Not so long ago, in the comments, it was discussed about comparing the dimensions of T-14 with T-90 and Abrams. The size of the armatas is taken from the Internet spaces (Fig. 1), believed from the diameter of the roller adopted for 700 mm. The resulting results caused some doubts, after which he decided to recalculate using the photo of the T-14 and T-90 connected (Fig. 2). All calculations are conducted taking into account all the protruding elements, except for thin antennas.

Fig. 1 T-14 Armat



Fig. 2nd one's most photo

Knowing the length of the T-90 housing in 6860 mm and the width of 3780 mm, we calculate the sizes of T-14. We get: Case length 8677 mm, width 4448 mm, length with a gun forward 10642 mm, height for DPA 3244 mm, on the roof of the tower of 2723 mm. Square of the side projection of 17.28 m2, of which the tower of 4.06 m2; The frontal projection area is 8.43 m2, of which the towers are 2.76 m2.

The most modern tank in the Army of Russia to T-14 was the T-90A (Fig. 3). Its length with a gun forward is 9530 mm, the height of the roof of the tower is 2230 mm, the height of DPU 2732 mm. Square of the side projection (excluding external tanks) 11.37 m2, of which the tower of 3.29 m2; The frontal projection area is 6.18 m2, of which the tower is 2.63 m2. It is worth considering that a significant part of the Tower Square falls on a body kit, in which the damn leg is broken.


Fig. 3 T-90A

For a long time, it was generally made first of all to compare T-90 with American Abrams (Fig. 4). For comparison, the version M1A1 is taken. Case length 7920 mm, width 3660 mm, length with a gun forward 9830 mm, height by the anti-aircraft gun 2822 mm, the height of the roof of the tower is 2430 mm. The area of \u200b\u200bthe onboard project is 15.22 m2, of which the tower is 4.80 m2; The frontal projection area is 7.56 m2, of which the towers are 3.42 m2.


Fig. 4 M1A1 Abrams.

We can assume that Europe now has a single tank - the German leopard (Fig. 5). Case length 7720 mm, width 3700 mm, length with a gun forward 10300 mm (for tanks with a la55 gun), height by sight 3040 mm, height on the roof of the tower of 2790 mm. The area of \u200b\u200bthe onboard projection is 16.56 m2, of which Tower 5.36 m2; The frontal projection area is 7.56 m2, of which the towers are 2.73 m2.


Fig. 5 Leopard 2A6.

The French lecturer (Fig. 6) is not so common as its German fellow, but also is a modern and dangerous car. Case length 6880 mm, width 3710 mm, length with a gun forward 9870 mm, height by sight 2950 mm, height on the roof of the tower of 2530 mm. The area of \u200b\u200bthe side projection is 14.73 m2, of which the Tower of 4.74 m2; The frontal projection area is 7.12 m2, of which the towers are 2.78 m2.

Fig. 6 AMX-56 Leclerc

Another representative of the European Tank Building is English Challenger 2 (Fig. 7). Case length 7400 mm, width 3520 mm, length with a gun forward 10740 mm, height by sight 2930 mm, on the roof of the tower of 2490 mm. Square of the side projection (excluding external tanks) 15.16 m2, of which the towers are 4.87 m2; The frontal projection area is 7.14 m2, of which the tower is 2.52 m2.


Fig. 7 Challenger 2.

Based on the leopard in Italy, they made their car - C1 Ariet (Fig. 8). Case length 7590 mm, width 3800 mm, length with a gun forward 9670 mm, height by a machine gun 2960 mm, on the roof of the tower 2500 mm. The area of \u200b\u200bthe side projection is 15.75 m2, of which the towers are 4.44 m2; The frontal projection area is 8.42 m2, of which the towers are 3.12 m2.


Fig. 8 C1 ARIETE.

The most unusual modern tank is Israel Mercave MK.4 (Fig. 9). The length of the housing is 7800 mm, width 3720 mm, length with a gun forward 8800 mm, height by a machine gun 3020 mm, on the roof of the tower of 2600 mm. Square of the side projection of 16.53 m2, of which the Tower of 5.73 m2; The frontal projection area is 8.37 m2, of which the towers are 3.29 m2.

Fig. 9 Mercave Mk.4.

As you can see, T-14 has the most big sizes Among the existing tanks, and the tower fits in the size of Western machines. UVS gives a mass of armatas in 48 tons, which is within the T-90, which is less than a third in the onboard projection, which means either thin passive protection, or knowingly false data about the tank.


Fig. 10 Silhouettes of the above tanks

Eastern European production tanks based on T-64, T-72 and T-80 for comparison did not take. The projections of Asian tanks did not find.

Tank troops are considered one of the most powerful components of the modern army. Developers all over the world are given special attention Improving tanks and other heavy armored vehicles, in order to fulfill the large amount of combat missions.

Russia did not exception, where experts decided to create powerful combat vehicles based on a special crawler platform "Armat", which will reduce armor units and parts, as well as to optimize the cost of producing tanks and armored vehicles.

Of the entire family of the Armatians, the most expected novelty of military engineering was precisely the main tank - a new combat vehicle, the specialists of Uralvagonzavod, engineers and designers worked well.

TTH Tank Armat T-14

  • Combat Mass 48 Tons
  • Crew - 3 people
  • Booking
    - Combined multilayer armor
    - Complex of active protection Afghanitis
    - Dynamic protection Malachite
  • Armament
    - smooth-bore cannon 125-mm 2A82-1m (152 mm 2A83)
    - 100 shell gun ampacks (32 pcs in the charging machine)
    - machine guns - 1 × 12.7-mm cord; 1 × 7,62 mm PKTM
  • Engine
    - multi-fuel A-85-3A (12N360)
    - engine power 1500 hp
  • Speed \u200b\u200bon the highway - 80 - 90 km / h
  • The speed of the crossed area is about 70 km / h
  • Highway Stroke - Over 500 km
  • Specific capacity - 31 liters. p. / t
  • Type of suspension - active.

