Unsuccessful attack by Russian troops supported by six turtle tanks in the north of Kharkiv region



by SweetT2003

29 comments
  1. The “turtle tank” seems like such an odd solution, but I guess they are using what they have…lots of old tanks that they can pull off the bone yard, make the engine/drive train functional, put a shell on them and send them off. It’s a cheap, quick & dirty way to move troops into the battle.

  2. the attack was 6 sheds with no support. how on earth can a tank operate with all that junk on it? and the troops break up so easily. one tap on the side of the shed and everyone is running in circles panicking. do they even have an objective or is it just “drive that way” /points

  3. My take is that the sheds are mostly for moral support so the soldiers think they are somewhat protected, and can be fooled into attacking. Remember that their commanders will lie to them about stuff like “just stand still, then the drones can’t see you”. So they are likely saying “this is a drone-proof protection shroud on a tank, nothing can stop you now from above or below”.

  4. Did the last one come under direct fire? Looked like it was catching some heavy rounds a la autocannon or MG fire.

  5. It’s just crazy how apparently despite the Kursk incursion, Russia has only amplified their attacks within the Ukrainian frontline rather than diverting troops to push them out.

  6. Russian army has degraded from “second-best” army in the world to the second-best army in Russia.

  7. Russian tanks basically took a 180° in this war to what they were about 100 years ago: a huge turtle like thing meant to protect a few troops on it and just rush to a trench while being sliced open, hoping one of them reaches. Pretty much exactly the same tactic as the Somme deployment in 1916

  8. Turning outdated tanks into APCs with turtle armor is probably the most efficient use of resources I’ve seen out of Russia. Russia has been progressing by dropping off two or three guys at a time his way, and they’re limited by vehicles not manpower.

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