IRC IISS claimed 17500 before the war broke out. Remember that the Russians basically throw nothing away, so that probably includes tanks left to rot in a field somewhere. But they’re not above sending soldiers to the front in a half rotten bean can, not as if they care.
IRC IISS claimed 17500 before the war broke out. Remember that the Russians basically throw nothing away, so that probably includes tanks left to rot in a field somewhere. But they’re not above sending soldiers to the front in a half rotten bean can, not as if they care.
@Hyperreality That seems like 28.57% of the entire Russian tank fleet. Oh well…
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Suspect it’s more like 50%. The 17k number includes stuff rotting in a field, much of which is likely only good for (refurbishable) parts.
@Hyperreality Yeah. That seems to be the minimum in this situation. Even 28.5% is quite a big number.
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