Multi-level protection Tank Armat

The main feature of T-14 tank is uninhabited tank tank - The crew is located in an isolated armoredapsule, among other things, in the front projection of the combat vehicle, a multi-layered combined armored armor industry has been installed, protecting tankists during the frontal hits of anti-tank shells and rockets. This approach to the design of the tank allows the combat vehicle to withstand the hitting of most modern and promising fetters and anti-tank shells, while maintaining the life of tankers. In the inhabited armoredapsule, control computers are also posted, which makes the tank more survivable in a modern combat.

Armaty nodes and modules

The engine, transmission, as well as the charging machine with ammunition, are isolated from each other, which dramatically increases the survivability of armatas even in case of breaking through the armor of the tower or engine compartments / tank transmission. That is, if there is no direct hit in the compartment with the ammunition and the charging machine, then the detonation of the wip is not. Even with the multiple breaks of the armored tank, protect the crew and the fire management system, allowing you to fire a robotic uninhabited tower. The original solution is also the fact that the crew is located in a row, which reduces the side of the lateral projection of the inhabable armorpsula, sharply reducing the likelihood of entering it.

The T-14 tank applied a new anti-mining V-shaped booking, remote miniscovers are installed on the tank, which are connected to the system of destruction of anti-tank mines, which allows the tank to overcome the mining barriers.

Tower Tank T-14 Armat

Tower Tank Armat T-14, as we have already written above, is desert, its booking consists of anti-skid casing, to protect devices and weapons. Steel casing protects the instruments of the tower, as well as modules of dynamic protection against light fragmentation damage, additional feature The casing is a decrease in the radio the substitution of the tank against the PTR / FIGR with the radar guidance type of Jagm, due to the geometry of the surface.

Active Protection Complex "Afghanit"

But the armor can not protect the tank from modern anti-tank funds by 100%, so the T-14 has established a complex of active protection "Afghanit", which has the ability to intercept the modern ptthi on the tank, cumulative grenades from RPGs, as well as pyline armor-piercing shells.

Defense Update Experts When analyzing the Afghan system, the T-14 indicates that it consists of affecting and masking elements. The striking elements are located in shotgun stands under the tower, working similarly to KAZ "Drozd", but more efficiently - the reaction time allows you to intercept even pyline shells. The developers of the "Afghanita" also obtained a patent RU 2263268 on the system of active protection on the principle of "shock nucleus", which allows you to bring down promising ammunition with speeds up to 3000 m / s.

The masking elements of the Active Protection complex "Afghanit" are located in small frozen on the roof of the tank tower. DEFENSE UPDATE experts report that, presumably, the masking elements are triggered at the same time as: a smoke curtain, a multispectral curtain (including IR range) and opaque for millimeter radars of the veil (by emissions of the clouds of miniature dipoles). According to Defense Update, it fully blocks anti-tank systems built on the principle of laser (Hellfire, TOW PTRT, PAGOT, SKIF, STUNNA-P), IR-guidance (Javelin, Spike FIGS) and with its own MW radar (Jagm, Brimstone) , making the armat of protected from these anti-tank missiles, as well as from the planning self-water charges ("Loafers").


Photo Vitaly V. Kuzmin

To counteract radar guidance and aircraft, the DRON in the T-14 tank applied modern elements of stealth technologies with characteristic flat edges (see, for example, a housing on the Tank of the Armatian tank). DEFENSE UPDATE experts indicate that the combined destroying and masking KAZ "Afghanit" works from the Afar radar, which is spaced for 4 separate matrices directed in different directions, the rear matrices are deployed up to control the upper hemisphere, so the Afar Radar has a circular coverage. Optical Tank Operating Means is also integrated with a system of proactive delivery curtain.

Earlier, the T-14 developers also reported that the machine-gun unit according to the data from the Afar Radar is capable of protecting the tank not only knocking down anti-tank rocketsBut also possessing a significant probability of getting into anti-tank shells to change the trajectory of the flight of sub-caliber shells or damage the ammunition cumulative.

New steel for armor armor arm

For combined multilayer armor, specialists have developed new Bronstal Brand 44C-SV-W Electroslak overpower of high resistance, as well as new materials and filler designs. This made it possible to reduce the total weight of the armor protection of the tank by 15% while maintaining armor. Dynamic protection T-14 is created on the principle of the constructor and change configuration under the scenario combat application tank. On the march dynamic protection can be removed, and additional modules can be installed for the urban battle scenario.

Chassis and engine Armat

New middle tank Armatha is equipped with a 12-cylinder four-stroke X-shaped diesel engine With turbocharged A-85-3A (12N360) with a capacity of 1500 horse power. 12H360 multi-fuel engine, with direct injection, developed by the Chelyabinsk Design Bureau "Transdizel" and is made on the CHTZ (Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant).

The tank has a 7-rolk active suspension on blade shock absorbers with a differential rotation mechanism with hydraulic transmission. The new active suspension levels the rocking of the tank while driving, which allows 2.2 times to reduce the time of capturing the objectives of optical-electronic means of guidance, reducing the time of the target of the target type "tank" is 1.45 times!

The T-14 of the Armatha is equipped with a tank information management system (Tius), which controls all nodes and aggregates, manages onboard systems, conducts diagnostics of faults, which allows the mechanics to control the engine and running part Without leaving the bronoscapsule for inspection and diagnostics - the need for repair determines the electronics.

In T-14 changed construction of additional fuel tanksFor the first time, they were worn and recessed for the Soviet and Russian tanks and the anti-flame screen. At the same time, the tanks are involved in additional engine protection, taking shock deformations on themselves. The exhaust of the reinforcement engines is made through pipes going through additional fuel tanks, which, taking into account the high heat capacity of hundreds of fuel liters, reduces the visibility of the tank in the IR range.

Although the new tank is created on all standards of Russian tank construction and it is often compared with the "black eagle", the model is an absolute novelty that has no analogues. An important distinctive feature can be called development high level Safety crew, which will be placed in a special bronoscapsule.

