▲ 106 ▼ Russia revived “previously unrecoverable” engines to restore 5,100 Cold War tanks (euromaidanpress.com) submitted 4 months ago by CityPop@lemmy.today to c/world@quokk.au 15 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] _fryerDan@sh.itjust.works 14 points 4 months ago (9 children) That sucks permalink fedilink source hideshow 9 child comments replies: [–] inari@piefed.zip 30 points 4 months ago 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. permalink fedilink source parent [–] chocrates@piefed.world 21 points 4 months ago (7 children) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] Mihies@programming.dev 2 points 4 months ago (6 children) Do the newer tanks run on something else than diesel, or did you just mean that fuel is a general problem? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] chocrates@piefed.world 4 points 4 months ago (5 children) I meant that Ukraine is decimating Russian oil production. I feel like I read somewhere that modern tanks run on jet fuel? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Mihies@programming.dev 4 points 4 months ago (2 children) AFAIK only Abrams do. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] real_squids@sopuli.xyz 2 points 4 months ago (1 child) And some T-80s permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Mihies@programming.dev 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) Really? That's interesting, I just lookup up checked wikipedia and indeed they can use it. TIL. permalink fedilink source parent [–] TBi@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago (1 child) I thought jet fuel and diesel are similar. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] chocrates@piefed.world 1 point 4 months ago 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] inari@piefed.zip 30 points 4 months ago 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] chocrates@piefed.world 21 points 4 months ago (7 children) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] Mihies@programming.dev 2 points 4 months ago (6 children) Do the newer tanks run on something else than diesel, or did you just mean that fuel is a general problem? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] chocrates@piefed.world 4 points 4 months ago (5 children) I meant that Ukraine is decimating Russian oil production. I feel like I read somewhere that modern tanks run on jet fuel? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Mihies@programming.dev 4 points 4 months ago (2 children) AFAIK only Abrams do. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] real_squids@sopuli.xyz 2 points 4 months ago (1 child) And some T-80s permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Mihies@programming.dev 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) Really? That's interesting, I just lookup up checked wikipedia and indeed they can use it. TIL. permalink fedilink source parent [–] TBi@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago (1 child) I thought jet fuel and diesel are similar. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] chocrates@piefed.world 1 point 4 months ago 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mihies@programming.dev 2 points 4 months ago (6 children) Do the newer tanks run on something else than diesel, or did you just mean that fuel is a general problem? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] chocrates@piefed.world 4 points 4 months ago (5 children) I meant that Ukraine is decimating Russian oil production. I feel like I read somewhere that modern tanks run on jet fuel? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Mihies@programming.dev 4 points 4 months ago (2 children) AFAIK only Abrams do. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] real_squids@sopuli.xyz 2 points 4 months ago (1 child) And some T-80s permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Mihies@programming.dev 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) Really? That's interesting, I just lookup up checked wikipedia and indeed they can use it. TIL. permalink fedilink source parent [–] TBi@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago (1 child) I thought jet fuel and diesel are similar. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] chocrates@piefed.world 1 point 4 months ago 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] chocrates@piefed.world 4 points 4 months ago (5 children) I meant that Ukraine is decimating Russian oil production. I feel like I read somewhere that modern tanks run on jet fuel? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Mihies@programming.dev 4 points 4 months ago (2 children) AFAIK only Abrams do. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] real_squids@sopuli.xyz 2 points 4 months ago (1 child) And some T-80s permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Mihies@programming.dev 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) Really? That's interesting, I just lookup up checked wikipedia and indeed they can use it. TIL. permalink fedilink source parent [–] TBi@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago (1 child) I thought jet fuel and diesel are similar. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] chocrates@piefed.world 1 point 4 months ago 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mihies@programming.dev 4 points 4 months ago (2 children) AFAIK only Abrams do. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] real_squids@sopuli.xyz 2 points 4 months ago (1 child) And some T-80s permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Mihies@programming.dev 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) Really? That's interesting, I just lookup up checked wikipedia and indeed they can use it. TIL. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] real_squids@sopuli.xyz 2 points 4 months ago (1 child) And some T-80s permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Mihies@programming.dev 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) Really? That's interesting, I just lookup up checked wikipedia and indeed they can use it. TIL. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mihies@programming.dev 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) Really? That's interesting, I just lookup up checked wikipedia and indeed they can use it. TIL. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TBi@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago (1 child) I thought jet fuel and diesel are similar. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] chocrates@piefed.world 1 point 4 months ago 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] chocrates@piefed.world 1 point 4 months ago 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. permalink fedilink source parent