What is the Secret of Russian armor on modern tanks?

In this video we will take a look on what hides behind the armor of modern Russian tanks.
From the T-72 all up to the modern T-90, we will cut them open and take a look at the secret components.
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"T-80 Standard Tank: The Soviet Army's Last Armored Champion" by Steven J. Zaloga

[@Nekminute]

Sukkanium and blyatinium

[@ilin314]

Together, they form *STALINIUM*

[@Omegador]

Hint: PUTINIUM ALLOY

[@SvenTviking]

Omegador Bullshittium.

[@nicolasn.7202]

No its rolled STALINIUM PLATING

[@fulcrum2951]

Russia is running low on stalinium unfortunately, that's why they're planning on making use of the new putinium material

[@ExHyperion]

Stalinium neh dude

[@Kuraimizu9152]

@@SvenTviking still better than US "Freedomium"

[@RauSiMic]

Red effect plays war thunder, confirmed

[@egonieser]

Of course he does, War Thunder is his sponsor.

[@ser43_OLDC]

Warthunder is his sponsor

[@moonman1602]

So ?

[@star2buk]

Yeah that just means Gaijin pays to advertise, not that he plays it

[@das_edelweiss8736]

No matter what, the side will always be a weak spot for any tank

[@ramadhani201]

yes and especialy the back

[@fulcrum2951]

That's why infantry is to always accompany tanks

[@BattleDroid-sd4rp]

Tank armor in a nutshell; Front: Protect crew (head on) Side: When you get flanked Rear: If youre French :P Bottom: Landmines and IEDs Turret: The whole point of a tank is to shoot stuff...

[@jacobstewart1950]

Especially under the gun and turret meet

[@lachieclements6859]

Ben Denis Yes, if I was to design a newer MBT, I would have a lot thicker armour on the bottom and probably some chemical armour, because a lot of tank warfare nowadays is done in close-quarters and in urban terrain, not the open rolling plains of the Cold War.

[@karanvarma4843]

Stalinium armour with Putinolium era blocks for good defense against capitalist pigs. Is good

[@jacklarkson4505]

0:34 R.I.P headphone users lol.

[@HighLordBlazeReborn]

Eardrums are overrated, anyways

[@mrrexychomp9829]

What did it say? I cant hear anything anymore all I remember is the USSR

[@eliasborsov8188]

There is a vid of a T-90 gets hit by a TOW missile in Syria and survive ,also no T-90 was destroyed so far but that’s not so important...if that tank could survive a TOW then it’s a good tank.

[@leopard2a6yes85]

in soviet Russia tanks are good enough

[@WanganTune3DXPluDeaf]

One T90 has destroy by ISIS

[@ricardosoto5770]

It was a single warhead TOW 2A, and Kontact 5 did his job... but the crew panicked. Against a tandem warhead TOW 2B or a top attack ATGM it might had not survived.

[@bobclapp125]

Wonder if it would survive a javelin? What do you think?

[@ricardosoto5770]

@@bobclapp125 No. Shora wont protect they from a Javelin. And being top attack is dubious reactive armor could prevent a kill, because reactive armor just lessens the penetration of passive armor and no tank has enough passive armor on top of the turret and engine compartment to prevent a penetration . Only active armor system like Afganit, Trophy and Iron Courtain will protect you from Javelin but even so, they are not designed to fully cover top attack weapons. Javelin and Spike are game changers.

[@Archer89201]

The composite armor includes strands of hair of Stalin's glorious moustache

[@phantomwolf5485]

=Borschtanium Composite

[@TheLuiz1100]

says that the T-90M front armour can stop most APFSDS projectiles *STALIN's SOUL ROARS IN THE DISTANCE*

[@arnfrancistapic761]

the armor is possibility a Stalinium or a mixed of Tsar Nicholas II, Vladimir Lenin, and Joseph Stalin's soul

[@AoShinden]

EARRAPE ALERT!

[@ghostrider.49]

Thank you, my savior..

[@blackraincomingdown]

yah got airaped up!!

[@Matracokura]

WHAAT? I CAN'T HEAR S**T!

[@fulcrum2951]

Stalinium stronk

[@devkrovil]

Karl Anthony Adonis Thank you for saving my eardrums.

[@mistahj4426]

Wow, not a bad video. Not a propaganda piece like most of these. Well done.

