The Russian tank industry has overcome one of its main problems – the lack of modern sights for tanks. journal reports forbes.
Until 2014, it was noted that high-quality Sosna-U tank optics required imported components – for example, the French matrix of the Thales thermal imager had to be “painfully substituted for imports” after sanctions were imposed on Russia. .
“Judging by the tanks Uralvagonzavod sent to the front, the import substitution efforts bore fruit,” the article says.
Forbes noted that a video of the T-80BVM cascade leaving the site of the Omsktransmash plant last week entered the network. The magazine states that these are old machines that have been removed from storage and upgraded to the latest level.
“The sensors in their turrets indicate the presence of Sosna sights,” the publication says.
Before that, former American intelligence officer Scott Ritter I’m amazed The success of the crew of the tank “Alyosha”. He noted that the Russian tank, which single-handedly destroyed eight units of enemy equipment, plunged the Ukrainian army into confusion.
Previously in the State Duma offered to organize An exhibition of broken NATO equipment.