during recent fighting in Ukraine, marking one of the more unusual kills attributed to the country’s defenders, who continue to disrupt the Kremlin’s invasion plans. The fact that this unique fighting vehicle was even participating in combat in Ukraine is somewhat surprising, but it would not be the first example of new or experimental Russian weapons systems being deployed in the campaign.
The team of researchers at the Oryx blog, who have been compiling photo and video evidence of materiel losses on both sides of the conflict, identified the wreckage of the T-80UM2 and stated that it was destroyed on March 17, or that its remains were uncovered on this date. The tank is rumored to have been knocked out in Sumy Oblast, in northeastern Ukraine, apparently in the vicinity of the town of Trostyanets.
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Zim.
Mad Poet Strikes Again.
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