Russia's Tank Dilemma: Obsolete Models or World-Class Performance?

The Russian army has begun pulling 70-year-old T-54 and T-55 tanks out of long-term storage, presumably to recondition them for front-line service in Ukraine. However, these tanks were already obsolete compared to contemporary Western designs in 1973, as proven in the Yom Kippur War, where a British-made Centurion tank proved superior to the T-54/55. The Ukrainian army is riding in tanks that are generations beyond the Centurion, with better armor, stabilization, and modern day-night optics.