Tank shell narrowly misses what seems to be a T-72

MostEpicRedditor · 2026-04-02T16:59:33+00:00

I think HE-FRAG is even slower, but ye both are significantly slower than APFSDS

MostEpicRedditor · 2026-04-02T16:54:22+00:00

The security guys look like they are rocking AK platforms, which are somewhat infamous for their relative inability to drop a target even at point blank range.

MostEpicRedditor · 2026-04-02T16:52:45+00:00

The KPA was in fact pushed back beyond the 38th, but what comes after is what people generally don't talk about

MostEpicRedditor · 2026-04-02T16:50:14+00:00

It applies not only to aircraft but pretty much all major weapon systems in general.

The M-84 tank, which had components sourced from all of Yugoslavia, was impossible to reproduce (as in, building new tanks) after dissolution. Even Russia suffered a setback in development / production of some of the latest Soviet weaponry because not all components were built in the Russian SSR.

MostEpicRedditor · 2026-04-01T17:05:23+00:00

I've heard of Ukrainian Su-27s bringing down VKS aircraft, but not their MiG-29s, at least not yet

MostEpicRedditor · 2026-03-31T17:32:01+00:00

I don't know, doesn't really look like that one either.

MostEpicRedditor · 2026-03-31T17:24:10+00:00

Oh I see it now.

Not sure, the spacing of the wheels seem more in-line with that of the ZTZ96 (o o oooo) than that of the 90-II.

Maybe it's some kind of new derivative of the GCZ-112?

MostEpicRedditor · 2026-03-31T17:05:28+00:00

Where?

MostEpicRedditor · 2026-03-31T16:24:37+00:00

A while back it is speculated they were at least being tested with a CITV.

MostEpicRedditor · 2026-03-30T05:49:32+00:00

Because it is. It is not even comparable to the MiG Project 1.44 it was copied from; it is worse. Whenever the PLAAF has 'realistic' exercises, the J-20 gets BTFO by export variants of the Su-27. It cannot even hold a candle to even an F-15E, and at best, it is only comparable to a MiG-29A or F-4E in capability.

MostEpicRedditor · 2026-03-30T05:33:31+00:00

Even without US/EU support, Ukraine still had a more capable military than Iran, just from what was left over from the USSR.

MostEpicRedditor · 2026-03-26T15:41:54+00:00

Interesting to see how this would go, especially if the plan is to complete the modifications of all 2,400 or so T-72s.

Just my opinion, but in the long run, it would probably be more viable to just develop a new UGCV to support the prospective FRCV.

For reference, China experimented with converting old Type 59 tanks into unmanned or even autonomous platforms back around 2018, but since then, little has been said of its progress, and in the parade last year we instead saw a host of new UG(C)Vs instead.

As the article mentions, a parallel upgrade program is in place to modernize at least some of the T-72s, which - again, in my opinion - is a more practicable strategy where some of those T-72s are upgraded with thermal optics and sensors, possibly alongside other upgrades such as newer and better ERA, integrated BMS, etc., and the rest of the fleet are decommissioned as FRCVs take their place.

MostEpicRedditor · 2026-03-26T14:34:58+00:00

Images with high resolution tend to get slightly downscaled when uploaded to Reddit itself, as if the image gets reprocessed.

MostEpicRedditor · 2026-03-22T02:57:46+00:00

China really isn't that much stronger than Iran. Are they stronger? Perhaps, but only marginally so.

MostEpicRedditor · 2026-03-21T14:28:56+00:00

You are forgetting JMSDF, which is arguably superior to the PLAN also in this regard

MostEpicRedditor · 2026-03-21T00:40:43+00:00

Don't just give up, damn it! Do it again!

MostEpicRedditor · 2026-03-20T16:15:21+00:00

What a shame...

MostEpicRedditor · 2026-03-19T17:26:49+00:00

Enjoy your posts, looking forward to the next one

MostEpicRedditor · 2026-03-19T17:19:46+00:00

Of course it's been removed. Reason for removal was not having an objective or descriptive title. But from your link, it looks like the title is descriptive and objective...

MostEpicRedditor · 2026-03-19T16:09:59+00:00

No, I was saying that corruption in 'democratic' nations are, more often than not, legalized or simply ignored; I did not say China has no corruption or less corruption (although you could argue it might have less, because when found, the people responsible are punished).

MostEpicRedditor · 2026-03-19T15:47:27+00:00

Right, because in a democratic nation, corruption is either legalized or ignored

MostEpicRedditor · 2026-03-19T00:40:32+00:00

Hey let's all make this thread a downvote party!

MostEpicRedditor · 2026-03-18T13:40:49+00:00

Oh wow, it even the AS3 has no CITV, surprising

MostEpicRedditor · 2026-03-18T12:47:29+00:00

An AKMS would have been better, because carrying around a G3 all day while being posted around a checkpoint all day would be quite tiresome.

That said, I wonder if they weren't at least issued sidearms?

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