You just don't get it. The Russians have such brilliant tactics. How the fuck are those filthy hohols going to defend against these supersoldier moves? The boyband bowlcuts give you extra strength you see?
Alright, call me a vatnik but you two are out to lunch. [Powerlevel] For a decade I was a zogbot in a NATO military [/powerlevel] and this was exactly what we were told to do. The only videogamey belief here is that armoured vehicles have magic hitboxes that prevent damage from small arms. In this case, the Russian trainers would be correct in that they do indeed have things such as optics and mirrors that can be damaged by small calibers, which would, at the very least, keep the crew from unbuttoning and reduce their visibility.
but they're manning a trench, how are they supposed to defend their position without it?
Buddy that's just cope to try to keep infantry with nothing but small arms from running the moment they see armor
Ok Rambo.
Other than standard Slavic corruption spiriting their AT weapons away, my other guess would be that they simply didn't have them at the ready when this tank rolled up. When most of your guys are dying to aliexpress drones and artillery fire you start leaving unused heavy AT weapons at camp.
is shooting out mirrors and optics actually realistic and feasible?
I doubt it considering the lenses of MBTs are made from rugged material designed to withstand shit blowing up around it. These tanks, especially the earlier designed Russian MBTs were designed to roll round in nuclear wastelands with nasty anti infantry weapons blowing up around them. A couple rounds of 5.45 aren't going to compromise lenses built to not spiderweb or shatter with grenades and bombs blowing up around them. Not to mention these things have more than one optic or periscope. Let's say you do your best Solid Snake impression and take out the main gun's optic. You now have the coaxal gun's optic, the commander's sights and maybe even a remote operated turret gun you need to take out next before they dial you in and turn you into red mist. Lastly, the AK-74's maximum effective range for a point target is 500 meters according to the Russians and a tank's weapons can start fucking you with ease before you close that distance.
That sounds like a you problem, comrade.
It better be mechs or I'm gonna be very disappointed. Not Gundam fairy unicorn mechs, I want my fuckin' Steel Batallion VT mechs that look like they run on diesel and black sludge.
I mean, in the particular situation in the video I don't see why he'd risk it. I can see the benefit of small arms fire at distracting the tank crew from antitank assets, especially when you're dug into a defensive position, and I've seen a recommendation of machinegun fire to damage APS' as a last resort. I wouldn't bank on hitting its optics though, especially if it's firing back.
Tank doctrine includes large amount of training and equipment around defensive operations against infantry. A military doesn't want to outsource defending million dollar tanks to the nearest available reserve unit.
"Comrade, did we not teach you how to destroy tank with bare hands and smekalka?"
https://www.sarna.net/wiki/Mackie
Anyone of that .gif of Putin just smugly chuckling? I believe a fair chunk of the Bush admin was marked by the ICC for their involvement in enhanced interrogation techniques, so naturally I don't really hold them in a lot of esteem, nor would Putin since who the fuck is going to arrest him?
you do not want a bunch of UN affiliated career bureaucrats and associated globalist cronies in the hague to have that kind of power.
I was told that only the globohomo West is capable of performing this arcane art of "buying protests", so you must be lying!
