Russia's Deadly Tanks Have Discovered a New Way to Win On the Battlefield
Michael Peck
Security, Eurasia
Tank trousers.
“Tank trousers” and “tank carousels” are among the new tactics that Russian tank crews are using, according to Russian media.
In an era of localized conflicts without clear front lines, jihad-mobiles equipped with anti-tank guns and IEDs, the idea of large tank armies facing off along vast fronts has become a thing of the past,” writes Sputnik News, which described the visit of a journalist from the Rossiya Segodnya news agency to witness exercises of T-72 tanks of the 20th Guards Combined Arms Army.
One maneuver was known as the tank carousel, which seems to involve rapid fire by tanks taking turns firing and then moving to the rear.
“It allows us to fire over an unlimited time period,” said Captain Roman Schegolev, a Russian tank company commander. “There can be three, six, nine or more machines. They move uninterrupted in a circular motion, one pummeling the enemy, the other moving to the rear and reloading, the third preparing to enter firing position, and so on. Non-stop shooting. Just make sure to feed the shells.”
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