Tuesday, 05 March 2024, 18:03
05.03.2024 14:23
The most modern Russian main battle tank, the T-14 Armata, never crossed into Ukraine as leaders were wary of potentially losing the valued asset on the battlefield.
That’s according to the British Defense Ministry citing intelligence reports, Ukrinform saw.
The head of Russia’s defense company Rostec, Sergey Chemezov, said on March 4 that the most modern Russian main battle tank, the T-14 Armata had entered service in the Russian army but would not be deployed in Ukraine. According to the official, that was due to the high cost limiting large-scale manufacturing.
The British Ministry of Defense notes that the T-14 Armata made a debut on Victory Day parade in 2015, when it stalled during a rehearsal. The 1st Guards Tank Army was due to receive Armata tanks in 2021 but it is highly unlikely that the delivery to any front-line unit has actually taken place, according to experts.
In December 2022, the next-gen Russian tank had been spotted during exercises in southern Russia as Kremlin intelligence agencies claimed it would be deployed in Ukraine, the review notes.
“To date, it is almost certain that the T-14 Armata MBT has not been deployed in Ukraine. This is highly likely due to the potential reputational damage of losing the ‘prestige’ vehicle in combat and the requirement to produce greater quantities of MBTs which can only be satisfied by other variants,” British intelligence concluded.
As Ukrinform reported earlier, in its previous review, British intelligence noted that in February, Russia employed unmanned aerial vehicles to strike Ukrainian infrastructure, including energy, in order to weaken Ukraine’s industrial capacity.
Photo: Vitaly V. Kuzmin, vitalykuzmin.net/uk.wikipedia.org
(C)UKRINFORM 2024
What is more stupid, the fear, or use it in action? If it was such a Wunderwaffe you could sent it to the front. But Russia is even afraid of that………………………strange, very strange.
“Russia’s new tank — its T-14 Armata — is probably too expensive to use in Ukraine, top weapons maker says”
https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-unlikely-using-best-tank-ukraine-too-costly-weapons-maker-2024-3
That may not be the whole truth, though. A tank that reportedly even broke down during parades probably isn’t ready for combat, that may be the most important reason. 😁
Imagine the embarrassment if one broke down in Ukraine, and was captured or destroyed. The publicity and any thoughts of exporting this junk, would be catastrophic.
https://www.modelwereld.eu/images/productimages/big/RUSSIAN-T-14-Armata-Main-Battle-Tank-UA72058-doos.jpg
This one works!
Well, that’s obviously a Chinese copy, Veth! 😄
Whatever the truth, they stay home, so should the invaders.
Your avatar is a provocation, mike! 🙈
My avatar is the next president of the United States. Zelensky’s ‘victory’ over Petro was a provocation.
Trump will never be my president. I won’t accept him as such. I don’t even accept him as a human being. 🐀
Your choice, which i respect. But unlike RuSSia we are a democracy.
And, I respect yours, too, Mike. I just had to say what I had to say. Case closed.
2 days before your conversion, you wrote, “He will bring total chaos to both Ukraine and the United States if elected POTUS. God help us!”
Can I ask what changed?
At one point his avatar was a confederate flag.
He seems to have an affinity for losers and traitors.
I don’t have an affinity for you, Joe.
You remember when i supported Trump and he won. You told me you need a drink. Please don’t fall under the table in November! 😁
The reputation is already ruined. This “tank” is a joke across the planet.
I’m not sure it had a reputation to begin with. The only proof it exists was one being towed away in Red Sq.
That’s exactly what this “tank” is world-famous for.
That and the Kuznetsov. 😂
😁👍