Armatian Crawler Platform - Universal Martial Transformer

"Armat" is a severe tracked platform, which is developed by the Uralvagonzavod enterprise and can be used unified in the production of various types of modern heavy armored vehicles. Based on this unique project, it is planned to create several types of armored vehicles, the development of which Russian specialists have already begun to engage. The main positions are:

  1. T-14 (object 148) - the main combat tank;
  2. BMP-T T-15 (index of the GBTU - Object 149) Infantry combat machine;
  3. Bram-T T-16 (Object 152) - repair and evacuation machine;
  4. BMO-2 - Fleg's combat machine;
  5. TOO BM-2 is a heavy flank system;
  6. TsM-2 - the transporting machine of a heavy flame retardant system;
  7. 2C35 "Coalition-SV" - self-propelled artillery installation;
  8. USM-A1 - mining system;
  9. Umz-A - Mound Barrier (Project);
  10. Mim-a - multipurpose engineering machine;
  11. MT-A - Mostotiver (project);
  12. PTS-A - floating transporter (project).

Also, the universal tank tracked platform of the Armatha can act as the basis when creating a chassis for artillery self-propelled installations and a different kind of specialized engineering machinery. For the first time with "Armat", the general public met at the Victory Parade on May 9, 2015. The participation of the new T-14 T-14 tank attracted the attention of not only Russians, a huge number of military specialists from the whole planet followed the new tank.

It will be curious to see a comparison of the armatian tank with foreign samples, such as Armatus against Abrams, Leopard, Mercave ... By the way, here is the link to.

Update: according to Oleg Sienko, the Ministry of Defense of Russia, the Ministry of Defense of Russia agreed on the cost and volume of new T-14 T-14 tanks until 2035. The former supply of Armatians to the troops approved until 2020 will be adjusted. According to Sienako's statement, the first batch of Armatov Tanks will go into the tank parts of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation until 2018. The overall need of land forces in the new combat vehicle is 2000 - 2300 units.

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  • Tank on the universal platform "Armat"

    T-14 tank on the universal platform "Armat" has already drove in Red Square, but still remains a mystery. Characteristics of the tank are known fragmentary, but even by these data it can be argued that a new word in tank building in the global understanding.

    Maintenance predicted Tactical and Technical Data Tank T-14 Armat:

    • The total maximum mass is 48 tons.
    • Crew members - 3 people
    • Cleancut gun - 48 pcs.
    • Combat rainfare - 12 high / min.
    • Engine power - 1200-1500 hp
    • Speed \u200b\u200bup to 90 km / h
    • Stroke - Over 500 km
    • Target detection range - 5 km
    • Targence range - 8 km
    • The time required to replace the engine is 0.5 hours.

    The main feature of T-14 tank is a uninhabited tower. The crew can control the gun remotely, being in an insulated bronoscapsule, protecting people in case of hit. However, it will be very difficult to beat the "Armat", according to experts, it will be very and very difficult.

    The tank is styled by the most modern radio electronic technique, including a unique radar station, which can simultaneously control up to 40 terrestrial and 25 air targets within a radius of 100 kilometers. The active protection system tracks the shells released by the tank and is able to intercept them on the nettle. On polygon tests, this system has already established itself on a solid five - failed to hit the tank.

    There is also innovations in the arm of the "Armat" tank - it is designed with the use of a new variety of steel, ceramic and composite interlayers. Such a layer "Pie" is able to withstand the hitting of any of the existing and even promising warheads. Additional plus is that this armor can be operated in the most difficult climatic conditions.

    By preliminary estimates The military-technical level of the T-14 tank is almost four times the T-72B indicators, and its tactical efficiency is 25-30% superior to foreign competitors. All information about the combat atmosphere enters the crew on monitors to a protected capsule from laser, television and thermal imaging sensors, and the panoramic view allows the commander and anew to see the battlefield for all 360 degrees. In addition, "Armat" can exchange data with other tanks and command clause. All this significantly improves the coordination of actions and reduces the time required for the search and destruction of the goal.

    The video of how "Armat" leads fire: shooting from a combat department:

    Planned TTH T-14


    The main weapons of T-14 should be 125-mm smooth-bore Gun 2A82 with ammunition with ammunition of different types. As additional armament Upgraded Kalashnikov Caliber 7.62 and Robotic large-caliber machine gun "Cord", but the laid tank modularity will allow you to flexibly change the weapons and additional equipment depending on the tasks being solved.

    Armor

    In the production of the tank, the new lightweight armor steel brand is 44C-SV-W. The use of this brand began to reduce the weight of the machine for several hundred kilograms.

    Steel hardness is at least 54hrc, but so far its plastic characteristics remain at the level of serial steels having a hardness of 45-48hrc. This combination reduces the thickness and weight of armor to 15% without reducing protective characteristics and vitality at low temperatures.

    Engine

    As power plant The turboporous four-stroke, X-shaped, 12-cylinder with gas turbine turbine, 12-cylinder with gas turbine turbine supervision and intermediate air cooling A-85-3A engine (alternative designations 2A12-3, 12HN15 / 16 and 12N360) with a motor life of at least 2000 hours with a nominal capacity of 1500 L.S. But it is assumed that in order to increase the motor, the power will be reduced to 1200 hp. The 12H360 engine passed the entire range of resource and running tests in 2011.

    The mass of the aggregate is about 5 tons. MTU volume up to 4 m3.

    Production and operation

    It is planned that on May 9, 2015, 12 new reorganiza tanks will be released on the parade of the Red Square on the parade in honor of the 70th anniversary of the Day of Victory Day, which will then go for tests in military units. Mass production T-14 is planned to begin in 2016.

    The first photos of the "Living" Tank of Armat appeared on the network

    Comparison of T-14 projections with tank T-90

    Comparison of T-14 projections with Abrams Tank

    After the first appearance of the Armatha on the streets of Moscow, the tank was valued very high, but the first claims appeared:

    1. There is no dynamic protection on the hatch, there is no one of the hatches in the way in such a way that it can interfere with the turn of the gun.

