The T-72B3 tank is capable of destroying US-made Abrams tanks on the battlefield. Photo/sputnik
MOSCOW – The performance characteristics of the T-72B3 tank increase the tank’s ability to destroy the United States (US) Abrams tank in Ukraine on the battlefield.
The assessment was revealed by Russian military expert Alexander Bartosh to Sputnik.
A US-supplied M1Abrams tank was recently destroyed in Ukraine by a single shot from a Russian T-72B3 tank.
It is the third M1Abrams tank to have been destroyed in a special military operations zone in recent weeks.
“Several key factors, including the skill and intelligence of the Russian tank crew, were the determining factors for the T-72B3’s victory in the first duel against the Abrams,” said Russian expert Alexander Bartosh at the Center for Military Diplomatic Analysis and Assessment of the League of Military Diplomats in an interview with Sputnik.
Another aspect was Russian military technical specialists, who very accurately identified the Abrams’ vulnerabilities and calculated how and where the T-72B3 should fire, according to Bartosh.
He explained, “It is important to attack the area of the Abrams between the turret and the hull of the tank, so that the tank can suffer severe and irreparable damage, after which the tank cannot run on the battlefield or carry out combat missions.”
“Lastly, the performance characteristics of the T-72B3, equipped with excellent weapons and special equipment, make it possible to destroy the Abrams with the first shot,” said the Russian expert.
“The ability of the T-72B3 to eliminate the miraculous Abrams with one shot shows the professionalism of the Russian military and the inability of America and Western countries to harm Russia,” stressed Bartosh.
2024-03-08 17:01:08
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