[@RedEffectChannel]

Thanks :D

[@zameliz]

RedEffect tends to deliver well informed no bullshit videos about tanks which makes his vids great, I also really like his accent :D

[@zameliz]

@Urban Student Prepper You can take your shitty opinions and fuck off. Also the one who needs to grow up is you judging by your attitude.

[@tigersympathiser2265]

@Urban Student Prepper "K i d"

[@zameliz]

@Urban Student Prepper Oh wow, it took you whole 4 months to come up with that very unspectacular comeback. Not to mention the amount of irony is through the roof with you x)

[@ww8343]

The secret is to keep the armor thin so the enemies' rounds pass right through it so to force the enemy to waste money on expensive antitank rounds that detonate outside the tank thus protecting the tank crew.

[@cursedcliff7562]

no armour is best armour -Phlipy Floppy

[@SnoW-pk9zo]

I think you forgot that their cost are nearly half of other modern tanks out there. So, Russia's tactic to make thanks with an exceptional gun and cheap cost is still up

[@datonecommieirongear2020]

See Ivan, if enemy boolits cost into more than our complete tonks. Enemy will of be of bankrupt soon)))))

[@yeeterdeleter6306]

Actually 4 times cheaper

[@sebastien2457]

@Nikola Stalin would be proud of those crews who sacrificed themselves to let other t90 shoot Abrams

[@weak1ings]

No robot voice? inaccurate! Everyone knows the robot voice makes these videos trustworthy. Very nice RedEffect!

[@albertoamoruso7711]

I was disappointed by Binkhov's T-90MS vs M1A3 SEP v.3, now I get satisfied

[@imwatchingthisvideo7023]

Hi heard somewhere that the US is developing a new type of round for the M1A2 SEP V3 called the Armor Piercing Freedom Stabilizing Disregard Stalinium (nickname "Wham from Uncle Sam"). I'm no tank expert so I want you guys' opinions on this matter.

[@orjelmort2330]

I'm watching this video freedonium

[@orjelmort2330]

Michael Lambo lol

[@nickolaymiltenov]

The most dangerous weapon invented by the american pindostan bliadium army is the so called cocksuckium. American "soldiers" aply it to the enemy immediately every time they feel a sort of tread.

[@nickolaymiltenov]

DON"T ARGUE WITH GODS, HUMAN. WHAT I HAVE SAID IS THE FOCKING HOLY TRUTH FOR YOU AND YOU MUST LEARN IT BY HEART AND REPEAT IT LIKE A MANTRA.

[@imtiredtiredtired]

-> Loader, load APFSDS! -> The sabot one? -> No, the one in the back shaped like George Washington's head, which radiates with freedom and democracy and fills you with sudden urge to throw boxes of tea into the sea.

[@AquaTeenHungerForce_4_Life]

The secret to Russian armor is keeping them out of combat. Otherwise it’s a turret tossing contest.

[@SomeGuy-lr7ms]

Stalinium 50% STALINIUM 50%

[@Tepid24]

The T-80BVM has an advantage on all other russian tanks though, *style!* Aesthetically it's just mesmerizing, shame about it's technical characteristics, though...

[@jafon9]

I suppose, but I am disappointed that they didn't choose to upgrade T80Us with Relikt, as that would be highly effective and extremely good looking.

[@egonieser]

@@jafon9 Yeah but T-80 as a base platform is highly inefficient and was so from the start. The idea was solid but the execution was piss poor compared to the legendary T-72 which is still capable and upgradeable to this day. I have a feeling they will just phase out T-80 platform entirely and just go straight to T-90 for regular army (as it is a direct successor of T-72) which is far more reliable, and T-14 for more elite/specialized operations with all it's bells and whistles. That's what happens when you get another company/manufacturer involved in the wrong time. T-80 was needlessly expensive for what it was and totally not worth the cost. The manufacturer wanted to get some quick Roubles and gave subpar product in return.

[@zeffy._440]

The T-80BVM isn't too bad but coming from someone who loves Russian tanks and sees them as overall being more effective than other similar tanks/designs it honestly is lacking in armour protection it's turret for one is the same as the the T-80B/T80BV could it take a hit and protect the crew? Maybe but modern rounds are likely to go through and the turret is the most likely thing to be hit in modern combat which is a HUGE weakness for the tank nevermind the hull.

[@seth1987]

-"What is the Secret of Russian armor on modern tanks?" a Russian Admin.