    2. The KAZ does not have the ability to provide protection against an ammunition of attackers from above and the tank is defective in front of American javelins and other ammunition according to the "shock kernel" scheme. The projection "top" becomes dangerous and RPG-7 60s.

    3. No paired with a machine gun that is found rather strange.

    4. If you hit low part Barrel and Tower Shell can cause damage to the crew, because In this zone, a worthy horizontal booking is not observed.

    This article dismantles the features of the new Russian T-14 T-14 T-14 T-14, but do not forget that its characteristics are not disclosed at this time, and the design itself can be refined for several more years.

    Therefore, the text does not claim to truth, but is only reasoning based on information in open sources.

    Armored capsule for crew

    Let's start with a capsule that, together with a uninhabited tower, is the most an interesting feature Armatians. It must protect the crew much better than the simple case of the commonly familiar to us.

    But let's figure it out so. From ordinary affecting money It seems that shells or fragments are able to protect the usual armor, it is worth only to make it thicker or stronger at the expense of new materials. Besides, if we assume that the crew sits shoulder to shoulder, the capsule takes almost the entire width of the case, without leaving the place of onboard booking, which is very weak and able to protect only together with active armor Not far from all affecting means.

    From the explosion of ammunition, which has become a sad association with Soviet Obsov, the capsule will not save anywhere, so only the ignition of ammunition remains as a result of his damage.

    Yes, quite often no instant detonation is happening, but a fire, leaving the time crew in order to escape. But on tanks like T-64 or T-72, the ammunition is separated only by a polic that practically does not protect high temperatures and fire, and here the capsule becomes an excellent solution that saves the life of the crew.

    Perhaps it was worth the ammunition itself together with the charging machine to put in the armored capsule, reliably separating them from the crew?

    Hatches in Armat

    If you are interested in the reinforcement, probably read about the insufficient thickness of the hatches, because of which modern anti-tank funds with ease will form a new car. I am sure that the designers could not just score on such a lack, so we will talk a little about the other.

    In our usual tanks, the hatches on the tower were folded forward, protecting people with evacuation from small arms. In addition, the mechanic driver had their own, and in the bottom of the body there was a special hatch for evacuation. Of course, it did not give any guarantee of survival of the crew of a bent tank, but the chances of saving from the bullets were.

    The T-14 of the Armatha has only 2 hatches in front, and their covers do not protect people leaving tank. Imagine the situation in which the crew is trying to get out of the tank that is shelling and becomes a great goal for the enemy. Perhaps the armat will receive a hatch for evacuation, but the presence of armor capsules makes such an unlikely. I would like to make mistakes.

    Bronjapsula and electronics

    The saturation of the reinforcement of electronics is presented as an advantage, but this is how the Achilles of the new tank. What will happen to him upon failure electrical systems? Sleeping and deaf tin, in which people sit, and this is not an exaggeration.

    All old industries allow you to eliminate small malfunctions like misfires or non-checking of the projectile, even during the battle, shoot from a cannon or at least a machine gun manually.

    The armatus has a uninhabited tower completely separated from the crew, eliminating such an opportunity.

    Overview from the tank is also provided by cameras, assume that their resolution and screen resolutions are enough for normal vision, not inferior to optical. But this design requires constant supply of electricity even worthwhile in the ambush, which can demask it.

    Well, it is worth returning to the theme of the crew evacuation. He will be forced not only to get out through the hatches ahead of the tank, not only will not be able to fight back from the enemy infantry at least a machine gun, but also will be almost blind in his capsule, not seeing what is happening outside.

    Electronics Armatians, providing an excellent review is certainly needed, and it was not enough to have our former tanks, but it would be better to have yet familiar surveillance devices.

    It seems to have a Capsule T-14 of the Armatha. Now the contradictory impression is created that the capsule retains the life of the crew only under certain conditions, and even then in order to then deprive its capabilities of self-defense and evacuation.

    Tower

    The Armaty Tower came out controversial, well, or a layout of the tower. Her body kit, but it is body kit, and not a cardboard or something else, as they write in silly gossip, typical for most modern tanks that have basic armor by no means outside.

    Here is the form of this bodywork, since it is very similar to cone-shaped pools, which will lead to bullets along with fragments in optics, antennas and other important elements of T-14 Armatians.

    Not noticeable with a gun gun gun, and the 7.62 mm available is insufficient in the area with various buildings, where various concrete slabs and walls can serve as a cover from it, while 12.7 mm or even automatic 20-30 mm gun allowed would hit the goals behind the shelter.

    On-board screens

    I would like to note the unsuccessful mounting of the onboard screens from the armat. The uninitiated person may seem like trifle, but the screens are the heavy heritage of T-72, which was lost a large number of tanks.

    In 2015, at a military parade in Moscow, dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, the newest was introduced to the general public. russian development - Tank T-14 "Armat", which should radically influence the equipment of the land armies of Russia and determine the concept of their application for the coming decades. This tank is positioned as the 4th generation tank, caused great interest in our country and around the world. In this article we will look at the history and prerequisites for creating a tank "Armat", his distinctive features and specifications, as well as prospects for use in real combat.

    Basic information about T-14 "Armat"

    Tank T-14 is the newest Russian 4th generation tank on the universal military heavy travelers "Armat" platform. The index "14" Tank received as usual by the year of project implementation - 2014. At the stage of the project, the tank was the designation "Object 148".

    It is believed that the T-14 T-14 Tank is the first 4th generation tank in the world, the first tank in the framework of the concept of the Sectocentric War and that it has no analogues at all. In general, according to many of our and foreign specialists today, "Armat" is the best tank in the world.

    For a start, let's briefly see what this new Tank "Armat" represents constructive decisions Our designers engineers incarnate in it, which major features he possesses:

    Main features of T-14 T-14 "Armat"

    • Tank has a uninhabited tower. It has already established an already proven remotely controlled 125 mm smooth-bore tool with the charging machine.

    • The design of the tank allows you to set 152 mm to it, already tested on the "object 195".

    • The crew of the tank is located in an insulated bronoscapsule, withstanding direct hit All existing modern anti-tank shells.

