U.S. Analysis of the Russian T-90 Tank: Key Insights
How the T-90 Tank Was Captured in Ukraine
The United States will investigate a captured T90 tank.
The United States plans to examine a T90 tank that was seized in Ukraine and handed over to U.S authorities as reported by Peter Suciu from The National Interest (NI).
The tank used in the special military operation has received varying assessments from Ukrainian and Russian sources regarding its performance aspects.One criticism highlighted by the author is the positioning of its autoloader on the revolving turret base—a flaw that may lead to turret separation from the hull upon impact, by a projectile.Nevertheless Suciu notes that this arrangement allows for the T 90 to achieve rates of fire.
Strengths and Flaws of the Russian T-90 Tank
The article mentions that despite the imperfections of the tank in question the United States has displayed interest in it; this is evidenced by the sighting of the T90 in a vehicle yard, in Louisiana last year.
The Pentagon has verified that the Russian tank is currently under investigation at the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Marylands vicinity as of April 2023 according to reports from a Reddit user known as Mutantlight who shared an image of the captured T‐9 on a transportation carriage and mentioned spotting the vehicle at a rest area, in Louisiana.
What Makes the T-90 a Subject of U.S. Military Interest
As per the Telegram group "War Journalists of the Spring " the T90 tank was from the 27th Independent Motorized Rifle Brigade and was seized on September 25th in Kyrylivka in the Kharkiv area, by Ukraine’s 92nd Brigade.
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