![]() ![]() "They were produced in the USSR, and there were problems with safety," Lion said. The tanks Ukraine is currently using are different than ones coming from NATO countries. The coming weeks of the war while the ground is still frozen will likely be a game of tanks and, for Ukraine, a game of waiting for better, faster, safer western tanks to arrive, including British Challengers, German Leopards and American M1 Abrams models. Major tank battles with the Russians loom, while the location of Ukraine's tanks - even while under repair - is top secret. Tanks are necessary, and the more the better." "The tank is primarily needed for the infantry," he said. Now, after a year of fighting, tanks are his identity. "I also have a lion tattoo from before the war, and, well, it's my character."īefore the war, Lion worked for 15 years for the railway. "They need repair and good handling."īatsenko is a gunner with the Ukraine army's 3rd Tank unit, known as the Iron Brigade. "They are old it's no secret," says Roman Batsenko. It takes a lot of work to keep Soviet-era workhorses of Ukraine's armored divisions in the fight. Transported to her new home in rural Western Australia, T24676 will undergo a full ground up restoration.Ukraine's stop gap strategy is simple: Fix the armored vehicles you've got, and get them back into battle. Eventually abandoned on the farm, T24676 has embarked on a new lease of life after a collector found her sitting in paddock. To lighted the weight of the tank, the turret was removed and disposed of. It was a farmer who bought T24676 for the purpose of using it to clear scrub and other towing duties around the farm. This particular Grant was most probably sold from the wheatbelt town of Nungarin. All surplus Grants were sold off at disposal auctions state wide. All of these ex British Grants were delivered to Western Australia and that is where they remained for the duration of the war. ![]() After the Germans were defeated in North Africa, a number of these British owned Grants were transferred to the Australian army. ![]() Originally used by the British army in North Africa, this tank sustained battle damage from German anti tank and small arms fire during it’s tour of duty. Fortunately, a good deal of information on this vehicle is provided in the description on youtube: This video from late August shows footage of a rather worse for wear looking M3 Grant tank being driven around. ![]()
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