    • The bronoscapsula with the crew is reliably separated from ammunition and fuel tanks.

    • The active suspension will allow the tank to maintain an accurate targeting shooting at speeds of up to 40-50 km / h.

    • It is assumed that the active suspension will allow the tank to move at a speed of up to 90 km / h not only on the highway, but also in rough terrain.

    • Used in the tank a new type of combined multilayer armor at 15% other than those used in domestic tanks 3rd generation. The equivalent of armor thickness is about 1000 mm.

    • All tank modules are controlled by the latest tank information and control system (Tius), which, if any malfunction detects, notify the crew of the corresponding voice message.

    • In the Radar Complex "Armat", radars with an active phased lattice are used, which can lead up to 100 km of about 40 terrestrial and 25 air targets.

    • In case of detecting a set of actively protecting "Afghanit" flying in the tank, automatically turns the tank tower towards this projectile to meet its more powerful frontal armor and be ready to apply a counter-strike on the enemy who released this shell.

    • The range of damage is 125 mm tools - up to 7000 m, while the best Western samples this parameter is 5000m.

    • In the Tank "Armat", a large number of effective stealth technologies were applied, which make it practically invisible or difficult to determine for many types of weapons.


    TTH Tank T-14 "Armat"

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    Tactical and technical characteristics of T-14 T-14 "Armat"
    Crew 3 persons
    Weight 48 tons
    Basic tool 125 mm 2A82-1m.
    MotoPlet. 45 shells
    Machine charging 32 projectile
    Cheating 12 shots / min
    Machine guns 12.7-mm "Cord" and 7.62 mm Pects
    Target detection range about 5000 meters
    The range of defeat goal about 7000 M.
    Engine 12-cylinder diesel
    Engine power 1200-1800 hp
    Specific power 31 hp / t
    Type of suspension Active
    Maximum speed 90 km / h
    Cross-terrain rate 40-60 km / h
    Power reserve 500 km
    Armor Combined multi-layered
    Equivalent of the thickness of armor about 1000 mm
    Active defense "Afghanit"
    Dynamic protection "Malachite"
    Length (with gun) 10.8 M.
    Width (with screens) 3.9 M.
    Height 3.3 M.

    Infographics and modules schedule in T-14 tank

    Good infographics T-14 tank with the location of the modules was made by the RIA Novosti Agency:


    Video review "Multipurpose Tank T-14 on a tracked platform of the Armat

    The 80th anniversary of the "Uralvagonzavod" was released an interesting mini-video overview of the T-14 "Armat" tank:

    Well, now let's talk about the T-14 Tank "Armat" in more detail and discuss the history and prerequisites for its creation, its weapons and booking, the characteristics of its main systems, as well as the possibility of applying in real combat.

    The history and prerequisites for creating a new Tank "Armat"

    Another way


    At the turn of the 2000s in Russia, 2 projects of promising main combat tankthat would have to become a replacement for the current Russian OBT - T-90. One of them is "Object 460" or "Black Eagle" (see photo above) - was the development of the Omsk Design Bureau. He had an elongated modified chassis from T-80U tank, in which another one, as well as a narrowed tower, was added to six rinks. new designarmed already proven to be a standard smooth-bore 125 mm cannon. It was assumed that the tank mass will be about 48 tons, and it will be equipped with a 1500-strong gas turbine engine, which would give it a specific power of more than 30 hp / t and made one of the most dynamic tanks in the world.

    The second project is "Object 195" or "T-95" (see photo below) - was the development of the Ural Design Bureau and the Uralvagonzavod corporation. It was "Uvertank" for his time, in which a uninhabited (blood-free) tower, armed with a formidable 152 mm smooth-bore tool, was also installed on seven-skate chassis. The crew of the tank (just from 2 people) was located in an isolated bronoscapsule in front of the case. The weight of the tank was not small - about 55 tons, and it was supposed to be equipped with a diesel engine with a capacity of 1650 hp, which would also give him good dynamic characteristics.

    It was assumed that the kinetic energy of the projectile released from 152 mm smooth-bore tool "object 195" is so great that in the case of hitting the tank of the enemy's tank, it was simply broken down.


    But in 2009-2010, both projects had to minimize for several reasons. First, the development of both tanks was not very active and during the design and testing (and this is about 15-20 years) they are simply morally outdated. Secondly, the transition to the use of such superers as T-95 is quite expensive and resource-intensive in production - it would be to some extent to the transition to the German path of development of tank buildings of the Second World War, i.e. Absolutely not justified by the "way of royal tigers and Mausov." We needed a versatile tank, massive, with the best value for money, as the famous our T-34. Well, thirdly, both of these tanks did not quite correspond to the concept of a sectocentric war.

    Concept of sectocentric war


    Seatcentric war is modern military doctrinefocused on an increase in the combat effectiveness of various military compounds involved in armed conflict or modern wars, by combining all combat and auxiliary units into a single information network and as a result of the achievement of infocommunication superiority over the enemy.

    Those. It turns out that due to the association and practically instant communication of management tools, intelligence means, as well as means of destroying and suppressing, more accelerated management by forces and means is achieved, increasing the effectiveness of the defeat of the enemy's forces and the survivability of their own troops, and each participant in hostilities gets complete and Timely information about the real combat atmosphere.

    Tank compounds should also be adapted to the modern realities of the Scenectic War, for this the tanks themselves should be able to connect to one information network And be able to practically instantly transfer information to the information received by the tank from the outside at the expense of its own "review" modules. In fact, it is almost one of the requirements for tanks of the new 4th generation.

    4th generation tank


    "Object 195" in the artist's representation.

    The classification of tanks in generations is not really official, very conditional and looks like this:

    • The first generation includes the tanks of 1950-1960, such as Soviet T-44 and T-54, German "Panther", English "Centurion" and American Pershing.
    • The second generation is associated with the appearance of the so-called main combat tanks (OBT). Him includes tanks of 1960-1980, such as Soviet T-62, American M-60, English "Chifen", German "Leopard" and French AMX-30.
    • The third generation includes the latest modern tanks, such as Soviet T-80 and Russian T-90, American "Abrams", French "Leclerk", English "Challenger", Ukrainian "Plot", South Korean "Black Panther", Israeli "Mercave" , Italian "Arite" and German "Leopard-2" (by the way, more about third-generation tanks can be read in our article).

