Comments by "UzuMaki NaRuto" (@UzumakiNaruto_) on "Ukraine Admits Heavy Losses, As Russia Takes Podgorodnoye, Most Soledar, Encircling What's Left" video.

This does come with a significant increase in weight and also makes them a much larger target. The weight increase for Bradleys is also because of increased protection for its crew and troops. Unlike the Russians, NATO countries actually CARE about the survival of their troops because they don't see them as throwaway cannon fodder. Also the lower profile of the BMP and other vehicles has done nothing from having 2,500+ of them destroyed or damaged so far during this war. A few feet in height isn't going to make much difference to a ATGM coming your way.
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@miguelestrada3157 There's a difference between preparing to encircle a place or an army and actually doing it. Russians haven't shown that they have either the forces or ability to complete such an operation.
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The Russians have lost at least 2,500+ IFV/APCs to date so I don't think that lower profile is working out too well when facing modern ATGMs.
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@limedickandrew6016 Regardless of the type of tanks the Iraqis had during the Gulf wars, its pretty clear that they were nothing but cannon fodder for the Allied armored forces. The Russians have already lost a large portion of their newer tanks and its going to be interesting to see how many even remotely modern tanks they're going to have left to bring to the fight in the coming months and how many even half decently trained crews they'll have to run them. If the Russians hadn't completely messed things up so badly in the opening few weeks of the war, they'd be much better off now than they currently are. Luckily for the Ukrainians the level of Russian incompetence was off the charts and now they're fighting at a huge disadvantage in modern equipment and in experienced men.
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2,500+ lost armored IFVs/AFVs later and I don't think the lower profile of Russian vehicles are making much of a difference to the ATGMs that are taking them out.
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@KingOhmni Believe it or not but directionless men can find themselves during times of war. More so if they already co,e from broken backgrounds or are prone to violence. How can they 'find themselves' when so many of them have been wiped out at the front being thrown to the wolves? Dead men can't find themselves.
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@andresarmento7227 Lightly armored vehicles is also the reason why the Russians have lost like 2,500+ of them to date if not more. I guess when you care more about the speed of advancement during an attack rather than the protection of your troops and crews then it makes sense to prioritize mobility over protection. Lets just put it this way. Given the choice you would NEVER EVER choose to be inside a Russian tank or IFV over a western one if you value surviving an attack.
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How are Soviet tanks better when they're getting destroyed at such a high rate to the point that the Russians are resorting to bringing tanks from the Cold War era back into service because they lost so many of their moderately modern ones? Could you ever imagine the US losing so many Abrams tanks that they would have to resort to bringing M60 tanks back into service to replace their losses? Would never happen.
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