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2023-09-11 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Uralvagonzavod will resume production of T-80 tanks

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Posted by badanov 2023-09-11 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11130 views ] Top

#1 "....Eventually."

Mike

Posted by MikeKozlowski 2023-09-11 06:06|| 2023-09-11 06:06|| Front Page Top

#2 The main problem for the Russians is that the French have cut off supply of the 2nd generation Catherine-FC thermal sight. The Russians have gone back to the 1970's era thermal sight. Crap thermals = crap situational awareness, target acquisition and targeting.

Ukrainians have captured some pre-embargo T-80UE-1 tanks and are using them against the Russians.

Posted by Enver Slager8035 2023-09-11 12:12|| 2023-09-11 12:12|| Front Page Top

#3 The crew fires 60–80 shells at the enemy per day, the record is 128 shells.

As I recall these barrels are only good for 1-2000 rounds, and Soviet designs do not allow for barrel replacement. They only needed to last long enough to drive to the Atlantic, after all.

Posted by Angstrom 2023-09-11 13:53|| 2023-09-11 13:53|| Front Page Top

#4 Plenty of extra turrets laying around in Ukraine to help with this effort.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2023-09-11 15:40|| 2023-09-11 15:40|| Front Page Top

#5 Soviet T-80s were so fabulous the Russian T-72s was more popular...

Posted by magpie 2023-09-11 17:32|| 2023-09-11 17:32|| Front Page Top

#6 I understood that the russian army was so underimpressed by the T-80 that they ordered T-72B3's.
(Stick with what you know...)

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