wartime upgrades

As UVZ is refiting and upgrading tanks at considerable speed reportedly 3+ tanks (T72 and T80) per shift !!  , the backlog of the FCS and optics seems to be one of the main obstacles to upgrade speed and quality

The Sosna-U and similar are now reserved for T90 , so the wartime upgraded T72B and T80BV are getting whatever is left so the thermals with cca 25% shorter recognition range that Sosna U

As noted before some of the T90 that were supplied to Russian army and Wagner in last couple of months are obvious Indian contract models  distinguished buy somewhat specific reactive armor layout on the turret

Stickers with lettering on the day sight unit indicate it was taken from 'export' production run as they  all have engraved lettering.

1G46 sight is the same 1PN96MT-01, which is used instead of the more advanced Sosna-U sight on the current upgrades of the T-80BV and T-72B tanks.

First recorded ejection from helicopter in combat

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Russian pilots ejecting from Ka-52, February-March 2022. Unique footage: the video shows the ejection of the crew of a Ka-52 "Alligator" helicopter, which was shot down at the beginning of the war. At 0:15, we see the beginning of the operation of the attack helicopter's jet-ejection system. The crew survived and continues to fight. The Ka-52 is the world's only helicopter with an ejection...

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Russians employing a very effective smoke screen as they advance across a field. 

https://www.reddit.com/r/CombatFootage/comments/10tgqkc/russian_tankinfantry_formation_advancing_under/

Excellent shot of a 155mm Base Bleed going down range

how much more expensive are base bleed shells?

Lots of DIY kamikaze drones are being manufactured by Ukrainians.

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Enemy kamikaze drones. While corporations are working on the technical equipment of the enemy, on our side they are opposed by loners and enthusiasts who simply love their Homeland and do everything possible for the sake of victory. We are waiting for new "birds" for thoughtful preparation and study for a more successful counteraction. Join Slavyangrad chat. Your opinion...

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Leo1A5 going to UA. We can probably consider these to be FSV?

I suspect they'll be used as MBTs.

Farmplinker said:

I suspect they'll be used as MBTs.

well, let's define what that actually means? As far as I  can see, most tanks in .ua get used as FSVs. Most MBTs do not get killed by other MBTs. And given 70mm frontal armour, I'd not care to  pitch Leo1s (and T6x) against MBTs.

The Ukrainians would probably rather use a Leo 1 than try to  hope a BMP will use its missiles to kill tanks. Maybe try to use it where they won't be guaranteed to go against the most modern T-72s, but I wouldn't be surprised if that fails.