Posted on 10/13/2022 10:57:18 AM PDT by Timber Rattler
"Andrey Gurulyov, a retired Russian general turned politician, who is currently a deputy of the lower house of Russia's parliament, or Duma, reportedly explained the situation during a recent publicized tour of the 103 Armored Repair Plant..."Russia is going to take tanks that ended production in 1975, upgraded them with defenses that do now work, electronics they do no have, to fight modern US and NATO weapons, when weapons half their age can take out every armored vehicle Russia has."Gurulyov reportedly said that the T-62s in question would be modernized with new thermal and night vision optics and additional armor and other defensive features, particularly to help protect against anti-tank guided missiles like the U.S.-made Javelin. He does not appear to have provided any granular specifics about these planned upgrades."
Gurulyov was (is) as guilty of embezzling as much as everyone else up and down the Russian military production and procurement chains. His calling out corruption and inspecting tank plants shows he wants to avoid a tax service audit. It is not a confidence builder when the bosses trying to look good on TV calling for fixing problems everyone knows they will have no part in fixing, are the same ones who lined their pockets causing those same problems.
The crews of those tanks should probably get their wills in order before they get their orders. What a mess.
Tanks were a big part of Soviet military doctrine.
The old guard dies hard, but perhaps more quickly due to its stupidity.
I’d like to make it there and also the tank museum in VA.
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