Most Russian hardware is Soviet hardware with better sights and improved engines.
The BMP is relatively thinly armored no matter what model it is.
The T-72/80/90 series all have the ammunition situated in a manner that means the entire tank explodes or bursts into flame within SECONDS of the carrousel being hit.
All AFVs burn eventually, Western ones made after the 1970s usually burn slower and give more time to get out. The 1960s vintage Leopard 1s Ukraine is getting are death traps.
Soviet afv design philosophy was "be smaller, have a low silhouette, don't get hit". Sadly modern Electo optics, drones, and thermals negate that.
Even
Wikipedo disagrees with your Lazerpiggu tier post:
Further combat was seen during 2003 when US forces invaded Iraq and deposed the Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, in an invasion that lasted just 27 days (20 March to 15 April). M1 tanks proved instrumental in leading rapid attacks against the Iraqi military, as exemplified by the so-called 'Thunder Runs.'
Abandoned Abrams were purposely destroyed by friendly fire to prevent recovery of vehicle or technology. Damages by 25 mm AP-DU, anti-armor RPG fire, and 12.7 mm rounds was encountered. There were no confirmed instances of anti-tank guided weapons or anti-tank mines striking the US MBTs. However, there is some speculation that
Kornet ATGMs were used during the Battle of Najaf to knock out two Abrams, but Russian officials denied selling the weapon to Iraq. What is known is that the two Abrams were struck by unknown weapons, and their ammunition stores ignited. Nevertheless, both crews escaped without serious injury. Some Abrams were disabled by Iraqi infantrymen in ambushes employing short-range antitank rockets, such as the
RPG-7. Although the RPG-7 is unable to penetrate the front and sides, the rear and top are vulnerable to this weapon. Frequently the rockets were fired at the tank tracks.
An Abrams was disabled near Karbala after an
RPG warhead penetrated the rear engine compartment. There were two reported losses during the Battle of Baghdad,
with one Abrams being put out of action after being struck by numerous medium caliber weapons, including 12.7mm rounds which ruptured a fuel bladder stored on an external rack. This started a fire that spread to the engine. On April 4, two Abrams were destroyed by anti-aircraft guns, while on April 5, another was hit by a recoilless rifle
and set aflame. After repeated attempts to extinguish the fire, the decision was made to destroy or remove any sensitive equipment. Oil and .50 caliber rounds were scattered in the interior, the ammunition doors were opened and several thermite grenades ignited inside. Another M1 then fired a HEAT round in order to ensure the destruction of the disabled tank.
It was reported that 28 Iraqi Army Abrams had been damaged in fighting with militants,
five of them suffering full armor penetration when hit by ATGMs, in the period between 1 January and the end of May 2014; some were destroyed or damaged by militants placing explosive charges on or in the vehicles, highlighting the lack of adequate infantry support.
This is interesting:
By late 2015, some Iraqi Abrams tanks that had been dropped off at repair facilities
were re-equipped with Russian heavy machine guns firing Iranian-manufactured ammunition, which may violate sales agreements prohibiting material usage by Shiite militias and the unsanctioned addition of foreign weapons.
Refitting Abrams with Russian weaponry and Iranian ammo but sure, tell me more about "superior" US weaponry. Whatever works best is superior, fuck where it comes from or who made it.
The US and NATO should shift to a war economy. The production of weapons and ammunition for Ukraine should become national priorities everywhere no matter what the economic price.
Someone tell this boomer lady its not 1941 and we have such scant manufacturing capabilities we can't even make hand tools (look up when Craftsman tried to make tools in the US again-they could not).
The US itself needs to start directly sabotaging Russian military industries.
How does she propose this be done when Russia's military hardware is produced by the State and not a bunch of greasy and easily corruptible private companies? Not that Russians are immune to corruption but its incredibly harder when to do when you literally sponsor unironic Nazis on the border. People prefer to
live to enjoy their ill gotten gains.
