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This was a huge lesson of the Yom Kippur war...the Israelis learned some painful lessons by depending too much on air. There is A whole thread on this topic.
wait, my AF brain is kicking in...what, there's NO SUCH THING as depending too much on air!!There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "My ignorance is just as good as your knowledge."- Isaac Asimov
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They forgot,but they re-learned quickly.Until the next time they forget and so on.:)
Air power is also a form of artillery.In this world were,are and will be only infantry cavalry and archers,no matter how you call them.
Yep,one can never have enough of the air farceThose who know don't speak
He said to them, "But now if you have a purse, take it, and also a bag; and if you don't have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one. Luke 22:36
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Did the Cold War era Soviet tanks like the T-64 and T-72 classified as MBTs?
I seem to remember reading somewhere that Soviet tanks were really medium tanks rather than the MBTs in the western armies."Only Nixon can go to China." -- Old Vulcan proverb.
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Originally posted by gunnut View PostDid the Cold War era Soviet tanks like the T-64 and T-72 classified as MBTs?
I seem to remember reading somewhere that Soviet tanks were really medium tanks rather than the MBTs in the western armies."There is never enough time to do or say all the things that we would wish. The thing is to try to do as much as you can in the time that you have. Remember Scrooge, time is short, and suddenly, you're not there any more." -Ghost of Christmas Present, Scrooge
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Originally posted by Stitch View PostWell, according to Wiki (which we ALL know is always right!), the T-64/72's WERE considered MBT's, but I think the whole MBT classification thing is actually a Western construct; maybe one of our Russian friends (Andrew? NUS?) can help us out here. My opinion is that the Russians just considered the T-64/72/80/90's as TANKS, and nothing more; they tried to keep things simple, since it's easier to deal with sheer numbers, rather than types of tanks. According to wiki, "any weapon advancement making the MBT obsolete could have severely devastated the Soviet Union's fighting capability", so I think the USSR was pretty serious about keeping their tanks up-to-date, and didn't really care about what they were called.
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Originally posted by dave lukins View PostWith 13 thousand T62 and 25 thousand T72 they can call them anything they wanted. We tankies, in West Germany waited in our little tanks but they must have been scared because they didn't come.
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Soviet Union used to have heavy tanks and medium tanks. The Iosef Stalin series were in use until the 1960s and then put in reserve, I guess. After that the frontline formation used T-64 and T-72. I thought they were not classified as "MBT" because they weighed much less than western MBTs due to less armor protection. They were really mediums with huge guns."Only Nixon can go to China." -- Old Vulcan proverb.
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Originally posted by gunnut View PostI thought they were not classified as "MBT" because they weighed much less than western MBTs due to less armor protection.
M60 - 49 tons
M48 - 45 tons
Leo 1 - 42.5 tons
T-64 - 42.5 tons
T-72 - 41.5 tons
AMX-30 - 36 tons
(the AMX-30 being the smallest tank usually called an MBT, leaving aside the TAM)
And that doesn't translate to armor levels - the M60 was a monster sizewise at the time.
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Originally posted by kato View PostActually, the weight difference isn't particularly big.
M60 - 49 tons
M48 - 45 tons
Leo 1 - 42.5 tons
T-64 - 42.5 tons
T-72 - 41.5 tons
AMX-30 - 36 tons
(the AMX-30 being the smallest tank usually called an MBT, leaving aside the TAM)
And that doesn't translate to armor levels - the M60 was a monster sizewise at the time.
Why did MBTs like M1, Challenger 2, and Leopard 2, all of a suddent balloon to 70 tons?
Is the new armor composition that much heavier than steel?"Only Nixon can go to China." -- Old Vulcan proverb.
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Originally posted by tankie View PostOf course they were MBT;s , hey Nuts which little tanks did we have , the little Cent or the miniscule Chieftain the ones I didnt want to be in if they did come were the scorps n scimmies :slap:
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