Russia has an impressive arsenal of various tanks, they are compact and simple in design: for example, the T-34 demonstrates powerful protection, despite its low weight. American columnist Caleb Larson told about this in an article published on December 6 on the 19fortyfive portal.
According to the expert, the T-34 tank is more armored than its predecessors, while the “new model” weighs 26 tons and has wide tracks, which gave a decisive advantage when driving over rough terrain.
Larson noted that the first T-34 models were equipped with a 76.2 mm cannon, but towards the end of World War II it was replaced with an 85 mm cannon. Such changes, the observer pointed out, made the tank a “mobile platform.” On the downside of the design, Larson attributed the compactness of the car, which led to a limitation in growth for the crew.
The next tank that the American expert drew attention to was the T-54/55. This model was equipped with a 100-mm rifled cannon, tanks were massively exported to the Warsaw Pact countries, the Middle East, Asia and Africa. In addition, the T-54/55 underwent easy modernization – in other words, they could be changed without much difficulty, which made it possible to extend the service life of the machine.
Third on Larson’s list was the T-90, designed to replace the T-64, T-72 and T-80. According to the expert, this tank resembled “Frankenstein’s monster”: improved T-72 armor, T-80 turret with a 125-mm smooth-bore gun.
At the same time, the specialist recalled the T-95, which, in his opinion, is the deadliest Russian tank. However, the reviewer clarified that this model exists only as a prototype. At the same time, the vehicle is equipped with a 152mm smoothbore cannon capable of firing artillery shells. This, as Larson pointed out, allowed a wider range of ammunition to be used and theoretically made it possible to fire beyond the horizon.
At the same time, it was planned to install explosive-reactive armor on the T-95, but the project never went into series, the specialist added.
The last in the list of the best tanks, the author of the material called the T-14 “Armata” platform. According to him, it contains several innovative design features, including low weight (48 tons versus 69 tons of American “Abrams”), an unmanned tower and an engine of 1.5 thousand liters. with.
Earlier, on September 30, 19FortyFive expert, a former US Army infantry officer, Brent Eastwood, said that the advantages of the T-14 Armata could not be denied. In particular, the main cannon of a Russian tank “may be better than [аналогичное орудие] from the German Leopard 2, ”added the specialist.
Source: IZ
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