Repair vehicle and units

[Suhiir]

Originally Posted by Marcello

The Mi-26 can carry 20 tons, even a bit more in a pinch.

While 20 tons would allow it to move most APC/IFV's I can't think of a single "real" tank that weighs in at less then about 40-45 tons. And since the discussion was about helo lifting tanks...

[Marcello]

Originally Posted by Suhiir

While 20 tons would allow it to move most APC/IFV's I can't think of a single "real" tank that weighs in at less then about 40-45 tons. And since the discussion was about helo lifting tanks...

I was referring to Sheridan which at 17-18 tons is within the Mi-26 carry capacity.
A full blown MBT is of course out of the question. A Mi-12 (the record holder at 40 tons) might have managed to lift a early T-64 (38 tons give or take) but it would not have got very far in all likelyhood and it was not mass produced.

[Kartoffel]

Here it is next to a Mig-29 for comparison:

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That thing looks like a commerial airliner with helicopter blades!