Despite economic sanctions Russia capable of producing 150 tanks per month
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An interesting article. It looks like whoever wrote it included refurbished/upgraded tanks taken out of storage and tanks
simply taken out of storage. The number of new builds is closer to 200 for the year. For example, 840 tanks have been taken
direct from storage - anything from old T54/55 and T62 through to T72 (most not upgraded over the years) and some T80.
As the drain continues on reserves for Russia there are still up to 3,000 in service with more in reserve. The problem is that
there are more of the old types being used which may mean that many of the later types in storage may be "missing" vital
equipment - mostly in the electronic components sections as chips contain valuable metals.
Conversely, Ukraine is starting to receive tanks which were specifically designed to counter the Russian types with the Leopard II,
Abrams, and Challenger II being a match for the best Russian tanks and far superior to older types.
Whether foreign intentions to build tanks in Ukraine is viable remains to be seen but in the meantime Russia looks to be struggling
to efficiently field a tank force. This may be a problem with experienced crew availability rather than production.
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