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UK Defense Ministry: Heavy attrition of Russian main battle tanks partially due to Russia’s failure to properly fit explosive reactive armor.

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The ministry said on Aug. 18 that if used correctly, ERA degrades the effectiveness of incoming projectiles before they hit the tank. “This suggests that Russian forces have not rectified a culture of poor ERA use, which dates back to the First Chechen War in 1994,” the report reads.

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