I've seen a longer version of this video. The tank stops after ramming into a tree and then there is a larger explosion. It explains by this time drones were assisting in the fight and that is what probably caused the final explosion.
Seems like a first class ad for the Bradley. You make the point that the volume of fire kept the T-90 from using its heavy caliber weapon. Anything less well-protected than this would have gotten blown up pretty thoroughly.
Good assessment. The Bradley/Tank engagements during Gulf War 1 were with 25 mm Depleted Uranium sabot rounds, and they kill any Warsaw Pact vintage armour. Even with the reactive coverage on the newer Russian Tanks, I’ll wager the mass and velocity of a DU Sabot would defeat a T90. It would be interesting to see if the newer Russian “interceptor” type defensive systems could deflect a DU round enough to save the tank.
Anyway, I doubt very much that the US Government would ever authorize that DU ammo for sale to any other country. Perhaps some enterprising ammunition company would consider producing a 25 mm Tungsten penetrator sabot round?
PS I just checked on CAT-UXO, and the M791 25 mm round IS Tungsten. So much for my brilliant suggestion on producing ammo.🙄
Love your assessments and the knowledge that you possess. I served in the Marines many years ago (Vietnam era) so a lot of the weaponry and armor you show was barely on the drawing board. Keep up the good work.
There is a slight jump between the clipped footage Ryan analyzes and the tank spinning off into a tree, so it might be spliced... or just a graphical glitch.
Ryan, because of your background, I'd be curious to hear your opinion on Kontakt-2 or similar reactive armor, which the T90 supposedly has, versus weapons like the TOW.
I saw the longer version with the crew running off at the end too, but I think there were cuts in the video. I had an occasion as a journalist to fire a Bradly's gun at the Fort Irwin National Training Center and I remember just firing it as one of the loudest experiences of my life, so what the guy's eardrums were experiencing in the Russian tank I can't imagine.
i watched the video and i was like ... not sure it is destroyed and might even drive still just fine.
My bigger question with all the hits did it damage / destroy the optics making the russian tank combat inefficent and useless basically if it cant see where it fires.
Thats one of the things i always wonder with all the tanks. Sure they might be heavily armored but a well placed shot from an assault riffle could make the tank not able to shoot back if you hit the optics. Now the bradley has bigger bullets and the big question for me was if if the impacts could have caused more damage
Ryan, thanks for the analysis. A question or two, you mention that the Bradley crew probably had the gun loaded up with the Sabot armor piercing rounds, would those have pierced the tank
2nd. I swear I have seen a longer version of this video where, has it starts to back up/retreat, the T90's turret begins just spin uncontrollably, and ultimately crashed into a partly destroyed house, then the video stops. I was wondering if that indicated the crew was incompacitated, or dead. Also, someone else committed at this time that the uncontrollable turret rotation would have prevented the crew from being able to escape
I've seen a longer version of this video. The tank stops after ramming into a tree and then there is a larger explosion. It explains by this time drones were assisting in the fight and that is what probably caused the final explosion.
Here is the longer version: https://www.reddit.com/r/UkraineWarVideoReport/comments/1957vpk/t90m_torn_apart_by_bradley_in_close_combat/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3
Seems like a first class ad for the Bradley. You make the point that the volume of fire kept the T-90 from using its heavy caliber weapon. Anything less well-protected than this would have gotten blown up pretty thoroughly.
And here is a full video at normal speed: https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/1745942957486751770?s=20 - got it from my sub on Reddit. Video is 8 minutes long.
Good assessment. The Bradley/Tank engagements during Gulf War 1 were with 25 mm Depleted Uranium sabot rounds, and they kill any Warsaw Pact vintage armour. Even with the reactive coverage on the newer Russian Tanks, I’ll wager the mass and velocity of a DU Sabot would defeat a T90. It would be interesting to see if the newer Russian “interceptor” type defensive systems could deflect a DU round enough to save the tank.
Anyway, I doubt very much that the US Government would ever authorize that DU ammo for sale to any other country. Perhaps some enterprising ammunition company would consider producing a 25 mm Tungsten penetrator sabot round?
PS I just checked on CAT-UXO, and the M791 25 mm round IS Tungsten. So much for my brilliant suggestion on producing ammo.🙄
Love your assessments and the knowledge that you possess. I served in the Marines many years ago (Vietnam era) so a lot of the weaponry and armor you show was barely on the drawing board. Keep up the good work.
Here are is one example for longer videos: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4sB943eRENs&pp=ygUPVHdvIGJyYWRsZXkgdDkw
The channel "RedEffect" has similar.
There is a slight jump between the clipped footage Ryan analyzes and the tank spinning off into a tree, so it might be spliced... or just a graphical glitch.
Ryan, because of your background, I'd be curious to hear your opinion on Kontakt-2 or similar reactive armor, which the T90 supposedly has, versus weapons like the TOW.
I saw the longer version with the crew running off at the end too, but I think there were cuts in the video. I had an occasion as a journalist to fire a Bradly's gun at the Fort Irwin National Training Center and I remember just firing it as one of the loudest experiences of my life, so what the guy's eardrums were experiencing in the Russian tank I can't imagine.
https://youtu.be/es-yxUtbGmU?si=8T8hMmwBSVDWbIId
Longer version. Turret is set on a continuous rotation and tank runs into a large tree before being what like destroyed. 3 crew escape.
i watched the video and i was like ... not sure it is destroyed and might even drive still just fine.
My bigger question with all the hits did it damage / destroy the optics making the russian tank combat inefficent and useless basically if it cant see where it fires.
Thats one of the things i always wonder with all the tanks. Sure they might be heavily armored but a well placed shot from an assault riffle could make the tank not able to shoot back if you hit the optics. Now the bradley has bigger bullets and the big question for me was if if the impacts could have caused more damage
the whole video is on YouTube check United24 media
Ryan, thanks for the analysis. A question or two, you mention that the Bradley crew probably had the gun loaded up with the Sabot armor piercing rounds, would those have pierced the tank
2nd. I swear I have seen a longer version of this video where, has it starts to back up/retreat, the T90's turret begins just spin uncontrollably, and ultimately crashed into a partly destroyed house, then the video stops. I was wondering if that indicated the crew was incompacitated, or dead. Also, someone else committed at this time that the uncontrollable turret rotation would have prevented the crew from being able to escape
I saw crew bailing out
Every time you do some armoured content, I drop everything. I love it, thanks for providing an opportunity to learn, share, and improve.
I would not want to be in that tank, the crew must have had their bell rung. I cannot imagine the noise inside that tank with the many hits
Looks like everyone involved learned the meaning of "combat browns"