Here is the Reason Why Russian Tanks are Smaller, Shorter and Lighter Than Western Tanks
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- Опубликовано: 16 ноя 2022
- Here is the Reason Why Russian Tanks are Smaller, Shorter and Lighter Than Western Tanks
The Soviet tank design concept had a preference for two tiers of tank, with one tank is less capable, but can be produced in greater numbers, and a more capable tank which was less numerous, but better-suited to tank combat. These pairings can be seen with the T-54/55 and the T-64, or with the T-72 and the T-80. In general, Western preferred to deploy a single main battle tank platform to establish a unified fleet of tanks. The Soviet designers exhibited a preference for making tanks relatively small, low-profile, and not too heavy. Meanwhile, Western vehicles became progressively larger and heavier through the second half of the 20th century, with notable exceptions to this trend being the Leopard 1 and AMX-3 tanks.
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The western MBTs that have been destroyed in combat (still very few in number), have almost exclusively fallen prey to IEDs destroying the tracks, not ATGMs, and subsequently been destroyed by friendly units to prevent capture. Turkey did actually lose a number of early-model Leopard 2 tanks is Syria to AT-weapons, though these tanks were not using the very latest armor upgrades. The information in this video is not correct in its assumptions.
The two-tier tank design was not actually intentional, and thus was not the result of a preference for a two-tier design concept. It just happened that the development of the T64 --> T80 family of tanks turned out more expensive, so the T62, which was actually a stop gap design awaiting the arrival of the T64, remained in production. Because of the exclusiveness of the T64, this model was then employed exclusively for domestic use.
Then the T80 was developed from the T64, and the cost once again proved excessive; so the T72, which had been developed as a competing design, was adopted to fill out the roster. The Soviet Union would happily have canceled the T80 at this time, had it been possible to do so. But the two lines were developed in different parts of the Soviet Union. When it split up, the T72 development and production remained in Russia, where it was further developed into the T90. The more expensive and somewhat more refined T80 underwent further improvements in Ukraine (though at a slow pace), where it was originally developed and manufactured. It is incorrect to regard the T90 as inferior to the T80, which it should have been if the T72 had actually been a less capable design than the T80.
Or to put this another way: Even if the original T80 was, say, 10 % "better" than the original T72, there would have been no reason, from an efficiency standpoint, for the Soviet Union to employ the T80, as it was also vastly more expensive and slower to produce than the T72. However, there was internal politics at play, and the team behind the T80 had excellent political leverage.
A comparison between the T62 and the T64 is far more unequal, because the T64 was actually far ahead of the T62 in most aspects. It was, however, also too far ahead in cost per unit. In that setup, the T64 was the primary choice, but it was simply far too expensive and complex, so they were forced to supplement its production with the cheaper T62.
The T54/T55 was also mentioned. This was simply a normal development step where the T54 evolved into the T55. There was nothing "two-tier" about that at all.
It is true that the T55, T62 and T72 have been mass produced and exported, while the T54, T64 and T80 have somewhat less impressive production numbers and have seen limited export. But all for different reasons. The T54 was simply replaced by the T55, the T64 production was by necessity complemented by large numbers of T62 tanks, and the T80 was allowed to remain in production, despite the T72 being the better choice.
The philosofy, we are seeying on the invasion of Ukraine very well, is that quantity is better than quality. So, making smaller tanks that carry less personel, helps a lot in that aspect. But due to modernization of small anti-tank weapons, tanks not well maintened, and not well trained army, the number advantage is not working.
?? How have we seen quantity over quality is working in Ukraine?? Remember US Abram's were on the offensive against Iraqi soviet tanks and beat them easily, and western tank doctrine is for defensive battle! Russian tank design is flawed!! The West will turn towards auto loaders as the French leclerc has done but they do not store the ammo in a caresel, but rather a box magazine with blow out doors!
Quantity was better than quality at WWII. URSS stopped the Blitzkrieg by basically drowning the German army with t-34s. Today Russia still have a huge amount of soviet armoured vehicles, but they can't do nothing against modern AT missiles or other MBTs. The t-72, t-80 and t-90 updates are really good taks, but not enough; and newer projects like Armata can't go very far because of the russian economy.
What about Israeli Merkavas and newer Chinese tanks ❓
@@Booz2020 newer Chinese tanks are probably no better the Russian T80Bvm or T90a
Well, Iraq did not have t80 for the relaization of the doctrine. There were only t72s, and they were of the 1980-82 export model, which means they are worse than those that the USSR made for itself. There probably weren't even panoramic sights there. In the early 90s, the t72 was upgraded to the t72B, which is a completely different matter. Fighting on the m1a1 and m60 of the latest modification against the export versions of the t72, t62, t55 and t54 is one thing, but against the modernized t80 and t72, where the t72 is cannon fodder, is another matter. It doesn't even make sense to talk about the confrontation of newer m1s against export t72s of the 80s.