Comments by "chaosXpert" (@chaosXP3RT) on "" video.

  1. I think it's important to understand the design philosophies behind American and Soviet tanks to understand the differences they achieve in war. Soviet tanks are designed to be simple, cheap to produce and rugged. They are designed to have every advantage they can upon arriving on the battlefield. They are small, to make them harder to hit, they only require 3 crew members so you cna field as many tanks as possible, they have large caliber guns, they are simple and rugged. Their autoloader is not complex, so it can function reliably and be mass-produced. However, once a Soviet tank is hit or disabled, it's considered an acceptable loss. They're meant to be expendable. If the turret explodes because of where the ammo is stored, oh well. The US took a different approach. The Americans knew that in a war with the USSR in Europe, they would most likely be outnumbered. They also knew that tanks are expensive. They expensive to build, expensive to train crew on, expensive to transport across oceans and expensive to maintain. This is why having something like blow-out panels is so important. With all the ammo stored in one place, not only does it protect the crew, but it also minimizes damage to one part of the tank. American tank doctrine totally anticipates recovering tanks to be repaired. It's a lot cheaper to repair and refurbish damaged tanks than it is to build a whole new tank.
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  2. Artillery can kill tanks. We've seen it in Ukraine. But it has to be a direct hit. Thankfully now, artillery has gotten accurate enough to do so, especially with the new GPS-guided munitions, like the excalibur. And artillery can do severe damage to vehicles alongside tanks. According to the YouTuber "Red Effect", the armor on the sides of BMP 1's and BMP 2's is thin enough that shrapnel from 155mm howitzer can punch through. So when it comes to tanks, there's more than 1 way to disable or knock one out, including using artillery. But as we've seen in Ukraine, there have been moments with Russia infantry have been caught without any counter to tanks. Tanks are still needed and still essential, it's just that the tactics and deployment of them has been modified.
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  3. The number of Challenger's is so few, that they are being used primarily as a reserve force and for training. I've seen a video of them training in northern Ukraine, around Kyiv. The Abrams will most likely go to the front lines in the East or South. The Russian fortifications means that the Abrams will not have to drive far. Unless, there is a sudden breakthrough in Russian lines and there are nothing but open fields in front of the Ukrainians, logistics for the Abrams won't be such a big deal that everyone is making it out to be.
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