ZealousidealWash5800 t1_j6hbud9 wrote on January 30, 2023 at 9:15 AM

Reply to comment by Nerevarine91 in Ukraine calls for faster weapons supplies as Russia presses eastern offensive by redcccp

As the conflict goes on we will see a decline in stopgap tanks like meme36 and an increase in refurb or newbuild t90m with increased domestic economic mobilisations. I guarantee there are currently more t90m on the front than there are competitior Western tanks.

Nerevarine91 t1_j6hc6vv wrote on January 30, 2023 at 9:20 AM

I mean, there currently aren’t many Western tanks on the ground in Ukraine at all, so that bet seems extremely safe. However, I would be very interested in seeing the exact percentages, because my understanding is that the vast majority of Russian tanks in Ukraine are variants of the T-72, with no indication of that really changing.

ZealousidealWash5800 t1_j6hcfax wrote on January 30, 2023 at 9:24 AM

Time will tell, maybe you are right and they consider increased numbers of the older model instead of lesser numbers of the newer. Most tanks this conflict will have been taken out by rpg atgm or artillery as opposed to pop culture tank duels, so I doubt we will see many resolutions to the dick measurig on here with abrams / challenger / leopard vs T-xyz.

Nerevarine91 t1_j6hcjq6 wrote on January 30, 2023 at 9:25 AM

Who knows? I can only say what I’ve heard is going on now. As for what they’ll do in the future, I have no idea