How Russia seeks to eliminate NATO Tanks

Tanks from the West are on their way to Ukraine, which might lead to a key turning point in the war if the Russian military does not find serious solutions to NATO's assistance to their adversary. Learn about Russia's strategy for dealing with NATO tanks in today's thrilling new narrative. 😩😩⚠⚠❗

Germany has finally capitulated after months of pressure and goal-post shifting, and the Leopard is now officially hunting on the Ukrainian killing fields. A few British Challengers and, soon, almost thirty American Abrams will join it, with more likely to follow shortly after. How will the Russian Federation avoid a catastrophic defeat and defeat western tanks as the conflict in Ukraine escalates and Russia faces the very real possibility of losing to its much smaller neighbor? The three tanks being sent, the Leopard II, Challenger 2, and Abrams, are some of the best in the world and are widely regarded as the best three tanks ever made. Although each tank has its own advantages, all three pose formidable obstacles to Russia's aging tank forces.

The Leopard adopts a more centered strategy and offers exceptional mobility, defense, and firepower. Because of its simplicity, low cost of operation and maintenance, and widespread availability of replacements and replacement parts, it is regarded as the best tank in the West as a whole right now. The Leopard will persist in a grueling, attrition-based conflict, while other western models might encounter significant resupply and replenishment difficulties. In a way, the Leopard is the west's response to the Soviet Union's strategy of mass-producing good but not excellent tanks, with the difference that the Leopard is constructed to western standards and is far more capable than any Russian equivalent. The British-built Challenger 2 main battle tank has never suffered a defeat in battle at the hands of an adversary.

The British decided that simply outliving everyone else would be the best strategy for victory when creating their own tank. The Challenger makes up for any weaknesses in other areas—and there are very few—with defense. Because the Challengers' top-secret Chobham, or now Dorchester, armor is unmatched anywhere in the world, the British allocated all of the Challengers' extra points during character creation to armor class. While many Leopards have been lost in combat operations, no Challengers have ever been wiped out by enemy action. With all of its armor installed, it even outweighs the American Abrams by about 2 tons. The US's Abrams is the next item on Russia's list of impending headaches. This tank is known for being both deadly and challenging to keep in working order.

Given that developing new tank armor is a technical challenge for both the British and Americans, the Abrams and British Challenger have a lot in common in terms of armor. The use of depleted uranium in both offense and defense may be its most well-known characteristic. The Abrams receives substantial protection from DU armor plating, but at a price. According to many American tankers and even some infantry, the use of depleted uranium ammunition and armor plating by the US government is to blame for the enigmatic Gulf War Syndrome that followed Desert Storm. However, it was during Desert Storm that the Abrams first gained notoriety for itself, as unlike the Challenger, not a single tank was lost to enemy action.

The Abrams completely destroyed many of the tanks Russia is currently using, so this should be of particular concern to Russian tankers. However, America was hesitant to give the Abrams to Ukraine for one very specific reason—it is an absolute idiot when it comes to maintenance. Its capabilities are so far beyond science fiction, and like much American technology, it is a logistical and maintenance nightmare. The US replaced the diesel engine with a gas turbine engine with a colossal output of 1500 horsepower. Given that the newest Abrams model is now too heavy to cross most road bridges, that are great, but the engine also needs intensive maintenance from personnel who have undergone special training. Ukraine has shown that a farmer with a solid understanding of diesel engines and access to a machine shop can put a Russian tank back into action on the side of the good guys, but that won't fly with the Abrams.

Due to their desire to be pampered, Americans abandoned diesel in favor of what is essentially a jet engine. Therefore, in the event of a major conflict, American and European tanks would not be able to exchange fuel or even spare parts. In a war with high attrition rates, this is not the best tactic. So how will Russia defeat Western tanks? Well, they haven't exactly been known for their military prowess, but at least they aren't divulging their most secretive plans to the world. However, their past and present behavior as well as common sense can provide us with some useful information. Intimidating infantry assaults across the eastern front have been used by Russia for weeks. Due to the proliferation of western anti-tank missiles, operating a Russian tank anywhere near a Ukrainian position has become a very risky activity.

However, many western observers think that Russia is consolidating its armored forces and training new batches of tank crews in preparation for an extensive offensive to begin in the coming weeks. By then, several Leopard tanks ought to be present in the nation, and it is almost certain that Russia will attempt to concentrate its armor wherever western tanks are being used. Ukraine has been promised about 100 western tanks, and by late spring, it will probably have about 70 of them. The best course of action for Ukraine is to concentrate these numbers in a few strategic locations on the battlefield, because that is far too few to conduct large-scale operations. Russian retaliation is likely, with as much firepower as it can direct at Ukrainian Leopard and Challenger tanks.

If both sides have crews that are equally trained, a Russian T-72, T-80, or T-90 would have no chance against a Leopard II in a one-on-one battle. According to the majority of analysts, the Leopard will be able to survive one or two hits in the same area, especially from the front. In the meantime, the Leopard's cannon, along with its superior sensors and fire control computer, will be able to inflict harm from a distance that is beyond the effective firing range of the majority of Russian tanks. Russia will saturate the battlefield with its own subpar tanks in order to outnumber Leopards and Challengers, turning the battle against western tanks into a numbers game. The plan is similar to one that the west employed in World War II to fight the Germans, and while it cost the western armor horrendous losses, it was successful.

Due to the fact that Ukraine will not be able to use these western tanks in the same way that the west would, we can anticipate similar outcomes there as well. And any tanks the West sends to Ukraine will pay a price for it. What do we mean by this? Well, in the west, tanks are designed to operate as a part of combined arms operations, with the support of aerial platforms and precision artillery. In spite of having a numerical disadvantage of almost 10 to 1, the US and its allies managed to defeat Iraq in the first Gulf War using this strategy. Ten years later, they repeated the feat. Due to its inability to match the US and its allies' capabilities, Ukraine will be forced to use tanks with significantly less support than it would otherwise.

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