Tank Warfare: Explosive Robots, Reluctant Tankmen, and Indestructible Vehicles
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Russian forces attempted to attack Ukrainian positions with a 70-year-old T-54 or T-55 tank packed with explosives and rigged with radio remote controls. The vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) was destroyed after striking a mine and being hit by a Ukrainian anti-tank missile. The use of such a VBIED highlights the increasing desperation of Russian forces, who are running out of modern weaponry and turning to long-stored tanks and fighting vehicles.
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