    It is clear that later generations of tanks differed more durable armor, more perfect protection and more terrible weapons. This also applies to the 4th generation of tanks, the appearance of which has long been naply. But besides, as mentioned above, the 4th generation tanks should be as adapted as possible to the Seashentric War, as well as if possible, meet another number of requirements:

    • have a uninhabited tower and charging machine
    • the crew should be isolated in the bronoscapsule
    • tank must be partially robotic

    By the way, a fully robotic non-piggy tank can be considered a 5th generation tank.

    Approximately such a list of requirements approached the development of a new tank. Our designers, when in 2010, after coagulation of the projects "Object 195" and "Object 640", they received a task as soon as possible to design a new generation tank.

    Platform "Armat"


    An order to design, testing and manufacturing a new tank received the State Corporation "Uralvagonzavod", located in Nizhny Tagil and developing and producing various military equipment. When developing a new tank in the Ural Design Bureau, tied to "Uralvagonzavod", already ready-made promising developments were actively used on the "object 195" here, as well as on the project of the Omsk Design Bureau - "object 640". Both closed projects at home considerablely helped our designers quickly cope with the task.

    But the most important thing is that this time our constructors (as well as our military leadership) saw the problem of the construction of a new tank more widely, and it was decided to develop not just the 4th generation tank, but a universal platform on a travelers that could Apply to the design of the most diverse military equipment, which would solve the problem described above the problem of versatility, massiness and value for money.

    Thus, the "Uralvagonzavod" was designed and implemented the so-called unified combat heavy tracked platform for "Armat", but the basis of which is expected to create about 30 of the most different names of military equipment. Moreover, the common for them will be not only the platform, but also the overall fighting system, the overall communication system, the overall active protection system and many other nodes and modules.

    The universal heavy combat platform "Armat" has three engine layout options: in front, rear and in the middle. This allows you to use a platform for designing almost any kind of military equipment. For a tank, for example, the rear engine placement is used, but for BMP - on the contrary, the front.

    At the moment, our defense has already received the first units of technology based on a new platform - this is an armored repair and evacuation machine Bram T-16 (so far only as a project), BMP BMP combat machine and of course the main combat tank T-14 " Armatha ", which we could already see the Victory Parade in Moscow.

    Overview T-14 "Armat"


    Radar complex

    T-14 is the first tank in the world that uses a radar radar on an active phased antenna grid (AFAR-radar). The radars of the same type put on the new Russian multi-purpose fighters of the fifth generation of T-50, which should come to the SU-27 change. In contrast to the radars with a passive afar-radar lattice consist of a large number of independently adjustable active modules, which significantly increases the tracking ability and reliability, since in case of failure of one of the radar modules, we will only get a slight distortion of "pictures". True, the cost of such radars is somewhat higher.


    In "Armat", 4 Afar Radar panels are used, located around the perimeter of the tower (see photo above). They are protected by bulletproof and anti-skid screens, but nevertheless can be replaced in field conditions (The photo shows plastic loops to extract radar panels).

    The T-14 tank radar complex can simultaneously monitor up to 40 terrestrial moving and up to 25 air aerodynamic purposes, which makes it one of the key elements on the battlefield in the framework of the concept of the Sectsentric War. Distance of goals - up to 100 km.

    If, for the purpose of disguise, the main review radar tank is turned off, then on the close distance it is replaced by two radar of the ultra-fast reaction, which are also used to respond to destroying elements of active protection against the shells released by the tank.

    Complexes of detection of targets in the infrared and ultraviolet range

    On the T-14 Tower on one axis with a machine-gun installation, a panoramic sight is installed, which serves to determine the coordinates of the goals obtained by various overview modules, it rotates 360 degrees regardless of the machine gun. Panoramic scope includes a camera in a visible range, camera in infrared range and laser rangefinder. When capturing each new goal The radar panoramic sight is automatically rotated in its direction to determine the exact coordinates. The information obtained is derived from a tank crew monitors in the form of a tactical card with coordinates of fixed purposes, and in case of need, you can press the coordinates of a particular purpose in the case of need.

    In addition to the panoramic sight, T-14 is equipped with six autonomous high-definition cameras that allow the crew to monitor the situation around the tank around the perimeter. These cameras allow tankers to get to evaluate the situation when the radar turned off and under the conditions of the opponent of the radio-e-struggle, and also record laser pointers aimed at the tank.

    In addition, these HD cameras can see through the smoke veil (in the infrared spectrum), giving a significant advantage of "Armat" using this species disguise. This provides the following example:

    When the T-14 tank is entrusted by the enemy infantry, it can put a smoke curtain around himself, becoming invisible for enemy grenadecers, and shoot them from machine-gun installation according to infrared HD cameras.

    Active Protection Complex "Afghanit"

    And a radar complex of 4 Afar radars and 2 high-speed radars, and infrared HD cameras are part of a set of active protection of a tank, which serves not only for intelligence purposes, but also for timely detection of threats for the tank and their liquidation. This is what features a set of active protection "Afghanit" is posted on the "Armat":

    • When the "Afghanite" enemy projectile is detected towarding the tank automatically turns the tank tower towards this projectile, so that on the one hand, meet it more powerful armor, and on the other hand - to be ready to apply a counter blow to the object that released this shell.
    • If the "Afghanit" shells are detected to the tank, automatically controls the machine gun unit for their destruction.
    • If necessary, an increased disguise "Afghanit" can act in passive mode with the radar turned off, focusing on the HD cameras.
    • "Afghanit" is safe for its infantry, located near the tank, as to counteract the enemy missiles, the means of radio-e-struggle and smokeometalline curtains use.
    • In addition, according to the latest data "Afghanit" successfully confronts modern armor-piercing projectiles with cores.

