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| Russian T-80 tanks receives new protection against precision weapons |
| 2023-12-16 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] Russian tanks T- 80BVM received new standard protection against high-precision weapons, including protection from FPV drones. The Ministry of Defense reported this on December 15. “Based on the experience of using armored vehicles during a special operation, the T-80BVM received special protective equipment that reduces the ability to aim high-precision weapons and provides protection from attacks from loitering ammunition, bombs dropped from quadcopters, and attacks from FPV drones,” the department said. Tankers of the 29th Combined Arms Army of the Eastern Military District began using the T-80BVM to provide fire support for attack aircraft in the South Donetsk direction in the Northern Military District zone. As reported by IA Regnum, on December 13, a tanker of the Western Military District with the call sign Belka told how he hit the equipment and positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kupyansk direction with one shot. According to the soldier, working on the T-80 at the forefront , the crews support motorized rifle units, delivering powerful fire strikes on Ukrainian positions. Belka called the main difference between the Russian tank is the gas turbine engine, which provides more power with a relatively light weight. |
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