Truyền thông Ba Lan cho biết, các xe tăng T-14 Armata hiện nay của Nga vẫn còn tồn đọng rất nhiều vấn đề chưa khắc phục, nên chưa thể sản xuất hàng loạt với số lượng lớn.
Why the T-72 Remains Russia’s Primary Main Battle Tank
Russian tank enthusiasts are quick to point out that the Soviet Union did not export to Iraq its more advanced 125-millimeter armor-piercing sabot shells.
Here’s What You Need to Remember: The Soviet Union’s huge tank fleet was a cornerstone of its power during the Cold War. However, events in the 1991 Gulf War called its superiority into question. On February 26, 1991, a cavalry troop of nine M1 Abrams tanks and twelve Bradley fighting vehicles bumped into an armored brigade of Iraqi T-72 tanks of the elite Tawakalna Republican Guard division. Within twenty-three minutes of frenzied firing, the troop destroyed thirty-seven of the Soviet-designed T-72s without losing a vehicle in return.
Russia s Deadly T-14 Armata Tank: Is It Worth It?
The Armata faces a special kind of challenge: all of its bells and whistles don’t come cheap.
The T-14 Armata boasts a bevy of best-in-class features, but can Russia produce enough of them?
By far the most anticipated product in the next-generation Armata Universal Combat platform, the T-14 Armata is a main battle tank (MBT) that clocks in at forty-eight tons and can reportedly reach speeds of ninety kilometers per hour. The tank is designed around an unmanned turret scheme, boasting a 125-millimeter 2A82-1M smoothbore gun with autoloader compatibility. The T-14 also sports the Kord 12.7mm heavy machine gun with a sophisticated “remote reloading” mechanism, in addition to the latest in Russian explosive reactive armor technology, laser-guided missile integration, partially automated targeting algorithms, and digitized onboard equipment. The tank’s other features may include future potential compatibility with laser w