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Originally Posted by blankall
How hard is it to operate a modern tank? Presumably Russia is also losing their tank crews as well. Are these things simple enough that most random soldier can operate them? Or is there a limited supply of trained operators, that Russia will quickly run out of?
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The operation of a MBT, isn't that hard. Its the nuances of it that are tough. Any dummy can drive a tank. Its not that hard. Its more about how the crew fights the tank, and understands tank tactics.
I mean the T90M can best be described as an advanced version of the T72 with better speed, armor and fire control, but still has a lot of the issues of the T-72. A bulky stupid autoloader. Weird ammunition storage concepts. The failure of its protective systems were paramount in Syria.
The T-90 was built as a budget tank to bridge between a 3rd generation tank like the T-72 and the Next Gen T-14, but it doesn't do anything well. It has gun trouble which reduces the range. It feels like the Shtora active countermeasures system just plain doesn't work properly.