Murakhovsky described how tank employment in the Ukraine war has shifted toward survivability-focused tactics: “The tactics of combat vehicle crews within the framework of the special military operation have ceased to resemble previous ones. Commanders rely on the survivability of each individual piece of equipment. Shot – maneuver – withdrawal.”
I hate how journalists and writers are so willfully ignorant of war that we all continually gobble this stuff up uncritically.
This is NOT a new realization for every tank designer in the world except Russia. The basic way Abrams crews have been trained for decades debunks the idea these are novel realizations… the Abrams itself was specifically named after a general who emphasized combined arms as a primary virtue not limitless strength.
I could link an article but it is better to just watch how Abrams are trained to move and fight, they don’t rely on their armor to protect them, Abrams crews have NEVER been trained to do that.
https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=nD171uIEiAQ
Russia is attrociously bad at making main battle tanks or indeed really understanding them in the first place as a tool. The rest of the world however is not.
Weren’t the Abrams designed with turrets that could fire accurately while on the move. Like a stable cam mount or a chicken head.
The basis of the design of the Abrams from the beginning all the way back in 1979 was to prioritize the ability to fire accurately while moving over rough terrain, and not just while moving forwards.
This shit isn’t new, russia is just chock full of bullshitters and people who value the illusion of masculine strength above intellectual understanding.
emulated now in the US by Pete Hegseth ?
Yes, exactly. They can accurately hit targets 2km away while moving at 30+ MPH.
Damn. I can’t even pee in the toilet 2 feet away.
LPT: take your stilts off first
That won’t help against approaching tanks and infantry anyways.
if i see approaching tanks and infantry, its an automatic reaction anyway