There is a video of a fighting Syrian T-90 being hit by a TOW-2A missile operated by terrorists. Thanks to its ERA, it survived relatively unscathed with only minor injury suffered by one of the crewmembers. It's not clear what type of T-90 it is, but the most likely conclusion is that it is a mid-production T-90. One T-90A transferred to the Syrians, however, was lost and subsequently captured by the Harakat Nour al-Din al-Zenki terrorist group during the fighting in Aleppo in June 2016. Regardless of the circumstances, the T-90 has proven itself to be a tough nut to crack.
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Lieutenant General Omar Bradley had reason to be pleased by the last week of July 1944. His First Army had scratched out a substantial foothold on the Normandy coast, capturing three times more French territory than his British allies. He had cut off the Cherbourg peninsula to the west and pushed his army south. His carpet bombing of the German Army south of St. Lo, Operation Cobra, helped crack the enemy line. But his four corps, composed mostly of infantry, were still only inching forward. It had taken him almost two months to advance approximately 80 square miles. He needed to win the war faster than this.
But American armored divisions had yet to prove themselves in the war. In North Africa, the 1st Armored Division never got the knack for exploitation. In Sicily, the 2nd Armored Division was limited to supporting the infantry, and in Italy, the 1st was restricted to the roads as it moved up mountainsides. In Normandy, Collins had already deployed his 2nd and 3rd Armored Divisions, but they fought in swampy areas and only partially committed to the fight. Troy Middleton knew what an infantry division could do, but he was not so sure about tanks and openly expressed his reservations about using armor for exploitation.
Lieutenant-General Jacob L. Devers, commanding general, 6th Army Group later commented that the Battle of Hatten-Rittershoffen "was one of the greatest defensive battles of the war." The 14th Armored Division was nominated for four Presidential Unit Citations for its actions at Hatten-Rittershofen. Of these, two were awarded. Col. Hans von Luck, who commanded the 21st Panzer Division at Hatten-Rittershoffen wrote in his memoirs "Panzer Commander" that the battle ".... was one of the hardest and most costly battles that had ever raged on the western front." These are strong, telling words from a professional German panzer officer who had fought with Rommel's famed Afrika Korps in North Africa, served two tours of duty on the Eastern Front, and led the only armored counter-attack to be attempted against the Allied beachhead in Normandy. A veteran officer who served on the staff of Army Group G during the battle wrote after the war that the American defense of the town against overwhelming odds was "heroic."
The key to victory in the desert was the tank, whose armor could withstand most enemy fire, and whose guns could shatter unarmored or lightly armored vehicles. The British had concluded from these two factors that armored warfare would consist primarily of tank-on-tank battles.
Rommel recognized the British theory was correct, if one accepted the premise that armored warfare would consist of tank-on-tank battles. But with Hitler uninterested in Africa, Rommel knew he had no chance of matching British tank numbers. He decided to fight the war differently than the British expected, resolving to withhold his relatively few tanks until the final push or drive to gain a decision---and to find another way to destroy British armor.
