Here's an article about the T-60 deployment Swag told us about a few days ago.
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zon...-ukraine-front
"Quantity has a quality all its own." -Josef Stalin
We shall see...
I think it's interesting how Soviet/Russian army tactics changed since WW2. Leaving aside artillery for a moment, in WW2, most attacks started with infantry. Early in the war, these infantry often attacked in human waves. Later, infiltration tactics were utilized to good effect. Once a breakthrough was achieved, tank formations would rush into the breach to begin the deep penetration, exploitation phase. It could be costly, in terms of infantry casualties, but it worked.
After WW2, during the Cold War, all Soviet infantry became Motor Rifles, and rode into battle in BTRs and/or BMPs. The days of pure infantry attacks seem to have passed. It wasn't broke, so why did the Soviet high command decide to fix it? Did they suddenly start caring about friendly casualties?
Since the end of the Cold War (Part 1), first in Grozny, then in the attack on Kiev, the Russians have sent armored forces into MOUT without dismounted infantry support, both times with disastrous results for the attackers.
I haven't read much about Russian tactics in the Donbass in recent weeks, but apparently, most attacks start with serious artillery prep.
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