[@zameliz]

That intro was absolutely glorious :DDD

[@sigmar2331]

The new T-14 have the new Putinium Alloy sandwich between 2 Stalium Reactive armor making it only immune to all projectiles including lasers and plasma !! :)

[@-WarCriminal-22]

0:28 good job, comrad. Don't tell them truth about our armor, keep secrets of Mother Russia

[@ephraimwolobah9152]

I appreciate your channel man. I've watched you for YEARS, and realized I never said this, so I came back to one of my favorite videos from you.

[@VirusXAX]

I like the design of the T14-Armata! its a big improvement and will save the crew itself, even in a firefight and when the T14 Armata gets a new Version, upgrades, and weaknesses gets balanced out. I will see the Russian Armee in a save place

[@mweskamppp]

Still waiting for the first units in the russian army.

[@merlotingreigory3606]

@big ian My comrade Ian, Rejoice! They will get more T-14s and comes with a new 152 variant as well! Not so much for the Su-57 though.

[@argostbot6927]

This did not age well

[@stevenbreach2561]

3 years later,there's still only a handful,if that

[@armandomarchan7888]

Oh if only you knew

[@TheDrono]

There are ERA tiles on top of the turret of T-14 armata.

[@ricardosoto5770]

The Armata is a interesting concept. And heavy departure for a Russian tank. It seems more like a defensive shoot and scoot tank, were you can risk the light armored turret but save the crew and tank to fight another day.

[@gta4haterhq]

@@ricardosoto5770 i think its not a project anymore

[@ricardosoto5770]

@Deus Vult Its un low numbers preproduction... mainly to keep the plant open. The umanned concept its interesting but it means F 35 levels of technology Russia can barely afford alone. The German Puma IFV has also a umanned turret but it has a complex of minicameras and radars giving it 360s degrees view of the battlefield with virtual reality googles in the commander helmet a la F 35. That tech its not cheap. I have read that one of the problems the F 35 has was exactly that feature. It was very constly to develop.

[@nagantm441]

@Deus Vult it's not actually a trap. That's just a thin cover over the actual turret.

[@nagantm441]

@Deus Vult which shells could easily penetrate it?

[@lostinthesauce6409]

sekrit dokumentz. my WarThunder nickname

[@lostinthesauce6409]

pradeep kumar . whoo ? ur dad?

[@lostinthesauce6409]

Tsar Nicholas . rephrase

[@pradeepkumar-qo8lu]

Husen Faour classic comeback Well done

[@lostinthesauce6409]

pradeep kumar . ok. go now gulag

[@yourlordandsavior6940]

On pc?

[@LaVictoireEstLaVie]

I really enjoyed this video. It is well researched and well put together. I hope you will make more on other tanks and other vehicles in general!

[@JamesLaserpimpWalsh]

Good information. Subscribed.

[@ChrisPBolsak]

HOLY SHIT THAT'S THE HEAVIEST EARRAPE I'VE EVER HEARD.

[@--ginebra3589]

Well I wasn't expecting this kind of intro from this channel.

[@Gorf2003]

0:30 when it's 1:30 AM and your KZbin sound bar is turned up to 100% because the previous video was kinda quiet. #myearsarebleedingandthekidsareawake

[@jasonmartin1668]

The intro alone was worth the video!

[@dalaroo6871]

Hey mate, allways very interesting listening to your content and explanatory way you do it , cheers

[@Chieftain1966]

I really like your approach to the subject matter, you provide a fair analysis of different nations equipment without filling it with slanted bias. This feels like a breath of fresh air as all to often it seems bias is allowed to overide fact. Keep up the great work and you earned a sub. from me.

[@RedEffectChannel]

Thanks a lot

[@fulcrum2951]

Slanted bias is placed on Russian tanks alongside with the stalinium to make the plates

[@AtroposLeshesis]

You do a good job showing the research you have done.

[@BigMeechEJ25]

"Is it steel, stalinium, or soul of stalin himself" I am fuckin dying laughing haha. Anyway Red I recently discovered your channel and I am really enjoying your content. I mostly research and focus on pre 1945 period history but tanks were always my favorite subject. I have been wanting to learn more about modern tanks, especially the Russian side of things since I have a soft spot for Soviet and Russian post war vehicles. I like how you present your facts equally with an unbiased viewpoint that focuses on the technical aspects and how these vehicles might compare in the real world, not just parading them or comparing them in a non realistic way. Thanks for your work and keep it up man.

