For decades, the large, sleek, technologically advanced main battle tanks used by NATO’s armies enjoyed a distinct air of superiority over their Soviet and Russian counterparts in the minds of Western war planners, military experts and the public at large. The Ukrainian conflict busted this myth. What happened and why? Sputnik explains.
Predictions about tank warfare being a relic of the 20th century have turned out dead wrong, with Russia and NATO deploying hundreds of main battle tanks and thousands of other armored vehicles in Ukraine. Former Pentagon officer David T. Pyne shares his assessment of Russian tank forces’ capabilities against those of the Western alliance.