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Here’s what an advanced Russian tank looks like after getting hit with a missile
Posted on 3/28/16 at 7:42 pm
Posted on 3/28/16 at 7:42 pm
Not much damage
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According to a post on the site War is Boring, the above image was circulated on Russian military forums before getting picked up by the Research Institute of Steel, a company that makes specialized armor for Russian tanks. The picture shows the tank from the right side, and the missile impacted the left side of the turret. The only thing that appears broken from this angle is the Shtora counter-measure system beneath the tank’s main gun. The Shtora is a system that is designed to electronically disrupt missiles like the TOW. The two boxes affixed to the turret glow red when active, but in the February video it appears that the system is either turned off or not working. In the case of this strike, however, the tank’s crew was saved by the tank’s armored plating — known as Kontakt-5 reactive armor. The oddly shaped square panels are meant to defeat incoming projectiles by actually counter-detonating and disrupting the missile’s main charge from penetrating into the tank.
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Posted on 3/28/16 at 7:43 pm to RedRifle
Was it operational after?
Was the crew KTFO?
Was the crew KTFO?
Posted on 3/28/16 at 7:44 pm to RedRifle
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actually counter-detonating and disrupting the missile’s main charge
Interesting and logical hypothesis
Posted on 3/28/16 at 7:45 pm to RedRifle
That was an old TOW missile, much older than than any T90 and T80 tanks. Javelin would do more than leave a mark.
Posted on 3/28/16 at 7:46 pm to RedRifle
you cheered for the soviets in Red Dawn, didn't you
Posted on 3/28/16 at 7:47 pm to RedRifle
Do they take shots of the tank fuel too?
Posted on 3/28/16 at 7:47 pm to RedRifle
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The picture shows the tank from the right side, and the missile impacted the left side of the turret.
How convenient.
Posted on 3/28/16 at 7:52 pm to RedRifle
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The only thing that appears broken from this angle is the Shtora counter-measure system beneath the tank’s main gun. The Shtora is a system that is designed to electronically disrupt missiles like the TOW.
Here's what and advanced Russian tank looks like after getting hit by a missile.
Posted on 3/28/16 at 8:00 pm to RedRifle
What kind of missile was it hit by? That may explain the lack of damage too.
Posted on 3/28/16 at 8:00 pm to RedRifle
No armor will stop a high velocity depleted uranium round.
Posted on 3/28/16 at 8:03 pm to RedRifle
Not disputing anything you are saying. However, I would like to see the side of the tank that was actually hit. The back 1/2 of the torrent could be missing in that photo.
Posted on 3/28/16 at 8:07 pm to RedRifle
Do they really just use straight steel? I always figured they used some type of fancy metal/ceramic hybrid stuff
Posted on 3/28/16 at 8:09 pm to Oyster
Posted on 3/28/16 at 8:11 pm to Hammertime
On a Russian tank it's probably just 15" of A36
Posted on 3/28/16 at 8:13 pm to RedRifle
Funny how you left out one of the most important pieces of that story.
I bet you think RT is a legit news outlet too?
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The BGM-71 TOW, on the other hand, is much more ubiquitous. The system has been around since the 1970s and has seen widespread deployments in the Syrian conflict after the CIA began supplying it to certain rebel groups in spring 2014. The TOW has likely been directly responsible for hundreds of destroyed Syrian tanks, vehicles and at least a few grounded helicopters. The missile fired at the T-90 was likely an older variant, known as the TOW 2A. The 2A flies directly at its target, while the newer 2B travels about 16 feet above the target before detonating and sending two projectiles downward in a blast pattern meant to hit the tank where it is weakest — the top of the turret.
I bet you think RT is a legit news outlet too?
Posted on 3/28/16 at 8:20 pm to RedRifle
You know who can take a missle?
Your mom.
Your mom.
Posted on 3/28/16 at 8:25 pm to WeeWee
I'm a retired tanker. I've shot T-72s and T-80s with a sabot depleted uranium round from M1A2s. It blows the whole damn turret off. Their armor sucks.
This post was edited on 3/28/16 at 8:29 pm
Posted on 3/28/16 at 8:26 pm to RedRifle
What kind of Islamic website crap you link to? Now I'm on a watch list. Thanks butthole.
Posted on 3/28/16 at 8:30 pm to Passing Wind
The video shows a guy bailing from the tank after getting hit, so I am guessing it was effective enough.
Posted on 3/28/16 at 8:31 pm to RedRifle
Inb4 darth
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