The T-14 “Armata”, which was nicknamed the “invisible tank” of the Russian army due to the fact that it has so far been demonstrated only at military parades, will be refined depending on the results of its use in the war in Ukraine, Lenta reports. the most popular news sites from Russia.

The “Armata” tank was repeatedly used in the combat zone in Ukraine. According to the results of its use in a special operation, the machine is currently being refined,” TASS writes with reference to a source in the Russian military industry.

In July, the same Russian state press agency, citing a source in the Defense Ministry, wrote that the “South” group of troops of the Russian army used several T-14 tanks in the area of ​​the “special military operation”.

Earlier, the Hero of the Russian Federation, Major General Serhiy Lipovoy, said in April that the Armata tank was used in the combat zone “for experimental work” and “works in real conditions.”

Lipovoy also noted that these trial maneuvers will “reveal the strengths and weaknesses” of the combat vehicle.

Also in April, another Moscow news agency, RIA Novosti, said that Russia had begun using T-14 Armata tanks to attack Ukrainian positions, but that they “have not yet taken part in direct assault operations.”

Despite these reports in the Russian media, the presence of a tank on the battlefield or near the front has not been confirmed by any independent source. And there was plenty of time to complete the T-14 model in Russia, given that it presented it at the Victory Parade in Moscow back in 2017.

What Russia says about the T-14 “Armata”, its miracle tank

Due to the fact that part of the information about this tank is a state secret of Russia, some of its technical characteristics are completely unknown. But it is reliably known that the T-14 “Armata” tank is 8.7 meters long, 3.9 meters wide and 2.7 meters high, and its weight is at least 55 tons.

The tank crew consists of three people: the mechanic who controls it, the gunner and the commander. It is believed to be able to reach a top speed of 90 kilometers per hour, although information on this chapter is conflicting. small

An interesting innovation of the tank is its unmanned turret. None of his tankers are in the tower. Instead, they are located near the front of the tank.

Unlike most Russian tanks, this model stores ammunition away from the crew, protecting them in the event of an enemy hit, which would otherwise lead to a catastrophic detonation of the shells inside, a situation that led to the famous video recording of the “Turret Throwing Competition” of the Russian combat techniques

Moscow claims that this tank model is truly Russian due to the fact that its designers paid great attention to survivability. In addition to sealing the crew in an armored “bubble” and storing the ammunition in its own compartment, the designers claim that the steel used to build the combat vehicle is the strongest and lightest that Russia has ever produced.

What slots will this new Russian tank have?

The unmanned turret also has some drawbacks, the most notable of which is that the entire crew is located lower in the tank, which means that the commander’s situation on the battlefield suffers significantly.

Russian engineers also claim that the army has an electronic diagnostic system that can instantly report any technical problems it encounters, alerting the crew to the current situation.

In terms of armament, the tank has a 125 mm 2A82 gun, a newer version of the 2A46 used on a number of Russian tanks, from the T-72 to the T-90. This new type of gun can fire a variety of munitions, including guided missiles.

However, a critical oversight by Russian designers is the T-14 Armata’s ability to counter downward-trajectory anti-tank weapons such as the Javelin top-attack systems, which proved extremely effective during the war launched by Vladimir Putin on February 24 last year. year.

Another problem is that until Western observers have access to an analysis of such a tank, most of the impressive specifications come from what the Russian arms industry says about the tank.

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