Are Russian tanks powerful?

The joke is the same. Russia is a super tank power, sweeping across Europe and Asia. The only one that can compete is the United States. I don’t know much about China. I will give you some Russian main battle tanks.

T-72

Kisel should know. ?In 1945, the 1st Guards Tank Corps, arguably Russia's most famous armored force, led the Red Army toward Berlin. After disbanding in 1998, it was reactivated in 2016 in western Russia, where it would be at the forefront of a conflict with NATO.

T-72B3

The main force of the 1st Guards Tank Corps is the T-72B3, which Kisel calls a "reliable tank." An upgraded version of the Cold War T-72, the fifty-ton T-72B3 has better armor, thermal imaging sensors and improved fire control. "Our main battle tank T-72B3 has sufficient specifications to detect and destroy any enemy on the battlefield," Kissel said. "Their electronics can significantly improve the accuracy of hitting targets."

"It differs from foreign models in that it is smaller - which makes it less vulnerable," he added explain. ?"At the same time, it has a faster rate of fire and has good traveling capabilities."

T-80

In comparison, the forty-six-ton The T-80 is a racehorse designed for mobility. As with America's M-1 Abrams, the gas turbine engine on the T-80 has been eliminated and has become a fuel guzzler. But the T-80BV and T-80U "have made a good name for themselves," said Kisel, who noted that the T-80 was originally developed as a breakthrough tank that could reach speeds of 90 kilometers per hour [56 mph]. "

"The weapon system of the T-80BV is the same as that of the T-72B3 and T-90," he added. "One of the features of the T-80BV is the ability of the tank to operate at low temperatures. Its gas turbine engine is not designed to provide coolant, so frost requirements are not high. ?The T-80BV and T-80U are known for their unique travel specifications, capable of covering long distances in a short period of time.

T-90

Kisel didn’t have much to say about the T-90, except that the 1st Guards Tank Corps had “the degree of protection of the T-90 tanks’ sub-units and crews over long periods of time.” The firing aspect is fundamentally different from other vehicles. This 51-ton T-72 is basically a modernized T-72 equipped with Shtora defensive countermeasures system and explosive reactive armor to deflect its 125mm anti-tank weapons. The 2A46M smoothbore gun can fire traditional artillery shells and AT-11 sniper anti-tank missiles.