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Andrei_bt

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  1. Soviet study of M113 APC, in general they liked it very much Simple, cheap, good protection. http://btvt.info/5library/vbtt_1978_01_m113.htm And another thing important to those who like history. 1-1 model made in the 1-st half of 70-s of future NATO tank (so called MBT-80). This was designed to check anti tank weapons in development. http://btvt.info/5library/vbtt_1975_01_mbt80.htm
  2. Cast cellular filler early T-80U style - and - from - http://btvt.info/3attackdefensemobility/armor.htm
  3. On Soviet AP rounds history http://btvt.info/3attackdefensemobility/history_bps.htm
  4. Object 640 “Black Eagle” and it’s successors The “Object 640” also known as a “Black Eagle” was created in 1990-s by the designers of Omsk KBTM (transport machine building bureau). The tank belongs to a new generation and realizes a lot of innovative constructional decisions and arrangement which differs it from all classical Russian and western tanks. The tank uses the new design turret with low frontal profile and detachable transport and loading module. The armor protection of front hull and turret is modular design. The crew is stationed in the hull below the turret ring and completely separated from ammunition and fuel. We all know, that it was created in 90s without state financing and led to creation of 2 testing vehicles, than the idea of a whole new tank was abandoned as very complex and budget-unfriendly. But this development continued up to end of 2000-s. Several projects were realized like a T-55M6 upgrade with “black Eagle” components (turret bustle autoloader, reactive armor and so on). But state financed “Burlak” project is more interesting project. The only tank with 2 separately functioning autoloader. T-90 tank was upgraded under this project and experimental tank on T-90 chassis was created. Well, maybe it’s bad translation but give an idea about this design - http://btvt.info/7english/640a/640.htm
  5. Maybe one of the most original ideas of tank redesign What to do with old T-55 tanks and T-64 which are planed to be scrapped? It was primary aimed on countries which have difficulties with modern tanks with autoloader service. The ideas presented in 2000-s by the Ukrainian 115 armor repair plant in Kharkov. The plant was without work at that time and created various interesting ideas for it’s survival. 1. Take 1 T-55 and remove turret, place it on T-64 hull – you have T-55-64 hybrid tank 2. Make a survivable heavy IFV from T-55 hull – HIFV-55 3. What to do with an old T-64 turret? Make a remote controlled unmanned defense station with concrete strengthened protection. Heavy armored fighting vehicle made on the basis of the chassis of the tank T-55 Hybrid variant of the tank T-55-64 (Modernization of the tank T-55) Battle module with 125 mm tank gun on the base of the turret of the main battle tank T-64 (BM-125-64)
  6. and heavy IFV - БМП Т-15 (Объект 149), созданная на базе универсальной гусеничной платформы "Армата"
  7. Armata pics inside crew stations link Танк Т-14 "Армата" снаружи и внутри
  8. In the beginning of 60-s cast turrets with composite armor were introduced for T-64, T-64A (later for T-72A and T-80B) which had a significant protection against shaped-charge projectiles and APDS rounds. Such protection provided Soviet tanks with protection superiority over western designed tanks of that time like M60A and “Chieftain”. But in same period of time in the 1-st half of 70-s it became evident, that future development of tank cast turrets has no long term perspectives comparing to welded design. An experimental turret was tested with results published in 1977 special literature. Development of welded turrets for post-WW2 tanks in USSR, Russia and Ukraine
  9. There were no T-64 with the aluminum oxide spheres vs the high hardness steel in mass productin. Only T-64A were with the aluminum ceramic vs the high hardness steel. Designation were only drawings numbers. Problems with cheeks Cheekbones were stresed by minister of defence industry in 1965. Drawings dated that year show tanks with a straight hull glacis plate. It did not provide reqired iffecency, also look at the shape of turret - it is rounded, hard to place rectangel plates there.
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