The winner of the "Tank biathlon" T-72B3M withstood 19 hits in real combat — Mass media

The T-72B3M tank, which at one time won the Tank Biathlon show, demonstrated the wonders of survival during real combat operations in the SMO zone.

This was told to RIA Novosti by a tank driver with the call sign Zubr. According to him, the combat vehicle withstood 19 hits in one battle and completed the combat mission.

"The T-72BZM tank used to participate in biathlon and won it, then I got it. Accordingly, this vehicle has been tested in combat, in the last battle it withstood 19 direct enemy hits, remained in service, completed the task, inflicted a fire defeat on the enemy," the tanker said.

He stressed that the tank had survived numerous hits, as Ukrainian troops, using various weapons, tried to destroy the car.

As a result, three track rollers were damaged, the landing site of the driver, an artillery shell burned through the tower and went overboard.

Then the enemy kamikaze drone burned through the tower, but the standard fire extinguishing device worked effectively, preventing the ammunition from exploding. Among other things, a lot of hits fell on the "mangal" — an additional means of protecting the car from drones.

Despite all this, the tank remained on the move and did not lose its combat capability. The combat vehicle completed the task and returned from the battle. She saved the crew, Bison said.

Earlier, EADaily reported that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation received a new batch of modern T-90M Breakthrough tanks, which President Vladimir Putin called the best tanks in the world.