The T62s date back to the 1960s, they were also used by Moscow in Syria. They will be provided to the militiamen to garrison the areas already conquered
A railway train in Melitopol, Ukraine. On board numerous Russian T 62 tanks, pulled out of depots. An antiquated weapon, dating back to the 1960s, that the Army would have decided to dust off to feed the campaign with every available resource.
The decision to reactivate these means has raised various hypotheses. According to War Zone experts, they could be supplied to pro-Russian militiamen, usually equipped with not-so-modern systems. Outdated helmets, uniforms, rifles tell the story. These fighters would use them to garrison the conquered areas, ie with minor roles. However, it is not excluded that the command focuses on a traditional principle: the quantity, avalanches of means to saturate the opposing line-up and in some way lengthen its defenses. We will see in days when and if images emerge from the field.
The T62 – always underline the experts – has clearly inferior characteristics compared to recent tanks and also probable that the operating conditions of these pieces are precarious. In a nutshell: Do they work sufficiently to deal with large movements and battles? The first weeks of the conflict showed many vehicles abandoned by crews due to breakdowns.
Some observers argue that their use is a signal of the need send tanks to the front that must replace the losses of recent months. Moreover, Moscow supplied several T 62s to Syria in 2020 precisely to respond to immediate needs. And there are still thousands of tanks in its arsenals.
May 26, 2022 (change May 26, 2022 | 08:40)
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