Originally Posted by
Tartiflette Fan
I am entirely unsure what difference - if any - that will make where parades are held. I have no idea if the general Russian population knows the difference between a T-62 and a T-90
the average Ivan probably wouldn't notice the difference. But he for sure will notice the total abscense of MBT's whatsoever. Tanks are what is considered the pride and strength of the armed forces of Russia since WW2. So to the extent that there were two statues in every soviet village, Lenin and a T34.. The ground forces are what the Russian military doctrine has been leaning on, in propaganda as well as in strategies.
No MBT in a parade is no parade at all.