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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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The advice I was given by an old CSM (infantry obs)was stay away from tanks because every f****r wants to kill them.
It has been suggested that we really should reduce our i.e., UK's tank numbers for this reason, plus we have to ship them to anywhere that they would actually be useful.
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This could be superb intelligence letting them hit the air defence and artillery command vehicles etc.
I think partly superb intelligence aided by EU and US but also skilful use of drones and ground reconaissance. Also probably helps to have civilians with phones too.
Those photos of Russian tanks with turrets popped off and barrels nailed into the ground are crazy. Not something I'd expect to see in 2022.
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stay away from tanks because every f****r wants to kill them.
There's a video on reddit where you can just about see the legs and feet of infantry hiding behind an armoured vehicle of some sort. But after that vehicle blows up you can't see those feet anymore.
ffm
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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.