RE: Russia and Ukraine
November 22, 2022 at 8:21 am
(This post was last modified: November 22, 2022 at 8:22 am by Deesse23.)
The T14 has a unique/new feature: The crew compartment in the chassis is completely separated from the turret (previous russian tanks already had autoloaders, making a loader unnecessary and enbling them to build tanks with fairly small turrets/shilouette)
It is expected that in case of a penetration of the turret, the crew will survive now. Survivability of the crew may be better, survivability of the system, probably not. Combined with already low morale, a crew returing telling how their tank got blown up....dunno if that helps. Otoh, the tank may be able to be repaired (as long as engine is still functional).
In any case, this tank will be available only in small numbers, and any (mission) kill will count even more.
I dont see how this tank will change the situation fundamentally on the ukrainian battelfield. It may however provide interesting data for design of future systems (completly remotely operated turrets), looking at statistical data.
It is expected that in case of a penetration of the turret, the crew will survive now. Survivability of the crew may be better, survivability of the system, probably not. Combined with already low morale, a crew returing telling how their tank got blown up....dunno if that helps. Otoh, the tank may be able to be repaired (as long as engine is still functional).
In any case, this tank will be available only in small numbers, and any (mission) kill will count even more.
I dont see how this tank will change the situation fundamentally on the ukrainian battelfield. It may however provide interesting data for design of future systems (completly remotely operated turrets), looking at statistical data.
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