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Tanks...

So, the total number of Western tanks being transferred to Ukraine has already exceeded

300, i.e., more than 3 full-fledged brigades.

But, how is the enemy in the tank issue?

But it is due to its tank fists that Russia is able to carry out both offensive and defensive

operations.

Meanwhile, the shortage of tanks in the Russian army is becoming critical.

Tanks disappear as a mandatory staff member of a unit.

At the time of the invasion of Ukraine, according to various sources, the Russian army had up

to 3,300 combat-ready tanks.

To date, according to the AFU General Staff, 3,180 Russian tanks have been destroyed.

According to Oryx - 1,650.

I would like to note that Oryx records only those vehicles whose destruction, damage or

trophy status is documented.

On the other hand, the equipment left to rust in the temporarily occupied territories, or

taken to the dumps in Russia is not recorded.

The fact that there is a growing shortage of tanks in enemy units confirms the huge

tank losses of the enemy, which are comparable to the losses of all combat potential and

the transition to the use of canned resources from warehouses and storage centres.

That is, there is a tank crisis in Russia, but how will they solve it?

To remove tanks from storage and preservation, after all according to open data Russia has

about 15,000 different tanks in storage.

It would seem that you can reactivate them and attack, but no.

The fact is that the vast majority of these tanks were in storage in terrible conditions

and simply cannot be restored.

Another part requires maintenance and repair.

In fact, only about 20% of all the available tanks can be recovered from the Russian storage

centers.

Roughly speaking this is up to 3,000 tanks.

Again, this is a serious number for restoration of combat effectiveness of the Army, but still...

Repair of these tanks and return them to combat-ready condition takes time.

For example, the T-72 can take anywhere from two weeks to a month to recover from mothballing.

The T-80 has a more complicated process and is on average a month.

In addition, in most cases the restoration takes place in a cannibalistic format, that

is, parts from other tanks are used.

Such a format is particularly common when restoring the T-64, as well as the T-62.

It is worth noting that the T-62s are the easiest and fastest to restore, but they are

completely out of step with the challenges and level of modern warfare.

But the Russians have no other choice, it is the T-62s that can be sent to the front

the fastest.

As a result, the Russian army is facing a serious problem: an unprecedented shortage

of tanks.

It is trying to solve this problem at the expense of "friendly" countries, such as Belarus,

but there is already a deficit.

And now, the most interesting thing.

Ukraine at the current stage of assistance from international partners will receive more

than 300 modern tanks.

And, what can Russia counter this tank potential within the same period of time?

Old tanks, which in a hurry will not even all be equipped with dynamic protection?

But the main thing is that Russia will not be able to provide what it has always tried

to win - mass.

It does not have the ability to create a numerical imbalance of the Main battle tank in a combat

zone.

We are witnessing a gradual, but steadily growing imbalance.

Now we are witnessing a qualitative imbalance.

But the main thing is that Russia will not be able to provide what it has always tried

to win with.

It cannot provide mass - it does not have the ability to create a numerical imbalance

in the combat zone.

We are witnessing a gradual, but steadily growing imbalance.