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Russia's T-72 Is The Best Tank on Earth and Ukraine Knows It
(nationalinterest.org)
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Last I checked, it's western tanks that require an extra crew member due to lack of autoloading that make a bigger splash when hit.
Western tanks are built to protect the crew, while Soviet/Russian are built to advance regardless of anything without much consideration about crew safety (typical Soviet mentality). The turret throw is due to the shells being stored right under the crew, beneath the turret, and when those detonate (which is quite easy with modern anti tank weapons), everything is thrown magnificently into the air. Crew has no way to survive. It's different with western tanks, where shells are stored more safely and such a hit usually doesn't evaporate the crew.
It's hilarious that you'd regurgitate this nonsense when we have abundant evidence from over two years of war now showing that western tanks do not in fact protect the crew.