{"id":140464,"date":"2023-04-25T10:20:47","date_gmt":"2023-04-25T14:20:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=140464"},"modified":"2023-04-25T14:44:12","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T18:44:12","slug":"new-russian-main-battle-tank-to-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=140464","title":{"rendered":"New Russian Main Battle Tank to Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nRussian T-14 Armata MBT<\/em><\/p>\n

The T-14 Armata main battle tanks (MBT) debuted during the May Day 2015 Victory Parade in Moscow. “Armata” is Hellenic for “weapon” and is an old Russian term for 14th century guns.<\/p>\n

Russian Lieutenant-General Yuri Kovalenko stated that the Armata combat platform utilized many features of the T-95 tank, with improvements. In the Armata the ammunition compartment is separate from the crew increasing operational safety. The upgrades also include a more powerful engine and improved armor, main gun and autoloader.<\/p>\n

The Armata is ready for Prime Time.<\/p>\n

Russia\u2019s new T-14 Armata battle tank debuts in Ukraine: Report<\/h3>\n

The T-14 has an unmanned turret, and its crews remotely control the armaments, but Western intel says it has problems.<\/em><\/p>\n

Russia has begun using its new T-14 Armata battle tanks to fire on Ukrainian positions \u201cbut they have not yet participated in direct assault operations\u201d, the RIA state news agency reports.<\/p>\n

The tanks have been fitted with extra protection on their flanks, and crews have undergone \u201ccombat coordination\u201d at training grounds in Ukraine, RIA on Tuesday quoted an unnamed source close to the matter as saying.<\/p>\n

The T-14 tank has an unmanned turret, and its crews remotely control the armaments from \u201can isolated armoured capsule located in the front of the hull\u201d, RIA reported.<\/p>\n

The tanks have a maximum speed on the highway of 80 kilometres per hour (50mph), the agency said.<\/p>\n

In January, British military intelligence reported Russian forces in Ukraine were reluctant to accept the first tranche of the tanks because of their \u201cpoor condition\u201d.<\/p>\n

It also said any deployment of the T-14 would likely be \u201ca high-risk decision\u201d for Russia and one taken primarily for propaganda purposes.<\/p>\n

\u201cProduction is probably only in the low tens while commanders are unlikely to trust the vehicle in combat,\u201d the British military said. \u201cEleven years in development, the programme has been dogged with delays, reduction in planned fleet size, and reports of manufacturing problems.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Al Jazeera<\/a><\/p>\n

Once labeled by a senior British army official as “the most revolutionary tank in a decade” Russian troops in the field are hesitant to accept it.<\/p>\n

Work on the Armata project began in 2010, when the Russian Ministry of Defence terminated work on the T-95 MBT program. The new MBT project was intended as a technological leap from Soviet-era military hardware designs.<\/p>\n

In the years since it was announced, the T-14 “has been dogged with delays, reduction in planned fleet size, and reports of manufacturing problems,” the U.K.’s Ministry of Defense said.<\/p>\n

It’s a bigger, heavier tank than many alternatives, and the T-14 poses logistical issues.\u00a0 It is unlikely that any T-14 Armatas making their way to Ukraine “will have met the usual standards for new equipment to be deemed operational” the ministry added.<\/p>\n

Very pretty, Comrade. Very pretty. But can they fight?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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