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  Cost of Camry: $25,395 [0]
  Cost of T-72: $2,000,000 [1]

0. https://www.toyota.com/camry/2022/

1. https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-current-price-of-a-T-72-ta...

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But those tanks are worth less than $8000 according to the Ukrainian IRS, so anyone taking those tanks as trophies doesn't have to worry about the tax implications (no matter their working condition).

Thus: the farmers stealing tanks meme.

Folks in the US won't be so lucky if they are so unlucky as to have a war in their back 40. Intuit says IRS tax will be 25% of fair market value at time of finding.

https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tips/general/what-to-know-ab...

Well yeah, the math works out if you can trade in an NLAW or dozen into an inoperational T-72, but I'm not entirely sure 7 minutes 20 seconds is enough time to turn untrained people into effective anti-tank infantry, and not just blow up themselves, their house, or even friendly troops.

The GP didn’t mean the cost of the tank… but the cost of the NLAW. Which mentioned elsewhere here is around $40,000.

So, the cost of the anti tank weapon isn’t that far off from the cost of a high-end Camry (XSE V6 $35,820).

That's the point. These things cost only ~$40,000, yet are highly effective at destroying tanks that cost many times as much. Single-shot kill rates of over 90% have been reported

better comparison is that fully equipped tank, with a trained crew, maintenance and logistics is 10mln. To shoot eliminate a tank you need about 7 shots from a NLAW and about 4 people that need very little training.

The best way to eliminate a tank to cut off supplies to it, so it's better to destroy trucks.

Seven shots? According to the brochure, "Its armour-piercing warhead can destroy heavily protected MBTs in a single shot."

https://www.saab.com/products/nlaw

on average. You miss 70% and you may need 1-3 hits. (smoke or other protection, tank engine maybe cold etc.)

Tanks with active protection are even better. You hit less than 10% with nlaw. Newest Javelin is a bit better.

That's why light infantry focus on trucks.

Trucks are better targets since without them tanks aren't very mobile, whereupon artillery becomes more effective against them.

A tank will need approximately 300 gallons every eight hours; this will vary depending on mission, terrain, and weather. A single tank takes 10 minutes to refuel. Refueling and rearming of a tank platoon--four tanks--is approximately 30 minutes under ideal conditions.

https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ground/m1-sp...

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