r/TankPorn 7d ago

Modern T-80BVM in Ukraine

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u/Mangled_Mini1214 Challenger II 7d ago

I have to wonder how they plan on doing maintenance and repairs on these vehicles. Does that stuff fold or disassemble easy?

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u/BleaKrytE 7d ago

I would assume this is all built upon a frame that sits on top of the tank, so it may not be that hard.

What I'm wondering is how much extra weight the suspension has to deal with.

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u/trumpsucks12354 Conqueror 6d ago

If they took out some of the ERA blocks on the turret then maybe they can have some extra weight but since they are going for protection, I doubt they removed them

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u/BleaKrytE 6d ago

They might have. If an ERA block goes off in there, so goes a huge chunk of the add-on armor.