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2023-06-19 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Putin's suicide tank attack: Russia packs remote-control tank with six tons of explosives and drives it up to Ukrainian soldiers before detonating it in massive fireball - as counter-offensive is 'paused'

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Posted by Skidmark 2023-06-19 01:17|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 Seriously doubt you could fit 13,000 lbs of explosives in a tank. Regardless, a tank makes a poor VBIED since most of the explosion will be directed upwards out of the turret ring and not a lot of shrapnel is produced.

Posted by Enver Slager8035 2023-06-19 02:40|| 2023-06-19 02:40|| Front Page Top

#2 Don't know how much they got in there, but the Russians did post a video of them stuffing a tank full of explosives. Don't know if it was this tank or not. One of the main things they put in there were several mine detonation lines that the UR-77 Meteorit uses.

Posted by DarthVader 2023-06-19 10:09|| 2023-06-19 10:09|| Front Page Top

#3 Ref #1, consider a relatively small interior charge to detonate a massive, directed blast attached externally with small arms shielding precut for shrapnel effect around the turret and horizontally focused?

Posted by NoMoreBS 2023-06-19 12:43|| 2023-06-19 12:43|| Front Page Top

#4 /\ ...seems like a LOT of hassle and would be better in urban warfare.

Posted by magpie 2023-06-19 13:56|| 2023-06-19 13:56|| Front Page Top

#5 Lt. Rube Goldberg, report to your commanding officer. Lt. Goldberg...

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-06-19 13:58|| 2023-06-19 13:58|| Front Page Top

#6 Maybe that Rabbi AI system can track Lt. Goldberg down.

Posted by DooDahMan 2023-06-19 14:36|| 2023-06-19 14:36|| Front Page Top

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