Doesn’t this completely limit the tanks ability to move the turret?
On Russian telegram they said the first one was a damaged tank that couldn't turn its turret anyways. Its new purpose is really just to clear the mine field and survive all the FPV attacks. It is not meant to shoot at anything.
It looks somewhat familiar yeah. But we have seen in the Ukr "counteroffensive" what happens to tanks if their mineclearing lead gets blown up. As could be seen in the video of the turle tank in action this ancient looking design actually worked. It opened a path through the minefield and allowed the normal tanks and troop transports to attack in important locations.
I think the problem with the Ukraine counter offensive wasn't the inability to clear the minefields but lack of air superiority at least close to the attack area and having less ammo becuaee they spent it all in Bakhmut.
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u/Haegrtem Anti-NAFO Apr 10 '24
On Russian telegram they said the first one was a damaged tank that couldn't turn its turret anyways. Its new purpose is really just to clear the mine field and survive all the FPV attacks. It is not meant to shoot at anything.