Russia and Ukraine flashpoint

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Ryuu96 said:

Ukraine has said the T-90 is "not different from the T-72", Lol.

The design of the T-90 series is based on the chassis of the T-72 (gotta start somewhere..). So the Ukranian conclusion is not completely off. However, major changes are in electronics, obviously, and the change to "western-style" loading mechanism so that the gunners no longer sit on the ammunition, and the turret no longer flies into the air when hit. Still there must be major differences as the T-90s weight 20t less than western tanks which tend to be really, really heavy.