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Old January 23rd, 2017, 10:00 AM

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Default Re: MBT's

In Ukraine Oob There are some tank variants that never entered service like base T84 (only ten units), perhaps with excessive armor values, 110 frontal arc, better than Abrams SEPv3 for a t80b variant! When this unit has only a Kontakt5 comparable armor effectiveness (maybe t80um comparable).

So I propose end date for T84 when Oplot-M enter service and decrease base non oplot T84 armor values to a more realistic value...

only Oplot-M is in active, in small number, service in Ukrainian Tank Forces.

Another error is T80B: it should be moved in reserve tanks.

Since the nineties Ukraine put in reserve all t72 and t80 variants for spare part delivery issues ( majority produced in Russia) and choose instead T64 that composes the core of Ukrainian Tank Forces, because it's entirely Ukrainian made. They have partially modernized It to Bulat standard, then produced very small quantities of T84 then modernized the same chassis to Oplot-M.

Ukrainian tank production is suffering: ageing of designers, tooling and workers. No mass capability production. They are even incapable of substituting their BMP2s, all destroyed in Donbass conflict.

For now TRex tank is only propaganda and a dreamy picture. They are concentrating in Oplot production, with a lot of difficulties due to an inadequate MIC, proof is the cancellation of Thailand order.

Last edited by luigim; January 23rd, 2017 at 10:17 AM..
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