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Russia revived “previously unrecoverable” engines to restore 5,100 Cold War tanks
(euromaidanpress.com)
That sucks
this post was submitted on 14 Jun 2026
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The upside:
The strategic frame, in Jompy's closing assessment: "The loss of the vast Soviet legacy stockpiles means the capability to quickly regenerate after high attritional warfare won't be there anymore for Russia, and they'll have to change their approach to mechanized warfare." Russia is committing the recoverable end of its Cold War inheritance to this one war. There will not be another.
Yeah, but modern Russian tanks break down a lot, these ate going to be a nightmare. Plus the armor is so old munitions probably slice through them.
Plus diesel is a problem all over Russia now.
Still better for Ukraine if they weren't there.
Do the newer tanks run on something else than diesel, or did you just mean that fuel is a general problem?
I meant that Ukraine is decimating Russian oil production.
I feel like I read somewhere that modern tanks run on jet fuel?
AFAIK only Abrams do.
And some T-80s
Really? That's interesting, I just ~~lookup up~~ checked wikipedia and indeed they can use it. TIL.
I thought jet fuel and diesel are similar.
I dunno really. Abrams have a turbine engine that is optimized for jet fuel but can run on "most" fuels.
Most tanks have a diesel piston engine.
Guys with cars on blocks in the front yard are rejoicing
Help me understand, if Russia is on the ropes, how come from time to time I see posts of articles, where Russia is building stuff near NATO borders, and the neighbour countries are preparing for possible hostility, with what? These bad boys?
It's a fair question. The thinking is they'll stop here and rearm with their very active arms industry rather than throw their war economy into the shitter.
There is no doubt they have squandered their USSR inheritance though.
They are bringing the literal archaic tankies
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Highly effective I’m sure