The author ranks the T-72 as the world’s greatest tank.
1. Russian T-72
The reason that this old Soviet tank is the best in the world is because of the fact that it is used by multiple countries.
“this is the greatest tank in the world today.”
Yeah, that was some very convoluted reasoning. Because Yemen, and Angola and Cuba etc etc use it… It’s the best in the world. Never mind that the only time it went up against US forces head to head in desert storm, M1 tanks were undefeated fighting them. I don’t believe a T 72 was able to take a single M1 out of service.
And it’s failing in Ukraine says far more about export versions, in the band’ hands of poorly trained soldiers, operating higgildy piggildy with no coordination in an environment without control of the air. Has it been a US armored division under a battlefield dominated by USAF, you wouldn’t be seeing “M1 tank fails!” stories.