[@rod2662]

Legend has it that the armour is not actually metal, it's just stalin's mustache hair woven so tightly that it has the effect of looking like one solid block of metal.

[@jackvony5615]

All wrong, the secret of the armor is solid Vodka. JK, excellent video! It would be cool if you could do a video on the Challengers or maybe some less-talked-about tanks like the C1 Ariete or Arjun.

[@murtazamir8706]

Jack Vony Dude, arjun tank is just another Leopard 2AV with some Indian masala. 😂😂😜😜

[@krosskreut3463]

@@murtazamir8706 ita a indian frankestein monster of leopard 2s and t 72s

[@davidj9677]

Hey you're the Quora guy

[@CzornyLisek]

Jokes on you Liquid armor is a thing ;p

[@Under_Tone]

Good video, subscribed hoping to see more videos like this for the future.

[@RedEffectChannel]

Thanks, I will try not to dissapoint you :)

[@derubermanns1210]

T-90 and T-80 are just based off of wide Putin walking down a hallway

[@vatanak8146]

Really liked the video

[@Eristtx]

The secret is that they explode on first contact with the enemy, throwing the tank's turret 100 metres into the air. And the enemy doesn't expect that. A number of Ukrainians have already fallen when a Russian tank turret fell on their heads.

[@krissCOW]

Ukraine is only alive because of the billions of dollars Western Powers gave to them so don't get mad bro. I'm not responding because your gonna turn this into chernobyl.

[@danielolguin6495]

I love this content. Would like to see more. Very informative and interesting.

[@fubarsweeklund2141]

Nice presentation, good info on armor design etc. one of your best videos so far 🎖🎖🎖🎖

[@RedEffectChannel]

Thanks :)

[@mec_473]

The secret: Stalinium

[@orbitalair2103]

Nice. I liked the video of the internal autoloader functioning. Good info on the armor setups. Thanks.

[@dizzywillow2162]

great video as always RE. It seems to me that the Achilles heel of any tank is its tracks and drive wheels. Sure, the crew may be safe from most projectiles while inside the tank. But if a HE round hits the drive wheels or the tracks, they are out of the battle. I think that battle tanks are mostly obsolete unless and until the weaknesses of the propulsion mechanisms are hardened. Lets just hope that we never need these machines in the first place.

[@deathdragon2283]

Wow a video on Russian tanks that isn’t either “Russian tanks are utter garbage” or “literally indestructible”

[@Panzergruppe22]

Chernobylium plate mixed with Cheekilite-Breeklium alloy and Cykablyatium insert.

[@deathdragon2283]

So T-72 has a stronger hull then the T-80, the T-80 has a stronger turret, and the T-90 has the same hull as the T-72 and has a better turret then the T-80

[@tristanbackup2536]

Basically.

[@inwedavid6919]

In conclusion, tank before Armata has no side and back armor in the turret and with Armata the life of the crew and its value for experience and training is at least considered as important and valuable, good thing to appreciate if you run the tank.

[@ricardosoto5770]

Armata means that the Russian Federation unlike the Soviet Union is starting to care abour the life of their soldiers.

[@SAUBER_KH7]

Oh KZbin... Idk how I missed this (it did not give me notification). Great Video as always. :) Edit: I actually like the Dazzlers (I did not know they were called that btw). They make it seem like the Tank has scary almost beast like red eyes that makes the enemy tank think "Oh god, that's a Monster!" xD

[@keijo8238]

Didn't think you'd be one to deliver a hot meme

[@ReviveHF]

In warthunder, M1 Abrams uses stalinium for the chabhom armour as well

[@xirensixseo]

35 seconds in water spilled im laughing and now i have to explain what memes are to my parents cuz it scared the CRAP outta me

[@solid2869]

Comrades, stalinium is the strongest type of metal.

[@Serbian-Templar]

0:36 i had earphones on 100% 💀💀💀

[@user-xs2xe6kv8k]

There is also the chance that armor of russian tanks is not as good as the russians say

[@voidtempering8700]

None of his numbers were wrong, modern weapons just penetrate more armor than what most of these tanks have.

