Monster Russian turtle tank is destroyed along with two of its smaller ‘siblings’

Ukraine has begun destroying Russian ‘turtle tanks’ using drones and rockets. One was taken out in occupied Luhansk using FPV drones, which the tank’s armour is supposed to protect it from. Drone footage showed multiple FPVs hitting the back of the tank until it burned. Another was blown up in Kharkiv by drone pilots of the 3rd Assault Brigade. The tank was destroyed along with three BMPs and one other tank. A ‘monster’ turtle tank complete with a mine-roller was also taken out. Still images showed it wrecked on the battlefield near the town of Krasnohorivka. The Ukrainians said it was badly damaged using rocket launchers. Russia has resorted to using turtle tanks to try and thwart Ukrainian drones. Commanders say the cheap craft are now their deadliest weapons.
But it seems Kyiv’s troops have found ways to overcome the added protection.

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Monster Russian turtle tank is destroyed along with two of its smaller ‘siblings’
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40 comments

  2. Once you blow off the flimsy outer covering with some HE a turtle tank is just a tank. The covering many delay FPV drones but I doubt they'll stop a Javelin any more than a COPE cage. Nice try, fail.

  4. Those turtle tanks reduce the actual effectiveness of the tank almost to nothing. They have no ability to see around them, cannot rotate their turret to engage enemies, non-functioning defensive systems, cannot easily ingress or egress. It's ridiculous to hobble a machine to that extent, and shows just how desperate the Russians are to try to defend against cheap drones. That right there is a win for Ukraine that battle tanks are basically turned into a hobbled demining machine.

  9. Russian forces started covering tanks and other vehicles with this anti-drone shielding, and now they are taking territory. Coincidence?

  10. Judging from all these footage of downed tanks, it would seem that the Achilles Heel of these Turtle tanks really are their heels (tracks). Once these tanks have been tracked, they can't even use their turrets or mounted guns effectively due to the corrugated shed on their head.

  16. We are witnessing historical events. The British, playing the role of justices of the peace, allowed Ukraine not to pay its bills. After just a couple of years, Russia is already on the territory of Ukraine and is collecting debts from Ukraine itself. This will happen to every European who considers himself superior to the Russians.

  18. Ukraine was created on russian lands with russians, and the ho..ls *(ukrainians) should not have even raised their voices against the russians(ukrainians) in Ukraine,

    but they went nazism (8 years) and fascism to the russian Donbass.

    The war will not end as long as the perverts of truth continue to fool the world

  19. Yeah while Ukraine keeps advancing backwards attacked by shovels armed with washing machine chips, compared to Ukraine aided by 30+Countries and funded Billions!🤡😂🤡😂

  23. I haven't got time to filter through at the war thunder veteran comments on the so-called "turtle tanks' but of those only one "got it". The turtle achieved it's tactical aim of providing a very hard nut to crack while providing fire support for whatever its tactical objective was. Yep several of them were destroyed in the process. They also provided an important distraction to the Ukrainian for the UAV operators – what else was going on that the these drone operators could have been used against? I'd suggest the Russians know exactly what they are doing as demonstrated by their relentless advance against the Ukrainian positions.

    The thing about the Russians is that from time immemorial they have encouraged everyone to underestimate them and look at you all, only too keen to fall prey to yoursheeple mentality in underestimating the Russians. Let's have look at those who have underestimated Russia in the past Napoleon, and the results today thereof. Russia has managed to claw back pretty much every scrap of land taken off them and defeat every major invading force since 1242. Do keep on underestimating them won't you?

  26. I see that the Russians are now using their tanks to even worse effect than earlier in the conflict. The drones have imbued the Russians with a mentality that robs them of effective combat capabilities, exactly what the Ukrainians wanted. The Russians are done, send someone to have "a talk" with Putin.

  27. Aren't the turtle tanks not going to be unbearably hot in the summer? Isn't that the reason they drive around with open turrets in the first place…

  28. And as rich as Russia is, can they really afford to keep building these 1000K beasts that keep getting destroyed by 2K drones? It's the same as the missile issue facing the west, we cannot afford to use 100K missiles to take out 10K drones.

  33. Look at all the ‘tankies’ giving comments 😂. Ukraine may lost some of its territory but Russia is completely delusional if they can annex the entire Ukrainian territories. They simply don’t have the manpower, they lost in Afghanistan during the height of the Soviet empire what makes them think that they can absorb a country with 44 million population that in no way wanted Russia to be there. Russia is already a vassal state for China and India 😂😂😂

  36. Ukraine is not doing well and cherry picking videos to present the “wins” only is misleading and doesn’t do Ukraine any favors. Besides, before anyone celebrates, remember there are PEOPLE on BOTH sides.

  40. After a dozens of drones…. and the tank has plowed deep clearing the road of mines….

    Id say it did its job…
    Cos frankly Russia ReCon troops doin quite well up North…

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