{"id":1693172,"date":"2022-10-14T06:30:10","date_gmt":"2022-10-14T10:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1693172"},"modified":"2022-10-16T09:52:12","modified_gmt":"2022-10-16T13:52:12","slug":"desperate-putin-russia-is-upgrading-ancient-t-62-tanks-for-ukraine-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desperate-putin-russia-is-upgrading-ancient-t-62-tanks-for-ukraine-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Desperate Putin: Russia is Upgrading Ancient T-62 Tanks For Ukraine War"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdesperate-putin-russia-is-upgrading-ancient-t-62-tanks-for-ukraine-war%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1693172&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Last month, a video showing \u201cvintage\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.19fortyfive.com\/2022\/09\/watch-video-shows-russia-deploying-ancient-t-62-tanks-to-ukraine\/\">T-62 tanks loaded on train cars<\/a> bound for Ukraine went viral online. Anton Gerashchenko, an adviser to the Ukrainian government, shared a short clip of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/the-war-zone\/russia-deploys-50-year-old-t-62-tanks-to-ukraine-front\">60-year-old main battle tanks (MBTs)<\/a> lined up on railway cars. <\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"ru\">\u0420\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u044f \u043c\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0444\u0438\u0446\u0438\u0440\u0443\u0435\u0442 800 \u0442\u0430\u043d\u043a\u043e\u0432 \u0422-62 \u0434\u043b\u044f \u0432\u043e\u0439\u043d\u044b \u0432 \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0438\u043d\u0435. \u042d\u0442\u043e \u0437\u043d\u0430\u0447\u0438\u0442, \u0447\u0442\u043e \u0432\u0441\u0435 \u0431\u043e\u043b\u0435\u0435 \u043d\u043e\u0432\u044b\u0435 \u0442\u0430\u043d\u043a\u0438 \u0422-64, \u0422-72 \u0438 \u0422-80 \u0437\u0430\u043a\u043e\u043d\u0447\u0438\u043b\u0438\u0441\u044c, \u0430 \u043d\u043e\u0432\u044b\u0435 \u0431\u044b\u0441\u0442\u0440\u043e \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0438\u0437\u0432\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u043d\u0435\u043b\u044c\u0437\u044f <\/p>\n<p>\u041e\u0446\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0442\u0435 \u043e\u0431\u0441\u0442\u0430\u043d\u043e\u0432\u043a\u0443 \u0442\u0430\u043d\u043a\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0437\u0430\u0432\u043e\u0434\u0430 \u043d\u0430 \u0432\u0438\u0434\u0435\u043e, \u043a\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0442\u0438 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/w9Z43ZJict\">pic.twitter.com\/w9Z43ZJict<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>\u2014 IanMatveev (@ian_matveev) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ian_matveev\/status\/1580216195546243072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 12, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOld Soviet tanks taken out of conservation by Russia \u2013 with no protection against modern weapons. And new Russian conscripts (also with no protection against modern weapons and a modern army \u2013 we\u2019ve seen what they fight in). Perfect combination, doomed for success, I would say,\u201d Garashchenko tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>This week another video, which has been seen more than 750,000 times and widely shared across social media platforms, appeared to show a Russian factory refurbishing the antiquated armored vehicles. Dozens of tanks were apparently being made ready for deployment to Ukraine. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cRussia is modifying 800 T-62 tanks for the war in Ukraine. This means that all newer T-64, T-72 and T-80 tanks are over, and new ones cannot be produced quickly. Assess the situation of the tank factory in the video, by the way,\u201d explained video blogger Ian Matveev (@ian_matveev).<\/p>\n<p>Multiple analysts quickly agreed that it speaks of the desperate situation the Kremlin finds itself in, as it now relies on such antiquated hardware. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/petersuciu\/2022\/09\/26\/video-of-russian-tanks-circulates-on-social-media\/?sh=543536c051d3\">As previously reported<\/a>, the T-62 was developed as an improved variant of the T-55 series and was first introduced in 1961. It was certainly a capable tank for the Cold War, and many of its design features became standardized in subsequent Soviet and Russian mass-produced tanks. However, the vehicles are likely older than many of the crews \u2013 and possibly their parents! <\/p>\n<p>Yet, what it may lack in modern capabilities, it could make up for in significant numbers. <\/p>\n<p>The former Soviet Union <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/old-russian-t62-tanks-could-give-ukrainians-trouble-in-combat-2022-6\">built more than 22,000 T-62s between 1962 and 1975<\/a>, which means there are a lot of parts available to service the basic vehicle. Moreover, the T-62 \u2013 despite its age \u2013 could be a platform many Russian reservists are familiar with, and even also be an easier platform to be trained on than the later T-72, T-80, or T-90. <\/p>\n<p>Many of the \u201cclassic tanks\u201d that have been deployed to Ukraine have also been upgraded to the T-62M and the T-62MV models. Those have been equipped with the BDD applique armor package and mobility improvements as well as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/military\/world\/russia\/t-62-variants.htm\">\u2018Volna\u2019 fire control system<\/a>. In addition, the T-62MVs are fitted with the enhanced protective \u2018Kontakt-1\u2019 explosive reactive armor (ERA) on the sides of the hull, the glacis plate, and on the front of the turret. <\/p>\n<p>It is still unclear if those upgrades will actually provide enhanced protection \u201cas advertised.\u201d Soviet-designed Cold War armor, including the T-62 as well as the more advanced T-72, have proven to be especially vulnerable to western-made anti-tank weapons such<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last month, a video showing \u201cvintage\u201d T-62 tanks loaded on train cars bound for Ukraine went viral online. 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