T-14: the structure of the secret Russian tank

The design of the machine is a closely guarded secret, but even in appearance and open to the developers can understand that it used unprecedented design solutions. The main feature of “Armata” is an uninhabited tower: the crew is in a special armored capsule. “New technology has allowed to isolate people from ammunition and fuel, that is, with the defeat of the machine the likelihood of crew survival is very high, as bronekapsuly well protected from all sides,” explains Oleg Sienko.

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Russia reforms 1st Guards Tank Army | Jane’s

The Russian Ground Forces has completed the reactivation of the 1st Guards Tank Army in Russia’s Western Military District (WMD) and is to form two new armoured divisions, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced.

According to the MoD, the 1st Guards was reformed on 1 February and will be equipped with T-72B3 and T-80 main battle tanks (MBTs). A Russian tank army is typically equipped with 500 MBTs.

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