Russia Sending Captured Tanks Filled with Explosives Back at the Hohols

At least Russia is keeping their sense of humor in the conduct of a war where they are fighting for their continued existence as a distinct people.

Kamikaze tanks are hilarious, even if they don’t kill anyone.

RT:

A video circulating online purportedly shows Russian troops deploying a captured Ukrainian tank after converting it into a powerful Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED). Other similar incidents have been reported since the start of the conflict in Ukraine.

The footage of the “kamikaze tank” – which could not be independently verified – was allegedly filmed this month in Donbass, near the frontline settlement of Maryinka, to the west of the Russian city of Donetsk. The tank was said to be loaded with six tons of explosives and sent back towards Ukrainian positions without a driver.

The vehicle, which appears to be a Soviet-made T-54, was reportedly stopped by a land mine and later hit by a rocket-propelled grenade, causing its cargo to detonate.

Just days earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry reported a more successful example of the same tactics. An explosives specialist explained how his squad packed a captured Ukrainian MT-LB tracked tow vehicle with 3.5 tons of explosives and five FAB-100 aviation bombs, before directing it towards a Ukrainian outpost some 300 meters away.

The payload was detonated remotely as a result of which “the enemy suffered significant losses both in equipment and manpower,” the commander said, citing intercepted Ukrainian communications.

Another case was reported by military bloggers in February. An MT-LB was allegedly loaded with aviation bombs and specialized explosive charges, which are normally used by UR-77 Meteorit mine-clearing vehicles to rapidly breach paths across minefields, and sent towards Ukrainian positions.

The Ukraine is a real war between two modern armies. It is really great that technology is allowing funny stuff to happen, instead of just gay stuff, like $300 drones dropping grenades in trenches.

No cap, I don’t appreciate those videos of drones dropping grenades on dudes. It’s a war, so I’m sure it’s all fair, but it’s like “duuude, you’re cheating.”