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The advice I was given by an old CSM (infantry obs)was stay away from tanks because every f****r wants to kill them.
If the photos are representative the Ukrainians are hitting a disproportionately large number of armoured personal carriers and specialty vehicles. Not many actual tanks, the tanks they are hitting seem to be catastrophic hits, turrets blown off not just mobility kills.
This could be superb intelligence letting them hit the air defence and artillery command vehicles etc.
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I mean, it was not that long ago in the context of military history that tank crews wore chainmail to protect from spalling and now days there are anti tank rounds (HESH) that specifically target that vulnerability. Bleak.
If I were conscripted tomorrow, I'd choose infantry over armour any day of the week.