A trainload of reactivated T-55 tanks spotted in Russia

The Russian Defense Ministry continues to print out Soviet arsenals. In the vastness of Russia, a train with T-55 tanks, which were produced in the middle of the last century, was noticed. Less than a month ago, eyewitnesses caught a frame with BTR-50P armored personnel carriers of similar years of production.

It is unlikely that T-55s will hit the front line in the NVO zone. These tanks have almost no chance to resist Javelins and NLAW. With the benefit of the case, they can be used as fire support weapons from closed stationary positions. This will allow less intensive use of new T-90 tanks as artillery support.



Earlier, we already wrote about a large transfer of multi-purpose lightly armored tractors MT-LB with installed ship turrets to the NVO zone. Despite the somewhat awkward appearance, such machines can be found application at the front.

In fairness, we note that so far there has been no evidence of the use of MT-LB or BTR-50 in the combat zone. Perhaps they were placed deep in the rear to prevent incidents similar to the raid of the enemy DRG in the Bryansk region. One way or another, the appearance in the second year of the special operation of echelons with reactivated technique last century is, to put it mildly, surprising.