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2022-07-29 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

We have now documented 900 Russian tank losses and 100 UAV (drone) losses

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Posted by Fred 2022-07-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top
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#1 70 tons x 2,000lbs per ton = 140,000 pounds x 900 tanks = 126,000,000 pounds of scrap metal.

Posted by Phons Omert2327 2022-07-29 02:25|| 2022-07-29 02:25|| Front Page Top

#2 The T-72 is barely 50 tons. It, like all the tanks produced in the Soviet Union were intended to be medium tanks.

Posted by badanov 2022-07-29 02:29|| 2022-07-29 02:29|| Front Page Top

#3 50 tons x 2,000lbs per ton = 100,000 pounds x 900 tanks = 90,000,000 pounds of scrap metal.

Posted by Phons Omert2327 2022-07-29 02:34|| 2022-07-29 02:34|| Front Page Top

#4 50 tons of turret launching power!

Posted by DarthVader 2022-07-29 08:00|| 2022-07-29 08:00|| Front Page Top

#5 Ukraine has, per its records, knocked out about twice as many tanks as JJ notes.

Also, tanks are only one type of armored vehicle. For every tank knocked out, Ukraine says they've gotten 2 other armored vehicles, typically troop carriers and about 2 trucks or tankers.

Posted by Lord Garth 2022-07-29 16:29|| 2022-07-29 16:29|| Front Page Top

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