Soviet tanks named the most adapted to modernization

One of the main characteristics of armored vehicles is its adaptability to modernization. As it turned out, the highest Soviet and Russian combat vehicles.

These findings can be done by studying world ranking compiled by the American publication the National Interest.
The authors believe that some of the samples of armored vehicles remain popular throughout the decades not because of thick armor, powerful weapons, superior ride quality or other technical characteristics. Only the ability to upgrade allows a long time to adapt military equipment to the changing realities.



After reviewing a variety of military vehicles produced by different countries at different times, researchers came to some surprising conclusions. They put on the first and second place among the most adaptable world of tanks T-55 and T-72 made in USSR. Still in the top five included English Centurion, as well as the American M4 Sherman and the M60.

As the T-55 is constantly improved, it continued to operate in different countries of the world for several decades. In particular, it is on the tank for the first time in the world was installed by active protection system. T-72 is also perfectly suited for modernisation. First he came only because he began to be later than T-55.