re: #36 ckkatz

Yup, it does sound like the Russian upper echelons are more excited than the ‘stuckees’ who are about to be issued it.

It seems that the boots on the ground are far less enthused about receiving the T-14 Armata than the brass is…..

If any of the relatively few available tanks were deployed, it would likely be most useful for “propaganda,” the MOD argued, saying that Russian commanders “are unlikely to trust the vehicle.”

In an updated intelligence post on Wednesday, the MOD referenced these reports, but suggested Russian forces “were reluctant to accept the first tranche of T-14 allocated to them because the vehicles were in such poor condition.”

It’s a parade tank. I’d be reluctant to bet my life on it, too.

newsweek.com