Many Russian T-72 tanks that are destroyed in Ukraine have a design feature that leads to an explosion and blows off the top. The ongoing Russia-Ukraine War has put this vulnerability and the future of one of the world’s most popular tanks, the T-72, on public display.
WSJ takes a look at the jack-in-the-box effect and how this could create challenges for Russia’s weapons industry amid the ongoing war.
0:00 Top of Russian tanks flying far distances
0:58 T-72 tank’s design
2:29 Jack-in-the-box effect
3:29 Russia’s strategy in Ukraine
5:21 Russia’s weapon industry
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