It has been almost two years since the start of the war between Russia and Ukraine. This war, from a small-scale war at the beginning, has become a war between two major forces. One of them is Ukraine, which has strong support from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; The other is Russia, which provides some arms aid from countries like Iran. Although the war caused great harm to both the United States and the Soviet Union, Russia's military power should not be underestimated due to its strong industrial capabilities and the rich military heritage left behind during the Cold War. The Ukrainian side is also deeply impressed by this. Although they have been fighting to eliminate Soviet tanks, for every 19 destroyed, 90 new Russian tanks are put into battle, and this production efficiency and supply capacity is amazing. Such a large industrial production capacity allowed Russia to gradually pass through the most difficult period of World War II and demonstrated its tenacious military strength to the world.
However, according to US intelligence estimates, Russia has damaged more than 3,000 tanks since the start of the war between Russia and Ukraine. This data is not only surprising, but also calls into question the degree of modernization of the ** army. Some even argue that these defeats have brought Russia's military back to 18 years ago. They use two examples to prove this point. First of all, at this year's National Day parade, Russia showed only one T-34 tank, which clearly does not correspond to today's state of the art. Secondly, over time, a large number of T-62 and even T-55 tanks have been put into battle, indicating that the Russian army is transferring a large number of old tanks from its own reserves to the front line, and this is the strongest evidence of the decline in the combat effectiveness of the Russian army.
However, Russia strongly denied this statement. They also noted that Russia is capable of coping with the battle. After the Russian-Ukrainian war, all Russian military facilities were put into combat readiness and provided the best support for the battlefield. After going through an arduous struggle, the Russian army gradually got rid of difficulties and demonstrated its strong military production capacity and combat capability.
Sergeichemzov, president of Russia's state-owned technology group, even proudly said that Russia had significantly increased the production of military equipment last year. For example, the production of tanks, the production of four and a half percent of light armored vehicles, two and a half percent of artillery and multiple rocket launchers, as well as the production of various ** have increased by 60 times. Such a huge increase in production has not only attracted the attention of the world, but also given Russia a new understanding of its military strength and capabilities.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that tank production in Russia has grown by 5 percent since the start of the "special operation".6 times. More than fifteen hundred brand-new combat vehicles can be built a year, among which there are T-72B3M, T-80 BVM, T-90M and so on, which can replenish consumption in battle and ensure the combat effectiveness of the Russian army. Not only that, there are a lot of old equipment in Russia that has been carried over from the Soviet era, such as the T-62. After being repackaged and refitted, the old tank was reinvigorated and played an important role in the war. With the military power of Russia, there is no need to worry about the problem of insufficient ** at all.
Ukraine's agreement with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization looks too large relative to Russia's strong production capacity. James David Vance, a member of the US Congress, lamented that Russia can produce in a month what the United States produces in a year. He also said that the United States can only make 30,000 bullets a month, compared to 25,000 bullets in Russia's military-industrial complex. Such a huge contrast in capacity demonstrates the strong strength of the Russian military industry.
In the case of tanks, Ukraine has largely lost the ability to remanufacture. Most of the tanks currently in use, such as the T-64 and T-72, have been borrowed from the Soviet era, or from the Czech Republic and Romania in Eastern Europe. The Ukrainian army's "Leopard" and "Abrams" tanks perform much better on the ground than the Russian ones, but in such an extreme war between Russia and Ukraine, this ** is too complicated. Moreover, in terms of numbers, they are also far inferior to Russia, just like in World War II, the battle between the Tiger tank and the T-34, trying to destroy the enemy, but in the end they failed.
The study also said that even as the war in Ukraine continues, Russia will still be able to quickly regain tanks from its stockpile and vehicles in use, so that it can withstand the attrition on the battlefield for the next three years. This gives the best people the confidence to control the situation of the war, and through the continuous attrition of the Ukrainians, they will slowly lose their combat capability, so as to achieve their strategic goals. But the course of this war is not fixed, as the Russian-Ukrainian war continues, how long can Russia's military reserves last, and whether Ukraine's military strength can recover within a certain range, which will have a huge impact on the entire war situation. Therefore, the battle between Russia and Ukraine, both strategically and tactically, will face great uncertainty.