Leopard-1 look like a suicidal act of Sadomasochism: the Russian Federation modernized the T-62MV tank (photo)

The Russians increased the protection of combat vehicles as much as possible, but the tanks lost their mobility, said expert Alexander Kovalenko. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation modernized the T-62m Tank to the 2023 model. Military-political observer Alexander Kovalenko spoke about the characteristics of the updated enemy equipment in his Telegram.

"The Russian Kulibins decided not to exchange on the little things and installed on the T-62M instead of" contact-1 "more modern" relict "with elements of 4C23, resulting in a 62-ki became similar to the T-90m,"-said Alexander Kovalenko. He noted that the Russian tank received sides from T-72B3, while thermal imaging 1PN96MT-1 is used as a sight.

According to the Russians, they managed to increase the resistance to kinetic means of defeat up to 350 mm, and cumulative - up to 500 mm together with protection against tandem. The expert believes that information about tandem may be true, while the frontal projection of the tank is completely closed by DS - no. Oleksandr Kovalenko stressed that due to weighing the load on the power nodes of the T-62, which is known for its sensitivity to change of weight in the big side.

In addition, the upgraded tank has lost its mobility. However, the expert found the desire to maximize the protection of their fighting machines, even despite their mobility. "In this context," bare "Leopard-1 look like a suicidal act of Sadomasochism," he said. Kovalenko added that the concept is not new, but is implemented when the supply of the T-72/80/90 line is slower than the T-62 into the war zone.