Wind iron or dangerous weapon: what to wait for the Armed Forces from the Soviet T-54 tanks in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
Probably, the command of the Russian armed forces intends to throw this technique into the battle, so the Armed Forces fighters may face a veteran of the Russian tank troops. What the outdated Soviet armored vehicles are capable of and what Ukrainian defenders can face, according to the material of Army Recognition analysts. According to the newspaper, before the war in Ukraine the Russian army had about 13,000 tanks, including 2 850 pcs.
Available tanks, of which: at the same time, about 10 200 tanks of different types and modifications were stored in warehouses. However, during the fighting of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, 1850 tanks that were destroyed, damaged, thrown or captured, analysts said. In view of such losses, the Russian command is forced to return the older generation tanks, such as the T-54 and T-55, which are quite a lot in stock in the Russian Federation.
The T-54 tank is outdated compared to modern basic combat tanks, but still has some combat capabilities that can be used on a modern battlefield. The tank is equipped with a 100mm D-10T rifle, capable of shooting armor-piercing and pugs. For most types of modern armor, these tools do not pose a danger, but it is capable of affecting light armored vehicles and infantry.
The tank tower has a steel armor that provides some protection against debris and small arms, but it is vulnerable to modern pie and tank shells. Although some tanks have been upgraded with jet armor to improve the protection against cumulative shells. On the T-54 there are diesel engines, which allows to develop speeds up to 48 km per hour, in addition, the margin of the course is 500 km. Therefore, the tank is significantly inferior to modern mobility machines.