[@rat_king-]

But why JUMP and SHOOT? it seems pointless. unless you count propagnda

[@imtiredtiredtired]

Putting shells in a carousel under the turret ring makes best armor)))) the crew will be comforted by the strong shell casing+gunpowder composite armor))))

[@ricardosoto5770]

That is the ONLY thing about T 64, T 72, T 80 and T 90 tanks I really do not like at all. I like the looks, the cost efectiveness, the low profile, the ingeniuous use of both composite armor and ERA to keep weight downw while having decent protection.... yet, on a side penetration.... losing the whole crew in miliseconds is a real posibility.

[@KrakenBolter]

Incredible how the t14 armor is rated for 1000mm for APFSDS but a whopping 1500mm for HEAT, that's 20 inches of more penetration, shows why tanks use pure kinetic energy penetrators over explosive options.

[@camdenmurphy9175]

Nice, I was looking for info on the armor of some of the newer t72 and t90 models and was having trouble finding anything until this, good video

[@carter6922]

If you squint, red effect’s channel picture looks like a red muppet eating a sausage.

[@wolfgangvicenzi8664]

Textolite layers between keramik layers where rly outstanding at t80b/u and the low Profile round shaped turret made it rly strong against other mbts to penetrate. but no protection at lower glacis at all at t80u shure hard to hit

[@starsjosephfrost]

**STALINIUM!!!!!!!** ***with a little bit of Stalin's soul***

[@skippy5712]

Very good. At least you know what you are talking about.

[@wigon]

Wow! What a fantastic video. I learned an incredible amount. But I have a question. As the spaced armor appears slanted on the frontal armor, what if it gets hit at an angle and not head on. There seems to be some weaknesses with that approach but I understand why they do it in order to maximize armor thickness on the frontal arc. All of that was new to me and I thought I knew a lot about tank armor. So wow....amazing info. I have a whole new level of respect for Russian armor designers. Also I would add that the T-14 Armata's perceived weakness of not having much armor on the turret is I think one that in actual combat would be rectified with reactive armor around the turret. Even without it, the turret is likely capable of being quickly pulled out and replaced while the old one is repaired. Correct me if I'm wrong, but does the ammo storage area have blow-out panels? I believe it does but I'm not certain. This would minimize damage to the rest of the turret from a direct hit to the ammo rack especially if key components are covered in asbestos or similar material. The APS system, like all APS systems are not 100% effective but that is indeed a massive advantage it has if it can truly shoot down tank rounds as well as ATGM's and rockets.

[@sergarlantyrell7847]

It should be noted that things are unfortunately not as easy as an armour being equivalent to Xmm RHA or ERA giving a smple 20% reduction in penetration, that's only really true for the round that was tested against it and under the conditions of the test (eg angle to target). Things like the effect of ERA on kenetic rounds often have multiple modes in which they effect, and the relative effect of these different factor can change so the result is non-linear (eg the shattering vs deflection effects). Rounds designed for resistance to ERA also don't nessasarily have much greater penetration in terms of RHA equivalent, but if an ERA degrades 1 round by 40%, it might degrade the improved round by only 20%... But the round might have actually lost some theoretical RHA equivalent penetration on paper. Vs 1 type of APFSDS a particular base armour might only have 480mm RHA equivalent effectiveness, but against another type of APFSDS it might be 550mm. I know RHA equivalence is a nice easy way to think about it, but you have so many variables in play with non-homogenous armours, active armours and the penetrators themselves that its unfortunately not that simple.

[@76456]

The value of lest say 480mm is like the midle ground of all the values, or the extact valur agaist the bullet they tested. The overall effectiveness will remain around 480mm for any bullet. It just might behave differently

[@Gizmos_and_stuff]

i was using headphones with pretty high volume and HOLY SHIT that was loud

[@TheNikotin33]

Recycled Stalinum. [End of video]

[@denisglavac1286]

Nice! Excellent work.

[@douglasberard8664]

Thanks for blowing out my speakers.

[@aitorinarra]

Thanks for these awesome material!!

[@schaihmansur8298]

The secret is getting blown up

[@KevinPan-tl6vn]

Putinium-stalinium alloy, made in Chernobyl and covered with pure vodka paste, composite made of dry bread

[@wtcb7892]

All this is then cured using a lengthy process of depression and suicide. Haha!

[@madmanmadman7967]

The intro fucking killed me I was laughing way too hard it

[@antiimperialarmy6138]

good video! thanks

[@madmike5421]

The secret is that their armor is useless against modern weapons. DOA

[@angelpehlivanov5711]

Just like any modern tank

[@dustii_patron8031]

Oh my God fantastic intro dude Bravo 10 out of 10

[@JB-cv6dz]

Would you really trust a piece of shit Russian tank to stop and APDS round from 105mm L7?

