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2020-04-20 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
New Russian T-14 #Armata tank tested in Syria
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Posted by Fred 2020-04-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11125 views ]  Top
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#1 One nice thing about on-going low-level wars and 'police actions' is that you get to test your new stuff under real-world conditions.
Posted by SteveS 2020-04-20 01:49||   2020-04-20 01:49|| Front Page Top

#2 Tasted against what?
Posted by g(r)omgoru PB 2020-04-20 09:58||   2020-04-20 09:58|| Front Page Top

#3 Maybe Iran can try out it's new "Spike-Lite" droney, missley thing
Posted by Mercutio 2020-04-20 10:40||   2020-04-20 10:40|| Front Page Top

#4 Deer hunters everywhere would like to give it a try. Can we replace the main gun with a 12 gauge?
Posted by Woodrow 2020-04-20 12:28||   2020-04-20 12:28|| Front Page Top

#5 One hellfire and a grunt with a flame thrower...good-bye tank.
Posted by crazyhorse 2020-04-20 13:50||   2020-04-20 13:50|| Front Page Top

#6 ^Yep, these depressions on the turret - are they for catching shells?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-04-20 13:58||   2020-04-20 13:58|| Front Page Top

#7 One A-10 with F-16 air suppression/EW accompaniment, and say goodbye to an entire tank battalion. In thirty seconds.
Posted by Old Patriot 2020-04-20 14:03||   2020-04-20 14:03|| Front Page Top

#8 The US Army has been discussing unmanned turret tanks for 25 years (maybe more). Less space to protect means a lighter tank or more armor/defense in other areas. With auto loading and auto target tracking, a 2 man tank is possible, further reducing size and weight.

The T-14's defensive systems are really intriguing. Dazzlers to disrupt laser and imaging tracking missiles and the Afghanit active protection system (APS) is supposed to disrupt both ATGMs and kinetic energy penetrators, though, it looks like, only in the frontal turret sector. US US M-1s and M-2s are just beginning to get APS.

Open question is can the T-14's main gun penetrate the M-1s frontal armor, unlike the T72/80/90?
Posted by Gromolet Craiting5425 2020-04-20 17:10||   2020-04-20 17:10|| Front Page Top

#9 "Nope. Doesn't float."
Posted by Skidmark 2020-04-20 18:11||   2020-04-20 18:11|| Front Page Top

#10 these depressions on the turret - are they for catching shells?

Le Wiki suggests:
Defense Update released an analysis of the tank in May 2015, speculating that Afghanit's main sensors are the four panels mounted on the turret's sides, which are probably AESA radar panes spread out for a 360° view, with possibly one more on top of the turret.
Posted by SteveS 2020-04-20 18:55||   2020-04-20 18:55|| Front Page Top

#11 Did the Wagner Group have these?
Posted by Matt 2020-04-20 19:09||   2020-04-20 19:09|| Front Page Top

#12 Wagner doesn't finish up before the Fat Lady sings
Posted by Lex 2020-04-20 19:12||   2020-04-20 19:12|| Front Page Top

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