What I find interesting is that we get a little better picture of what tanks the Russians have in storage and that the T-80 tanks are in service (There was a lot of discussion whether they were or not in the field or in storage.) which has been verified. It should be noted that the Ukrainians took their
T-80BW tanks out of storage last Spring and they to are in the field now as well with their ERA upgraded to the
KONTAKT 5 which is what the OPLOT has, and much
better than what it had before. Also there upgrades made to the power-plants and possibility the FCS
however that has not been confirmed. And as an adjunct to my last post, the Russians are in the process of standing up a new infantry and heavy mechanized division in the Southern Military District.
http://www.armyrecognition.com/april...s_3010416.html
http://www.defence24.com/238175,t-80...krainian-army#
Note: The immediate above ref. refers to "rumors" concerning the T-72 return to service, that has since been long confirmed and has been posted on already. However if you missed it below are one of my refs. on it.
http://www.armyrecognition.com/ukrai...aine_army.html
Regards,
Pat
