Posted on 02/10/2016 7:10:15 AM PST by C19fan
The Russian Ground Forces has completed the reactivation of the 1st Guards Tank Army in Russia's Western Military District (WMD) and is to form two new armoured divisions, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced.
A session of the Defence Ministry Board, chaired by Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, discussed the reactivation as part of the development of Russia's quick reaction force. The session also revealed that Russia will form two new armoured divisions near the cities of Voronezh (in the WMD) and Chelyabinsk (in the Central Military District: CMD) in 2016.
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Isn’t the current thinking that armor is antiquated warfare?
It seems theyre not of tha school.
Yup. Same thinking that said guns are obsolete in air to air combat...
Interesting Guards Tank Army to be equipped with T-72s and T-80s. Guess that is because all the T-90s in Syria? /
Same thinking that said mass tactical airdrops were obsolete up until days before Operation Just Cause.
Isnât the current thinking that armor is antiquated warfare?
Armor is not antiquated for rolling over the little sisters of the poor which seems to be what Russia specializes in these days.
The Western Europeans would surrender at the mere sight of any Russian tanks coming their way.
Depends who you’re fighting against.
In a few years they will likely receive T-14s, as the upgraded 80 & 90s will be pushing obsolescence by then.
The T-90 is a limited production tank currently undergoing real world battle testing. Any lessons learned will go into the T-14 family of vehicles.
Meanwhile, the US is falling so far behind in both tank and plane design that it will likely - at some point - be buying Russian made gear out of necessity.
Someone is likely to say that DJT will change that, but right now he cannot win the General, and even then there is such a horrible education system in the US that any future weapon designers will arrive on H1Vs - while Millennials flaunt their degrees in feminist studies and practice being CEOs in their parents basements.
Isn’t the tank more or less at an evolutionary dead end? Unless some radical weapons, armor, or propulsion technology comes around, there will be tweaks and upgrades.
As long as there is infantry to support and the need for mobile heavy weapons, I want some tanks around.
An upgraded Russian T-72 is the T-90.
T-72 plus T-80= T-90
“Meanwhile, the US is falling so far behind in both tank and plane design that it will likely - at some point - be buying Russian made gear out of necessity.”
That is ok, Russia is also replacing it’s oldest ICBMs, which are newer than our MM3, with new ones, building new ballistic missile submarines, new missiles, and new warheads while we coast along on our 1980s nuclear hardware. Not to mention we totally surrendered tactical nuclear superiority to Russia.
But they are our friends now... (gag)
Thank God Hillary pushed that red “reset”/Overload button with the Russians...
Also, it is note worthy they considered placing a 152MM gun on the new Armata (T-14). I guess for now they've decided to stick with the 125MM. But they have vastly improved projectiles.
But thanks to Obama, it is of little concern to the masses...
We may see a shift to robots with missiles and machine guns (cheaper than a tank) as expendable units to put in front.
The GI Joe PAC-RATs come to mind from the 80s series.
I’m all for remote control armor and robot platforms with some kind of failsafe.
Being trapped in a burning tank is nearly impossible for me to imagine. I wouldn’t wish that on armor crews but a few human ran types will probably be around.
And with all the shinny new mil gear our supplier of the future - we’re going to need something to repel both of the Canadian troops when Ottawa decides to invade.
No concern for the masses only free stuff, staying in the good graces of the government, and the like - it matters not about dead white men ideas like freedom, creativity and so on ... Free Stuff Ueber Alles ...
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