GLORIOUS T-14 ARMATA PICTURES.

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KAZ Afganit uses submunitions with explosively formed penetrator EFP

max speed target of 1,700 meters per second

 

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Yellow - "horizontal" grenade launchers for smoke, Red - "vertical"  smoke greandes launchers.

 

I suspect those are a fancier version of the small tubes visible on the K-25 turrets, as here:

 

 

APS modules:

 

 

 

Not the circled ones, but the tubes in a square section box above them. They're present on the K-25 30mm turret, but not on the T-15 30mm turret. Both kinds of tubes remind me of drozd, and I suspect the smaller ones are just smokescreens (possibly multispectrum) and the large tubes for the hard kill - more thrown mass and they're already aimed, so can launch faster than the trainable launcher. No hard kill for top attack munitions, but the plan is probably to rely on the vertically launched smoke grenades to cause a miss. Boomerang lacks all tubes, probably the weight/cost penalty was too much (or manufacture of the systems is a bottleneck, or it hasn't been certified on that vehicle yet, or...).

 

I expect the strange black panels to be radar of some type to run the system

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Kurganets IFV turret is equipped with smoke grenade launchers (that looks like Drozd), while hull is equipped with some sort of lighter version of APS, seen on T-14. Note that Kurganets APC have same "Drozd"-like launchers on RCWS, even when vehicle don't have radars. 

 

 

Also, hull-mounted 'tubes' have bigger caliber than turret-mounted, which is inderect indication that turret launchers are not for serious hard kill APS. Another thing is that while radars are mounted on hull, as APS modules with munitions, laser sensors are mounted on turret, as those boxy launchers.

 

 

Yeah, black boxes are radars that detect top-attack weapons and use vertically aimed smoke/IR/whatever grenades to minimize probability of successful attack.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Kurganets-25 IFV rear camera module, Active protection system radar. T-15 is on background, with visible radar and observation side-looking camera.

 

 

Boomerang side observation module.

 

 

"light" APS on Kurganets and "heavy" APS on T-15.

 

 

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Koalitsiya-SV turret rear

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Boomerand rear door, inside part visible.

 

 

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[Belesarius]

.I really like the look and possible capeabilities of that Wheeled AFV.   It's like a STRONKified LAV.

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With A-220U unmanned turret (57 mm autocannon), made for UVZ by Burevestnik.

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So what's everyone's opinion on the bustle contents on T-14? it looks like a lot of space for personal kit - I suspect it's similar to the bustle on T-90MS, and contains extra ammunition that can only be accessed externally.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62sm0c4YajY

 

From 0:40.

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Maybe first time when this music is little bit more appropriate. T-14 from 1:38.

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From:

http://charly015.blogspot.ru/2015/05/el-tamano-del-armata-comparado-con-un-t.html

 

 

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[Marsh]

LoooSer, thank you for posting some truly fantastic pictures; much appreciated and really thought provoking

 

cheers

Marsh

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LoooSer, thank you for posting some truly fantastic pictures; much appreciated and really thought provoking

 

cheers

Marsh

Thank you, Marsh. Our PutinTrolls^tm collective appreciate those kind words. 

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Past few weeks...

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Unknown hatch at T-14 turret rear, probably for ammunition loading or some sort of service.

 

T-14's exhaust armor module.

 

 

Hull rear.