The start of the Tank Biathlon means it's time for tank tricks. Here a T-80U tank draws a tank with its 125mm cannon

Then a T-80U tank uses its 125mm cannon as a hammer to drive nails into a table. 2/

Then the T-80U tank hung a painting. 3/

Then one T-80U with a torch lit mini fireworks from another T-80U on fire. 4/

Then the T-80U drove around with a jug of liquid at the end of its 125mm cannon. 5/

Airborne T-80U tank fire. 6/

Photo of that T-80U tank firing in midair. 7/
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The tank waltz. 8/

The tank waltz with four T-80U tanks. 9/

And the tank ballet finishes with the appearance of a Msta-S 152mm self-propelled howitzer. 10/

The tank drawing skills have certainly improved from last year. 11/ https://twitter.com/RALee85/status/1146031710309687296

Sadly, there was no repeat of the watermelon stage. 12/ https://twitter.com/RALee85/status/1146049596331888641

Some mixed results from the tank ATGM live fire portion. (h/t @pfc_joker) 13/
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Hit from 9K119 Refleks ATGM system (from either a T-90 or T-80U tank), likely with an Invar ATGM. 14/

And that’s a T-72B3 tank ATGM miss. 15/

T-90A ATGM miss. 16/
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T-80U ATGM miss. 17/

Oof, two more T-80U ATGM misses. 18/

It appears only the 4th T-80U hit its target with its ATGM. 19/

Two hits and a miss from T-80U tanks. 20/

Two T-80BVM ATGM misses. 21/

Of the seven T-80U and T-80BVM tanks that fired ATGMs today, it seems only one T-80U hit its target. 22/

It appears all four of the T-72B3 tanks hit their targets with their 9K120 Svir ATGM systems. 23/

One novelty in this year’s Army Games is that T-34-85 tanks (possibly including the ones received from Laos last year) are taking part. 24/
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The Congo's team at the Tank Biathlon has been struggling, missing all three of its targets with its T-72B3 tank's main gun. 25/

The Congo's T-72B3 tank later drove the muzzle of its 125mm cannon into the ground. 26/

Russia's team came in first today in its group in the Tank Biathlon. 27/

TOS-1A MLRS live fire as part of the dynamic demonstration. 28/

BMP-2M firing two Kornet ATGMs. 29/

The 3rd Kornet ATGM from that BMP-2M missed. 30/

The 4th Kornet ATGM hit its target. So the BMP-2M crew went 3 for 4. 31/

A second TOS-1A MLRS took part in the demonstration. 32/

Two Kornet ATGMs striking a target launched from a Kornet-D system. 33/