    The Austal Protection Complex "Afghanit" is capable of hitting the shells pounding to a tank at a speed of up to 1700 m / s. But our designers are already developing a new active protection - the "barrier", which can intercept the shells pounded at a speed of up to 3000 m / s.

    Complex of the dynamic protection "Malachite"

    The T-14 tank also has a set of dynamic protection "Malachite". This feature he has:

    • "Malachite" successfully opposes not only different cumulative projectilesBut it is capable of destroying the latest NATO subcalibal shells that were specifically designed to break through such preceding "malachite" of dynamic protection as "Ricky" and "Contact-5".
    • "Malachite" significantly better opposes the most advanced anti-tank missile complexes (PTRK).
    • Due to the decline in the amount of explosive in the dynamic protection of "Malachite", a variant of the defeat of their own infantry and damage to the tank overview devices is practically excluded.


    Weapon tank T-14

    The T-14 Tank Fire Management System is associated with the Active Protection Complex "Afghanit" and its radio optical modules. With their help, it is guided by the tank weapons to the found objectives. In addition, when aiming uses data from the following sensors:

    • Gyroscopic sensors of the corner orientation of the tank in space
    • Air temperature and humidity sensor
    • Sensor direction and wind speed
    • Sensor bending a barrel from heating

    His own coordinates of the tank receives using the GLONASS satellite system.

    As we have already written above, T-14 can be equipped with both a standard 125 mm gun and 152 mm cannon. As a standard configuration, a 125 mm smooth-bore gun 2A82-1C has already been put on the "Armat", which has 17% higher dung energy and 20% greater accuracy than the best samples of Western instruments installed on tanks. It should also be noted that the lesion distance from this tool is about 7000 m, which exceeds the indicators of foreign tank guns in most of which the lesion range does not exceed 5000 m. It gives a significant advantage again "Armat" - it will be the right "long Hands ", i.e. He will be able to shoot the opponent's tanks, not even approaching them to their disturbance. In addition, the 2A82 instrument has the ability to shoot an ammunition to 1 meter long (for example, such as subcalibular armor-piercing shells of increased power of Vacuum-1). On T-14, the charging machine is installed on 32 projectiles, due to which the rate of fire is reached in 10-12 shots per minute.

    On some part of the "Armat" tanks are going to put a 152 mm gun 2a83, which has armoring of podkaliber shells more than 1000 mm, and their speed is 2000 m / s, which does not leave any chance of all known modern tanks. In addition, as the leaders of the Uralvagonzavod corporation, the kinetic energy of the projectile of 152 mm guns are such that it will be more likely to pull the tower of the affected enemy tank.

    Both implements allow you to use your barrel to start controlled missiles. It is assumed that for 152 mm, the guns can be used with armor-resistant to 1500 mm and a range of up to 10,000 m, which may affect both ground and air targets.

    Part of the experts indicate the possibility of using the T-14 tanks armed with 152 mm jet shells With a range of up to 30 km, which turns such "armat" into the tank of fire support with the use of both against enemy infantry and against highly protected enemy objects.

    From machine-gun armament, a large-caliber 12.7 mm machine gun "Cord" is put on the "Armat", driven by the crew remotely and part of the Austal Protection "Afghanit", as well as 7.62 mm Machine gun Kalashnikov, a paired with a tank gun. And to recharge "Cord" there is a special automated systemnot requiring the participation of crew members.

    Booking T-14 Tank

    As we indicated above, one of the main features of the Tank "Armat" is the presence of a special insulated bronoscapsule, separated from the rest of the tank to armored partitions and employees to accommodate the entire crew with computers in it. In addition, the bronoscapsula protects against weapons mass lesion and has a system of air conditioning and a fire extinguishing system. All this significantly increases the survivability of the crew, and the vitality of the tank itself. In addition, it states that the maximum duration of the continuous stay of the crew in the armoredapsule is about 3 days.


    In the production of the Tanks "Armat", a new type of armored personnel with ceramic inserts is used, which has increased armoredness. This allowed at the same thickness of the armor to achieve a smaller mass of the tank, and respectively the best speakers. Nevertheless, it is expected that in the front projection of the T-14 has an equivalent of armor more than 1000 mm against podkalibar shells and about 1300 mm against cumulative shells. It makes a tank resistant to falling into the forehead of any modern ammunition and able to confront such formidable anti-tank agents as American heavy anti-tank rocket complex "TOW" and the American portable anti-tank missile complex "Javelin".

    Tower T-14

    The tower device is classified information, nevertheless it is assumed that it consists of an external anti-skid casing, under which the main armor of the tower is hidden. The anti-skip casing at the same time performs several functions:

    • Protection of tank devices from fragments, fugasic shells and bullet breaks.
    • Reducing radio interest to countering anti-radar guidance.
    • Shielding of external electronic fields, which makes the tower devices resistant to different kind of magnetic pulses.

    Below is a video with a possible device tank tank T-14:

    Stelc technology

    Another significant feature of T-14 is the use of various stealth technologies, which radically reduce the visibility of the infrared tank, radar and magnetic observation spectra. Here are the stealth tools are applied in "Armat":

    • A unique GALS-coating that helps reflect a wide range of waves and protecting the tank from overheating in the sun.
    • Flat reflecting faces of the housing that reduces the visibility of the tank in the radio band.
    • Mixing system exhaust gases With the surrounding air that reduces the visibility of the tank in the infrared range.
    • Heat insulation on the inside of the case, also reduces the visibility of T-14 in the IR range.
    • Thermal traps distorting the "signature" (visual image of a tank) in the infrared range.
    • Distortion of own magnetic fieldmaking it difficult to determine the location of the tank for magnetometric weapons.

    All this causes significant difficulties at the enemy when "armatas" is detected, when determining its coordinates and in general, when identifying it as a tank.

    Many experts believe that the T-14 "Armat" is the first stealth tank in the world.