Ephesians 6:10-17 is not just a call to arms, but also a declaration of victory. If you are going to gain this victory, you must put on "the whole armor."The Girdle Of Truth - The Believer's IntegrityEphesians 6:14A soldier in Paul's day had a leather girdle that he tightened about his waist to protect his loins and carry his weapons of warfare, such as a dagger or sword. The belt also held his tunic together so it wouldn't be snagged. In Christian armor, it is integrity that holds everything else together. If you do not have integrity in the big and small things of your life, you are going to lose the battle. Would people say that you are a woman or man of integrity? If not, then you cannot win the battle.The Breastplate Of Righteousness - The Believer's PurityEphesians 6:14The breastplate of a soldier was sometimes made of woven chain and used to cover the soldier's vital organs. For the Christian, the breastplate is righteousness. The enemy wants to attack you not only with lies, but also with impurity. He wants you to read filthy magazines, watch immoral movies, and engage in all temptations of the flesh. The bottom line is that Satan wants to get into your heart and mind. He's looking for a crack in your armor. And don't be fooled. Satan knows where that crack is. Is your heart pure before God? If not, then you cannot win the battle.The Shoes Of Peace - The Believer's TranquilityEphesians 6:15 A Roman soldier's would have hobnails on the sole, very much like football cleats because when they were fighting they needed solid footing from which to move.Unless you have a solid footing of peace, you can never make war. Sounds like a contradiction, doesn't it? When Satan comes against your tranquility, he throws out stones and briars of doubts and discouragement to cause you to stumble. Do you have peace right now? If not, then you cannot win the battle.The Shield Of Faith - The Believer's CertaintyEphesians 6:14The Roman soldier's shield measured approximately two by four feet and was made of wood covered with leather. In that day, soldiers dipped arrows in oil, then lit them and shot them at the enemy. These shields were vital to protect the solider from getting burned.Satan is going to fire flaming arrows of doubt at you. He wants to place subtle doubts in your mind about God and His Truth. He knows a spark can ignite a big fire. You will need to feed your faith and starve your doubts. Are there any seeds of doubt in your mind today? If there are, then you cannot win the battle.The Helmet Of Salvation - The Believer's SanityEphesians 6:17A soldier used a helmet to protect his head because if his head was wounded, he wouldn't be able to think. Every believer needs to have the mind of Christ under the control of Almighty God.When a person is saved, for the first time he has his right mind. A person without the Lord Jesus Christ has a form of insanity. They do not operate with the mind that God made them to have. The most important thing for you to have at all times is an assurance of your salvation. Do you know that you are saved? If you aren't, then you cannot win the battle.Do you want to fight with the armor of a Christian solider and live a victorious, abundant life? Then, prayerfully put on Jesus. He is Truth, He is Purity, He is Peace, and He is Sure. DIGGING DEEPER INTERNET BIBLE STUDYTo learn more about the warfare of the Christian, log on to our Internet site www.lwf.org during the month of July and click on "Digging Deeper." There, you'll discover a Bible Study that you can do alone, or with a group.
The T-90A itself currently remains in Russian service only. Some sources claim the T-90A took part in the 2016 fighting in Syria as part of the Russian contingent or that it was simply transferred to Syrian forces. One such T-90 was hit there by a TOW-2A missile. Thanks to its ERA, it survived relatively unscathed with only minor injury suffered by one of the crewmembers. One T-90A transferred to the Syrians was, however, lost and subsequently captured by the Harakat Nour al-Din al-Zenki terrorist group during the fighting in Aleppo in June 2016. Regardless of the circumstances, the T-90 has proven itself to be a tough nut to crack.
APCR are usually very expensive, especially when they are considered premium ammo (as they are on most tanks). As a result, APCR is best used only when needed. APCR is usually best used when AP shells are not enough to reliably penetrate an enemy tank, since they usually have much more penetration. APCR shells do have some disadvantageous characteristics compared to AP which may reduce their penetration, however these are usually not enough to completely negate the penetration advantage they have versus AP rounds. In fact, many players fire APCR when they face well armored enemys, offsetting the cost by driving profitable tanks or investing real life money.
The armored fist of a tank force is supported by avulnerable logisticaltail. No less an authority than the German master of armoredforces, Heinz Guderian, said that "Logistics is the ball and chain ofarmored warfare" (Roberts 2011). American tank forces fighting onislands such as Tinian sometimes found that not enoughtrucks had been brought ashore topermit rapid resupply of ammunitionand fuel. In other situations, enemy fire prevented soft-skinnedvehicles from bringing up the supplies. In some cases this meant thatpart of a tank force had to be devoted to transporting the supplies.Tanks were sometimes also used as armored ambulances to evacuate casualties from areas under heavyenemy fire.
The Type 97was usuallysupported by the Type 95 Kyu-golight tank, which had a maximum of 12mmof armor, a 37mm gun, a 6.5mm bow machine gun, and a maximum speed of 28 miles per hour (45 km/h).This tankhad very poor visibility, and a number were destroyed with mass bazookafire on Saipan when they stumbled into the American perimeter. It didnot help that the turret had room only for the tank commander, who wasovertasked trying to simultaneously command the tank and man the turretgun. The Type 97 was so lightly armored that American tanks armed with75mm guns wereforced to use quick-fused high explosiveshells against them:Armor-piercing rounds, and even ordinary high explosive shells, simplypassed through the tank without exploding. American heavy machine guns were capable of penetrating the armor at close range. 2ff7e9595c
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