The Soviet Tank Thread: Transversely Mounted 1000hp Engines

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^ This picture was just used in a US article about "Putin’s Outrageous Defense Spending Puts Russia Back in the USSR". 

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^ This picture was just used in a US article about "Putin’s Outrageous Defense Spending Puts Russia Back in the USSR". 

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Not like I pulled it from there or anything...   

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T-28 in Leningrad.

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^ This picture was just used in a US article about "Putin’s Outrageous Defense Spending Puts Russia Back in the USSR". 

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I thought we never stopped to be USSR in reality. Just read recent interview with a women, who got Noble prize for literature. 

 

 

Strela-10

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T-35 obr 1939

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STRNG

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T-28 in Leningrad.

I think that is the only known photo of a T-28 with conical turret?

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I think that is the only known photo of a T-28 with conical turret?

Can't say for sure, although i belive that it is not.

 

Ukrainian army T-72Bs.

 

 

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IS-2 mod.1944

 

T-72B3 with "Desert" "camo"

 

 

Msta-S

 

T-90A

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T-72B

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Went though my school's virtual library to see if it had anything interesting. It did. It has a the Journal of Slavic Military Studies, which had an article in 2012 by a dude named Gary Dickerson on Soviet Tank Repair Rates in WWII. 

 

Data is mostly based off of Soviet records after 1942. 

 

70% of Soviet Tank losses ended up being repairable with 30% of losses being due to non-battle related reasons. I noticed he used Krivosheev as a source of total losses, who would have guessed? 

 

15-20 days into an operation would result with nearly 80% of the original strength being losses, but not irrecoverable losses.  

 

Here are some graphs and charts.

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IS-2M and IS-3M heavy tanks from the 119th Independent Tank Regiment of the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany (the so-called "Tank Regiment covering the state border"); East Germany; 60-70s

 

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IS-2M and IS-3M heavy tanks from the 119th Independent Tank Regiment of the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany (the so-called "Tank Regiment covering the state border"); East Germany; 60-70s

 

 

Being an Armenian, im surprised you didnt use their more popular name- David of Sasun

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Did the IS-2 ever get the really good (400mm+) 122mm HEAT rounds like the T-10 did?

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I read somewhere that they did, adjustments to the shell's geometry were made since the IS-8 had a much higher velocity, but if its being used the in 70s they most likely did 

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IS-2 mod 44 in Berlin

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Oh hey, that's the inspiration for the Dragon model kit. Of course, since you can't see the back, they decided to be creative and write "Fighting Girlfriend" on it (poorly).

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T-64, cannibalized for parts

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Ukraine:

 

 

LFP penetration.

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Could someone at some point write a comprehensive Russian tank spotting guide?  Not necessarily right now, but at some point.  It would be a helpful reference to have.