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| Apr 11, 2023 at 0:06 | comment | added | Italian Philosophers 4 Monica | Not sure what your point is. I was answering the OP's claim that airlift covers all needs. It doesn't when it comes to heavy armor. The fact that VDV "owns" normal armor doesn't support the OP's point, not unless those tanks are also airlifted into a combat zone. By that token, while the US can airlift Abrams tanks with C17s, I doubt it's part of their doctrine to do so near an actively contested combat zone. Airlifted armor remains fragile for now. Yes, paratroops can be used to quickly seize a location, but they need heavy backup ASAP. Crete, MarketGarden, Hostomel... | |
| Apr 10, 2023 at 11:32 | comment | added | got trolled too much this week | Actually it does. The 40th Naval Infantry Brigade has a battalion of T-80s. I recall now some were seen in Ukraine, where they won the few tank-on-tank duels in this war (thanks to thermals and better reverse speed on the T-80.) | |
| Apr 10, 2023 at 11:24 | comment | added | got trolled too much this week | The VDV has [main battle] tanks, surprisingly enough. For instance, the 7th Guards Mountain Air Assault Division includes the 104th Tank Battalion, [stationed at] Novorossiysk, Novorossiysk Krai, according to wikipedia. Likewise, the 76th Guards Air Assault Division includes the 124th Tank Battalion etc. It's been said a long[er] time ago that VDV are hardly [just] airborne/paratroopers anymore in the Russian doctrine. They are basically the rapid intervention force, nowadays. (Dunno if the Morskaya Pehota has MBTs though.) | |
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| Apr 9, 2023 at 17:14 | history | answered | Italian Philosophers 4 Monica | CC BY-SA 4.0 |