    Engine

    The T-14 tank is equipped with a multi-fuel 12-cylinder four-stroke-shaped diesel engine with turbocharging (12H360), which was designed in Chelyabinsk and is produced in the same place - in the Chelyabinsk tractor plant. The engine has a switching power from 1200 to 1500 hp, but on serial technique It is assumed to install the engine with a maximum power in 1800 hp This will provide a tank excellent dynamic characteristics - so maximum speed The highway will reach 90 km / h. In addition, this four-stroke engine is much more economical than the old two-stroke, due to which the distance is provided without reconciling 500 km.

    Box on T-14 automatic robotic with the possibility of switching to manual control.

    It should also be noted that exhaust gases are derived through pipes passing through additional fuel tanks. This ensures their additionally cooling and ultimately reduces the visibility of the tank in the infrared range. The tanks themselves are covered with anti-flames and anti-flame screens, and they are protected from the ignition with an open filler.

    The engine and transmission are combined into a separate module, which makes it possible to replace the failed block of the power unit in less than an hour.


    Active suspension

    If before russian tanks The 6-rolling chassis was used, then the "Armat" platform is 7-rolling, which allows you to build technique at its base with a maximum weight of up to 60 tons. Therefore, T-14 tank remains a huge potential for all kinds of modernization.

    The suspension tank used in the T-14 tank is active, that is, it is capable of identifying irregularities under the tracks and automatically adjust the height of rinks. This feature not only increases the rate of tank over rough terrain, but also significantly (approximately 1.5 - 2.0 times) increases the accuracy of aiming in motion. High-precision shooting during fast movement on the battlefield - this is another indisputable advantage of "Armatians" with a possibility "meeting" with such pretty probable opponents Like "Leopard-2" or "Abrams", in which unmanaged hydropneumatic suspension is still used, developed more than 30 years ago.

    Tank Information Management System

    At the "Armat" one of the best tank information management systems (Tius) is established, which in real time leads control over all the tank modules and automatically checks them for malfunction. In case of identifying any problems, the Tius system in voice mode informs the crew about it and provides recommendations for their elimination.

    Order "Defense"

    At the parade in Moscow in 2015, the public was presented by T-14 from the first pilot-industrial batch (in 20 tanks). The mass production "Armati" began in 2016 and its end is scheduled to release about 100 cars, which will be actively used in various types of tests and exercises to identify deficiencies and identify the necessary improvements.

    Other combat vehicles on the platform "Armat"

    Infantry fighting machine (BMP) T-15 "Armat"

    In addition to T-14 tank on a unified heavy combat tracked platform, it is planned to produce armored matter Infantry T-15, the first copies of which were also demonstrated at the Victory Parade in Moscow. It must be said that this is the first heavily bamp in the Russian army. Its tank booking is impenetrable for modern Ptthi caliber up to 150mm and BOPS caliber up to 120mm, as well as the presence of active protection "Afghanit" allows it to act in one tactical group together T-14 tanks and makes it a "setacentric" combat machine.

    The T-15 mass is about 50 tons, the crew is 3 people, in addition, the landing module for 9 people is located behind it.

    The versatility and modularity of the Armaty platform allows you to have a BMP T-15 several combat configurations:

    • The main option with the Boomerang-BM combat module, which includes the counter-tank missile complex "Cornet-Em", 30 mm automatic anti-aircraft gun 2A42 and 7.62 mm Machine gun PKTM allows it to successfully resist various terrestrial and air targets at a distance of up to 4 km (universal air defense configuration).
    • An option with a combat module "Baikal", the armament of which includes a modified ship 57 mm anti-aircraft installation with a higher firepower and a distance of the lesion to 8 km (long-range air defense configuration).
    • Option with 120 mm heavy mortar (anti-personnel configuration)

      • Self-propelled Artillery Installation (SAU) "Coalition-SV"

      In order to include in one group with tanks T-14 and BMP T-15 T-15 technique with powerful and long-range fire support, it is planned to be transferred to the heavy battle platform "Armat" and the newest our self-propelled artillery Installation 2C35 "Coalition-SV", which came to replace Outdated SAU 2C3 "Acacia" and 2С19 "Msta-C". Developed by the Tserestnik developed at the Uraltransmash plant, also included in the Uralvagonzavod corporation, 152 mm self-propelled Gaubitsa It has the most diverse range of targets: from the destruction of tactical nuclear feeders of the enemy and the destruction of its fortification facilities before countering its living force and technology.

      When designing the "coalition, the SV" also adhered to the principle of modularity and versatility, therefore, this leader can be installed almost on any platform, including for shipping.

      The main feature of the new SAU is its range - up to 70 km, which significantly exceeds all known foreign counterparts in this parameter. Amusement "Coalition-SV" is 70 shells, rapidity - 10-15 shots per minute.

      In addition, on the basis of the universal platform "Armat", it is also intended to build the following types of techniques:

      • Fleg's fighting machine (BMO-2)
      • Heavy Flameless System (TOO BM-2)
      • Multipurpose engineering machine (mim - a)
      • Transport and charging machine with a heavy flamethrower system (TsM-2)
      • Mind Barrier (UMG)
      • Floating conveyor (PTS-A)
      • Mostotiver (MT-A)

      Prospects for the application of the Tank "Armat"


      As we have already written above T-14 T-14 "Armat" developed within the framework of a setacentric concept, therefore it is intended to conduct hostilities in the composition of tactical grouping, including equipment and systems of the most different nature: other Tanks "Armat" or upgraded tanks T-90C, several BMP T-15, SAU Battery "Coalition-SV", impact helicopters Ka-52 "Alligator" and other technique. At the same time, the T-14 "Armat" in this group is given one of keywords, namely, the role of the scout, the goalkeeper and commander Tankmanaging the fight by means of a unified management system.

      Conclusion

      All this is good that we are not behind military projects, and somewhere out the other leading military powers of the world, and the development and implementation of the universal heavy platform "Armat" should significantly tighten our country's defense capability in case of a large (third world) war. The question is just what it will be big War And in general, can I get out of it with the winner?

      P.S. Below is the video about newest Story Our tank troops, submitted by the Ministry of Defense for the Day of Tankist, in which you can observe the hero of our review - Tank T-14 "Armat".