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To: 2banana
“No jokes on this?”

Why ? They have been the bulk of UA tank force and proved to be quite good.

Additionally, T-64 were high-end, not for export models, unlike several years younger T-72s which are the bulk of your rus nazi tanks.

The only reason why the rus nazis decided to focous on the T-72 platform was that a factory producing T-64/T-80 was in Ukraine.

5 posted on 04/08/2023 5:48:54 AM PDT by Grzegorz 246
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To: Grzegorz 246

It introduced a number of advanced features including composite armour, a compact engine and transmission, and a smoothbore 125-mm gun equipped with an autoloader to allow the crew to be reduced to three so the tank could be smaller and lighter. In spite of being armed and armoured like a heavy tank, the T-64 weighed only 38 tonnes (42 short tons; 37 long tons).


29 posted on 04/08/2023 10:40:23 AM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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