Russian tank guns can fire 12 kilometers, while the US M1A1 tank can only fire 4 kilometers, and the Leopard 2 main gun can only fire 3.5 kilometers. Because the Russian T-62M tank was specially designed with a firing platform that allows the tank to fire at a large angle of elevation, greatly increasing the range.
The Russian tanks have all changed. Tanks are no longer assault armored weapons. Tanks are assault guns, tanks are self-propelled artillery. Tanks need to engage in long-range target strikes through a large angle of elevation. In fact, the fire control computer of a tank is not worse than that of a self-propelled artillery.
Russian tanks are for long-range artillery support for frontline infantry units. Russian tanks are mobile artillery. The Russian tanks want to keep their distance, away from the threat of Ukrainian FPV drones. Have you noticed? In recent months, there have been very few videos of Ukrainian forces blowing up Russian tanks into torches, or tank drivers being blown into the air!
Because the Russian tank tactics and offensive tactics have all changed! Normally, traction artillery should be on the battlefield for fire support, but the Russian army now has a small group of infantry multi-route infiltration tactics. One brigade can be split into more than 100 infantry groups, and the brigade's own artillery battery can't possibly provide enough support.
Therefore, Russian tanks have become self-propelled artillery, supporting infantry combat in a flexible and mobile way. Of course, this kind of tactic is not rare. During the Korean War, our army had already seen it.
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