ro1994

Hello, I'm new here. Just saw this and it looks interesting so I decided to dig it up. I wonder why I didn't see anyone bring up the Object.640-style layout? I think it'd also be compatible with crew capsule. For example, taking autoloader out from under Armata's turret, add the bustle-type autoloader, and put Commander and Gunner inside the free space inside a turret basket, with crew capsule around it, and make all of them sit below the hull line. It would also decrease the chance of the one-penetration crew massacre. As far as I can remember, one of the major disadvantage of it is lacks of "Mk1 eyeball-style" surveillance capability, the commander cannot see much peeking through the periscope as the FOV is very limited, and then-use-only-panoramic-sight solution isn't the best option for maximum situational awareness...but that might be solved by redesigning it so that other parts of the tank doesn't block its FOV as much as it was (although it may increase profile of the tank), or one can supplement it with the fiberscopes that would not require as much area as adding more rigid and bigger-than-normal (since crew sits inside the hull, or nearly, in case of the real Obj.640) periscopes It could also be supplemented by surveillance system similar to Israeli IronVision Something like this, I imagine. There'd be a lot of space to put the Hard-kill APS (presumably launcher-based, blast-type one that has long range to counter heavy, especially top-attack ATGMs) and associated electronics (such as the APS' surveillance/tracking radars, LWR, and aircraft-like MAWS) and still having lower turret profile than the full turret tanks (although may have bigger hull), and also room on driver's side to put the air conditioning unit (that would also act as cooling system for the more and more sophisticated electronics), electronic systems and batteries (which would be required more and more due to the same reason) AND another Hard-kill APS (presumably box-based, flyer-type one for the anti-KE job, this one would function like Ukrainian Nozh ERA but instead of shaped charges being launched to cut the penetrator apart, it use electromagnetically-propelled metal flyers, I think I've read it somewhere that it's effective against KE in tests but weren't given development priority due to the major asymmetric warfare threats tend to be shaped charges, especially from shoulder-fired weapon at relatively short range) Also, I think the basket/capsule could be designed to be "disconnected" from the turret (with another pair of hatches), hence it may have higher chance for the crew to survive the top-attack ATGMs (as they need to go through a lot of things inside the turret, including the empty space - thus creating more distance, which is important to be optimum for the shaped charges to be effective, and the crew has another layer of "basket's roof" protection)