Author: Hong Photo Kursk
A recent driving video taken by a reporter from Phoenix TV has been circulated online. According to news reports, Chinese reporters were on the way to the Russian-controlled Donetsk interview. Suddenly the vehicle in front stopped, and soon a big explosion occurred, and a turret was overturned into the air. It can be clearly seen from the video that this is the turret of a T-72B3 main battle tank commonly used by the Russian army.
Although everyone knows that the T-72 series tanks are easily hit and exploded after they are killed, this is the first time that the turret of the T-72B3 tank has been shot on the spot. It is obvious that the explosion equivalent is very considerable.
reporters were also worried, saying that if the vehicle did not stop but continued to move forward, it would be likely to be affected by the explosion.
Picture: The turret of the T-72B3 main battle tank flying into the air. The turret of the tank
T-72T-72Tube weighs 12 tons. The explosion power required to throw such a huge object into such a high air is surprising.
According to news reports, Chinese reporters determined the attack location, and the tank location does not belong to the front line, but to the rear. Based on this intelligence and detailed information on the relative position of Russian and Ukrainian forces obtained, it is estimated that it is nearly 100 kilometers away from the front line in the region.
Of course, the front line of any conflict is highly unstable. We do not know the exact location of the Ukrainian army, but it is still incredible that the Ukrainian army launched an attack on the rear of the Russian army. Chinese reporters also said in the news that this area was once hit by the Ukrainian army's "Dound" U short-range ballistic missile, but it is obvious that it would not be this large missile, , that hit the tank.
Picture: Below the central combat room of the T-72 tank is an automatic loader full of ammunition. The biggest problem with the flying turret is the automatic loader at the bottom of the vehicle body. The loader of the
T-72 tank is located below the middle of the vehicle body, just under the feet of the chariot and the gun captain. It consists of a rotary ammunition conveyor, a chain hoist, a chain bomb pusher, a gun locker, an automatic shell thrower, a control box and a control table. The so-called "rotating ammunition conveyor" is like an ammunition nest of an revolver , storing the ammunition used by tank gun in it. Because T-72 does not use integrated shells like Western tanks, in order to accommodate separate warheads and launch cartridges, this "blast nest" is double-layered on the upper and lower layers.
Picture: Design and structure of T-72 tank loader.
Picture: T-72/90 and T-64/80 tank loader have different operating mechanisms.
T-72 main battle tank has an automatic loader, and the fire rate of artillery has been increased to 8 rounds per minute, but the price is that it cannot achieve separation of human-aircraft bullets, and it is very easy to explode.
In addition to being hit, the loader located under the vehicle body is easily detonated by landmines, roadside bombs, etc., which also increases the danger exponentially. For example, this time, if there is no battle around and the tank is not hit by anti-tank missile and other weapons, it is likely that the Ukrainian special forces infiltrated by roadside bombs and other methods are destroyed. After all, such a large explosion is not caused by a missile, but more like the result of a large-scale bomb explosion.
Of course, if this is true, it is not just the T-72, but even Western tanks such as M1 "Abrams" and "Leopard" 2 tanks will also fly turrets.
Picture: T-72 tank turret smashed into the pavement.
Picture: Turkish German-made "Leopard" 2A4 main battle tank with flying turret.
Picture: Iraqi US-made M1A1 "Abrams" main battle tank with flying turrets.
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