Thread by @ChrisO_wiki

1/ Russian tank operators say that they are running short of explosive reactive armour due to losses running much higher than the relatively low rate of replenishment. Documentation published by a Russian foundation states that 100,000 ERA bricks are being produced annually. ⬇️

2/ The 'No Pasaran Charitable Foundation for Humanitarian Aid to the Population of Donbas' recalls:

"Before and at the very beginning of the Special Military Operation, we often received "bald" tanks from storage, many of which were devoid of dynamic protection from the start."

3/ "They simply weren't supposed to have it.

These tanks, of course, had to be manually "finished" in the repair areas of tank units.

Now, all tanks arrive in the troops from the factory assembly line fully equipped with dynamic protection.

4/ "The problem of the ERA shortage today is solely due to the human factor: our GABTU [Main Directorate of Armoured Forces] stubbornly refuses to understand that ERA is a consumable item. Four years of the Special Military Operation – and it still refuses to understand…🤷‍♂️

5/ "I have a letter from the GABTU in my possession, proudly informing me that we have no problems with the ERA, and it clearly states: by 2025, under the State Defence Order, we have manufactured 100,000 Kontakt-1 ERA.

6/ "That's very little, gentlemen from the GABTU! That's damned little. That's barely enough for just 200 "tricked out" tanks.

7/ "Meanwhile, in its response to Deputy [Sergey] Mironov's inquiry, based on my appeal, the Chief Military Prosecutor's Office writes that "tank troops in the Special Military Operation zone are 99% equipped with dynamic protection."

8/ "Now, comrade military prosecutors, that's a complete lie and a blatant lie, as well as a direct violation of the order of our excellent Minister of Defence, according to which "lying is prohibited."☝🏿

9/ "Yes, comrade military prosecutors, I want to inform you that with every combat mission, a tank loses some of its ERA, which then has to be replenished. Even if the tank wasn't hit by antitank missiles during a combat mission, it still loses some of its ERA.

10/ "It loses it with every mission: maybe it's just smashing through a forested area, maybe it's scraping a concrete fence or the corner of a house in a built-up area. Or maybe it's just bouncing across fields, a mounting bolt breaks off, and the ERA is gone.

11/ "I don't know how to get through to you anymore.

In every tank battalion or tank company that's actually fighting, it's vital to always have a couple of thousand ERA in reserve in the repair area. A couple of thousand is the bare minimum." /end

Sources:
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