The lack of unification in the armored vehicles has become one of the key problems of the Russian army during the war against Ukraine. This problem, along with other disadvantages in maintenance, has caused a significant reduction in the combat capability of Russian armored vehicles.
The issue No. 10 of the Russian magazine "Logistics" states that the real repair of the Russian Federation tanks is 3-5 times lower than the declared in official documents. This increases the repair time by 15-20% or more. T-72 and T-80 tanks have incompatible blocks of fire control systems. The use of seven different types of engines complicates logistics, repair and maintenance. Machines require replacement of engines, batteries and other key components. Communication systems, electrical equipment and sights require large -scale refinement. When the armor breaks, fire control systems, stabilizers, charging machine and power units are destroyed. Often, injuries are caused by fire, ammunition detonation and crew loss.
As of the time of invasion of Ukraine, the problems of maintenance have reached a critical level, complicating the support of the combat capability of armored vehicles in conditions of active fighting. The presence of numerous types of components and the need to involve specialists from the factories significantly slows down the repair of equipment that fails on the battlefield. Also, the use of a minimal preparation of conservation significantly increases the risk of loss due to malfunction.
The lack of unification, lack of spare parts and specialists, as well as overload of repair bases indicate a deep crisis in the system of logistics of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. This significantly affects the efficiency of the Russian army in the long war and makes it dependent on old equipment, which has to be constantly restored in limited resources.
