1700+ Russian tanks destroyed? Most have 3-man crews, don’t they? That would be about 5,000 casualties, assuming the tanks were manned and operating when destroyed. Surprisingly, crew members sometimes get out of these things alive.
But, that’s a lot of sad government “letters back home” to an unhappy girlfriend, wife, or family. This war can’t be overly popular, on either side.
Most have 4 man crews, not 3. the T14 is a 3 man crew. T-14s only work in parades when accompanied by a tow truck.
“Most have 3-man crews, don’t they? “
Yeah, I looked it up.
Destroyed or captured. Most of the crews probably survived. The usual mode of destruction isn’t a catastrophic ammo explosion. Sometimes that happens when the tanks been burning a bit, sometimes immediately.