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MORE: Nimitz-Class – The Best Aircraft Carrier Ever? Expert Biography:Ī 19FortyFive Defense and National Security Columnist, Stavros Atlamazoglou is a seasoned defense journalist specializing in special operations, a Hellenic Army veteran (national service with the 575th Marine Battalion and Army HQ), and a Johns Hopkins University graduate. MORE: Was the F-14 Tomcat Retired Too Early? MORE: PAK DA – Is Russia New Stealth Bomer a Joke? The deployment of inferior equipment to replenish the Russian military’s ability to conduct mechanized maneuver warfare may prompt a further degradation of Russian manpower in Ukraine,” the D.C.-based think tank added. “The Russian military will likely experience greater numbers of casualties by fielding these older tank systems in Ukraine.

“The Russian military may also be deciding to field the tanks because parts to repair the T-54/55 tanks are abundantly available and substantially cheaper,” the Institute for the Study of War assessed in a recent operational update on the war. To be sure, depending on the operational circumstances, Ukrainian troops will likely be forced to expend expensive anti-tank weapons, such as FGM-148 Javelin and Next Generation Light Anti-Tank Weapons (NLAWs), against T-54/55 tanks.īut the Ukrainian forces could also fire older anti-tank weapons against the T-54/55 tanks and save their more advanced munitions for the modern Russian tanks.

However, the Russian military leadership might also think that deploying older tanks will help attrite the Ukrainian anti-tank resources, thus indirectly increasing the survival rates of its more modern tanks. Independent estimates provide more conservative figures.įor example, the credible Oryx open-source intelligence outlet assesses that the Russian forces have lost almost 1,900 tanks, including 57 T-90, 448 T-80, 1,025 T-72, 53 T-64, 73 T-62, and 215 of unknown types. In its daily casualty estimates, the Ukrainian military assesses that the Russian forces have lost more than 3,500 tanks since February 24, 2022. 1 Man AProduction 15 16.If the Russian military leadership ends up deploying the T-54/55 tank in Ukraine, it will probably do so to replenish the casualties the Russian tank fleet has suffered.

Large scale display type military tank figures