Signs of war
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It would be incredibly obvious if Russia actually got serious. They've just been using the war as a training exercise and excuse to modernize / propaganda on the home front. Taking a page out of the US playbook with a low intensity forever war.
Also a way to get rid of riff-raff they've built up over the years: top-heavy military bureaucracy, poorly maintained units, and prisoners. I guess that's one sort of modernizing.
They've been testing out their new Universal Combat Platform, as well as seeing how effective their decades old equipment is at certain tasks (using T-55's as mobile and hard artillery for example). Smart, with the US doing the same thing.
So using tannks to shoot shells at a high angle to hit further targets? Like a quasi artillery gun?
They are using them more as medium or close range hybrid infantry support/artillery with 100mm High Explosive shells. Unlike traditional artillery, which is a very soft target, these T-55s can maneuver into position with infantry and use their large guns to take out hard targets and lighter enemy vehicles. Plus, each T-55 has a heavy machine gun mounted for both air and ground defense. Overall it's an interesting strategy to use otherwise outdated vehicles, but I'm not sure how effective it will be.