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minus-squarechocrates@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·10 days agoYeah, but modern Russian tanks break down a lot, these ate going to be a nightmare. Plus the armor is so old munitions probably slice through them. Plus diesel is a problem all over Russia now. Still better for Ukraine if they weren’t there.
minus-squareMihies@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·10 days agoDo the newer tanks run on something else than diesel, or did you just mean that fuel is a general problem?
minus-squarechocrates@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·10 days agoI meant that Ukraine is decimating Russian oil production. I feel like I read somewhere that modern tanks run on jet fuel?
minus-squareMihies@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-29 days agoReally? That’s interesting, I just lookup up checked wikipedia and indeed they can use it. TIL.
minus-squareTBi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 days agoI thought jet fuel and diesel are similar.
minus-squarechocrates@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 days agoI dunno really. Abrams have a turbine engine that is optimized for jet fuel but can run on “most” fuels. Most tanks have a diesel piston engine.
Yeah, but modern Russian tanks break down a lot, these ate going to be a nightmare. Plus the armor is so old munitions probably slice through them.
Plus diesel is a problem all over Russia now.
Still better for Ukraine if they weren’t there.
Do the newer tanks run on something else than diesel, or did you just mean that fuel is a general problem?
I meant that Ukraine is decimating Russian oil production.
I feel like I read somewhere that modern tanks run on jet fuel?
AFAIK only Abrams do.
And some T-80s
Really? That’s interesting, I just
lookup upchecked wikipedia and indeed they can use it. TIL.I thought jet fuel and diesel are similar.
I dunno really. Abrams have a turbine engine that is optimized for jet fuel but can run on “most” fuels.
Most tanks have a diesel piston engine.