9/ "Yes, comrade military prosecutors, I want to inform you that with every combat mission, a tank loses some of its ERA, which then has to be replenished. Even if the tank wasn't hit by antitank missiles during a combat mission, it still loses some of its ERA.
10/ "It loses it with every mission: maybe it's just smashing through a forested area, maybe it's scraping a concrete fence or the corner of a house in a built-up area. Or maybe it's just bouncing across fields, a mounting bolt breaks off, and the ERA is gone.
11/ "I don't know how to get through to you anymore.
In every tank battalion or tank company that's actually fighting, it's vital to always have a couple of thousand ERA in reserve in the repair area. A couple of thousand is the bare minimum." /end
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