[@coffing_coffrr]

I thought the infantry was the armor

[@Lowlander-ci7is]

Frozen vodka.... Impervious unless the crew drink it all before going into battle...

[@hurculesarmy9897]

you should've had a special intro where the t-90 fades in instead

[@stevenbreach2561]

It doesn't stop ATGMs?

[@Paul91415]

Yo, at 0:45 is a mistake. Absolute Vodka is swedish, Russian Standart would be more fitting, duh...

[@SvenTviking]

Well, they used to make thousands of tanks out of MILD STEEL, not armour plate. Which is why, during the Gulf war, Warrior and Bradley APCs knocked out T72 main battle tanks with their 30 mm cannons.

[@elusive6119]

1. Iraq has never had more than 200 T-72 units assembled there. 2. 30mm and 25mm cannons are unable to penetrate 80+ mm of armor. 3. T-54 and their copies were knocked out from safe distances of ATGMs, T-72s by aviation or artillery. 4. Direct collisions were rare. 5. Iraq did not have effective air defense and modern ammunition.

[@TheScaleModeller]

Iraq made T-72 clones from mild steel naming them the Assid Babel (Lion of Babylon). Not USSR/Russia. Not a fair comparison. Coming from UK, no Russia bias

[@SvenTviking]

Matthew James Right straight answer. A friend of mine was a young lady engineer who worked for MOD in Woolwich Arsenal. After Gulf war one, she was given some test pieces of steel to test for quality. She did all the standard test and found that they were mild steel, like ordinary cars, fridges etc are made of, nothing special and certainly not the specialist armour steel that tanks are built of, stuff that is murder to machine, time consuming and as other friends who worked for MOD said, “Chewy” tough like a bad steak and liable to break your machine tools. When she handed her results to her boss, he said that the samples were from the Glacis plates of knocked out Republican guard T72s and it was no surprise that is was ordinary steel, because the 30mm RARDEN cannons on Warriors had punched straight through them. Remember, the Iraqi Republican Guard got issued the best equipment in the Iraqi army. And that meant Russian built tanks. The Republican guard had to have the best as they were Saddam’s bodyguard regiment and had to able to beat any dissident army units that may have rebelled.

[@ricardosoto5770]

@@SvenTviking Iraki T 72 were copies of copies. They were monckey models the URSS allowed to be exported to their victims, sorry clients. Also, it was a Arab army, like the Saudies that managed to make M1A1 look bad.

[@rayotoxi1509]

8:04 If you take a look where the Shtora is placed and where the Turret start angeling back you notice that it isnt a real weak spot even if it penetrades it dosent hit the gunner or comander

[@Romanov117]

It's Armor is like any other modern Tanks from other nations that is made of RHA, Composite Armor and Depleted Uranium. But they were in their own unique way.

[@patriotic3123]

Very good video my camarade! But can you fo a video please on the french leclerc tank , one of the most expensive tank today !

[@jasonmalone6983]

The secret is that it doesn’t exist. Still waiting for the T14 to be deployed.

[@petarkulpincool3835]

its a rare kind of metal only found in russia it cant be destroyed its called Motherlandium the best kind of metal wich russia doesnt export its super special

[@treadheadpete4770]

Great video, thanks! Love to see the modern Russian armour!

[@chrisraines1564]

its crazy we are getting to the point where tanks can just pen straight through meters of steel.

[@littletweeter1327]

imo russian mbt's are the most attractive.. the low stance they have is so gorgeous

[@ricardosoto5770]

Agreed. There are no more sexier MBT that and old school, no ERA T 64, T 72 and T 80s.

[@sparrow9990]

Why dont they just replace the era with straight up armor like it is pretty thick from the looks of it and there is space un between it and the tank itself making the armor pretty damn good

[@Kalashnikov413]

ERA was used to countered HEAT projectiles

[@zauribrahimov7951]

It is not coincident that STAL(IN) in Russian means STEEL!!!!

[@plasticide4095]

built in rocket propulsion to launch the turret in the sky

[@drackkor725]

The T-14 is on the back burner the T-72 is still the one to get.

[@yoavcohen66]

That said armor is valid on the front and up to a certain degree upwards . Almost, if not all tanks will be penetrated by a shell coming from the sides or rear. A real possibility in urban combat.