🇬🇧 A battle took place a few hours ago: the russians were advancing with armored vehicles but encountered our tank, which wished the occupiers a "good" night. The survivors have replenished the exchange fund>

The positions from which they launched their offensive were counterattacked by assault groups of the 225th Separate Assault Battalion and are now under our control. We continue our work; stay tuned for updates.

https://t.me/DeepStateUA/20516

51°22'23.3"N 35°09'09.2"E

https://t.me/JusuMakonis/4266

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[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 55 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Driving straight into a MBT is certainly one of the strategies of all time

[–] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 13 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Then when you survive, you go round the corner of your wrecked vehicle to check, as if needing to confirm that "yup, thats a tank".

Also goddamn that one guy running straigh across, past the front of the tanks, towards the treeline.

[–] CptEnder@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

The whole crew must have been caught off guard, surprised no one swept him with an aux. This is some WWII shit with modern hardware.

[–] N0body@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 3 months ago

Charge of the ~~Light~~ Vatnik Brigade

[–] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 32 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

You weren't lying when you said point blank. That cannot have been more than 10 meters away.

[–] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 28 points 3 months ago (1 children)

This is actually ridiculous. I bet the tank operators were so confused haha

[–] d00ery@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago

Gunner - "Are you sure those aren't our guys!?"

Commander - "Yes, fire!"

[–] Doom@ttrpg.network 19 points 3 months ago

My God I can't imagine how that blast must've felt on the body.

[–] LowtierComputer@lemmy.world 14 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Were they trying to forfeit? I really don't understand the logic of driving almost straight at an enemy tank and showing your broad side.

[–] zakobjoa@lemmy.world 23 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Fog of war, misidentification and disorientation.

[–] Badeendje@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The brr crew must have thought these were friendlies.. noone would knowingly drive at enemy armor like this...

[–] CptEnder@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yeah I'm guessing this because it's a T-72B yeah? They must have missed the Ukrainian colors lmao.

[–] zakobjoa@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

The driver saw "a tank" at best. If the gunner/commander were even looking in the right direction, nothing tells us their lens wasn't dirty, the optics broken or everything was shaking too violently for a proper look. It's easy to overestimate how much you can really see out of your steel coffin, especially when it's 40 year old soviet steel coffins.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 11 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

GUNNER, HEAT, PC!

TRAVERSE LEFT!

~UP!~

FIRE!

[–] tomatolung@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

In Ukrainian.

We need a video of this, it's very meme-able.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 months ago

There’s a relatively recent game (GHPC) with absolutely bonkers voiceovers. It really jacks up the immersion.

[–] bradorsomething@ttrpg.network 5 points 3 months ago

Looks very much like the tank (and its friend) had taken a hit and was being checked out by infantry; great way to test the expendability of russian infantry.