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Russia revived “previously unrecoverable” engines to restore 5,100 Cold War tanks
(euromaidanpress.com)
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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.