Steel torrent all the way to the west has always been the dream of the iron-blooded men. In the face of the modern tank corps in Europe developed with strong funds, even in the number of tanks and armored vehicles, Russia still has an advantage. But if you want to realize this "great plan", there is absolutely no "new tank" that can lead Western countries in terms of quality and advanced level.
On May 9, 2015, the Russia Red Square parade appeared in a refreshing new tank, these mysterious tanks with their own science fiction shape and angular turret, Sweep away everyone's stereotypes about the round head and round brain of the Russian tanks. This new tank is a collection of black technology --- T-14 Armata main battle tank.
In fact, as early as 2009, the relevant Russian authorities have already released information that the Russian military is developing a new generation of main battle tanks, but because the T-90 and other main battle tanks at the time were the Russian army The main land warfare weapon, therefore, this information did not arouse widespread attention.
With the development of time, the first prototype of the "new tank" began to be tested in June 2013. The tank is mainly developed by the Ural Transport Machinery Design and Manufacturing Bureau in Russia. After testing a number of performance indicators by Fang, the model was officially designated as the T-14 main battle tank, code-named "Amata".
The word "Amata" comes from Latin and Old Russian dictionaries and means "weapon". Just as its name implies, the T-14 main battle tank has been a beast of steel designed for war since its birth. Through the reliability and plasticity of its platform, "Amata" can also be derived from combat platforms such as main battle tanks, self-propelled artillery , heavy infantry fighting vehicles, mobile air defense weapon stations, etc.Greatly improve the overall combat effectiveness of the vehicle.
Since its debut on the Red Square parade in Moscow in 2015, the most eye-catching thing is the angular sci-fi turret. In fact, this is also the most legendary point of the T-14 main battle tank: the unmanned remote control turret design is used on the main battle tank for the first time. This revolutionary change has aroused widespread attention from many Western media.
This groundbreaking design, although it was also questioned at the beginning, it is undeniable that the design of an unmanned turret can effectively reduce the dispersion of internal personnel, and then concentrate the crew. A platform improves the main protection of its platform, which greatly guarantees the safety of personnel. And due to the use of an unmanned turret, the volume of the turret has been effectively reduced, and the concealment has been improved, and the protection of the turret no longer needs to be equipped with too much protective armor, which reduces the weight of the vehicle and optimizes the armor layout. proportion.
Thanks to this design, Russian military designers have divided the structural layout of the T-14 main battle tank into three aspects (modules). They are the owner's personnel control module, the turret weapon module, and the traveling power module. The functional compartments, ammunition and fuel oil of the vehicle are separated and independent, the division of labor is clear, and the internal structure adopts a modular design, which facilitates future maintenance and upgrades. And because all three persons (commander, gunner, and driver) of the vehicle group are installed in one module, the distance between the three persons is shortened, and the information exchange ability during combat is improved. And this is the world's first tank with its own toilet! Is it very humane?
In terms of firepower, the remote-controlled unmanned turret of the T-14 main battle tank is equipped with a new Russian-made 125mm 2A82-1M smoothbore gun, which can fire all the Russian 125mm guns. Conventional tank shells, and can also cannon-launched missiles. The car also uses an automatic loader, but it has greatly improved its mechanical structure and change rate.Effectively guarantee the firepower of continuous shooting.
In addition, the turret can also be equipped with a remote-controlled machine gun weapon platform, which can be shot remotely through the remote-control equipment used by the personnel in the car. The commander’s sighting sight is located next to the remote-controlled weapon station. .
In terms of protection performance, T-14 "Amata" can be said to have done enough work. The T-14 main battle tank is equipped with the latest generation of explosive reactive armor , which can provide effective protection against attacks by stabilized tail wing armor-piercing projectiles and anti-tank shells used by NATO countries. In addition, the rear of the car is also equipped with a new fence armor, which can resist attacks from extended-range rockets and grenades like RPG.
In addition, the T-14 is also equipped with the "Nepheline" active protection system that even the Western world is jealous of. Just the connection between the turret and the car body has at least five anti-transmitters. Together with the active millimeter-wave radar around the turret, it can detect various targets that are attacking the tank, and perform analysis and early warning. When an enemy fire attacks, it feeds back to the launcher system in time to provide effective defense.
At the same time, the two ends of the turret are also equipped with two 360-degree smoke launchers, and also equipped with a vertical smoke screen launcher, which can provide smoke concealment from top to bottom, reducing unmanned Possibility to locate and track attack aircraft and other long-range anti-tank weapons. At the same time, it is also conducive to timely evacuation from the battlefield.
In terms of power system, the T-14 "Amata" tank is equipped with a newly developed X-type 12-cylinder diesel turbocharged engine, the maximum power can reach 1500 horsepower, but due to the excessive output of the engine In order to prevent damage due to heat, the Russian military stipulates that the power used must be limited to 1200 horsepower.
T-14 can be described as luxurious in terms of fire control electronic information.Like what the commander’s full set of sighting equipment and gun’s full set of sighting equipment, full 360-degree local situational awareness system, on-board computer, weapon stabilizer, machine gun control device, weather sensor and other equipment. The tank crew can use the interactive LCD monitor to observe the battlefield, find the target and mobilize the artillery to aim at the target. Through the information and communication devices carried in the group, it can effectively get in touch with the large forces or the rear commander to ensure the command of the battlefield.
T-14 is also equipped with an automatic fire extinguishing system, which can provide fire extinguishing foam to cover the interior of the car body to extinguish the internal fire when faced with a fire after an attack.
From the disclosed parameters, the T-14 "Amata" main battle tank has a body length of about 8.7m, a combat vehicle length (turret forward) 10.8m, and a vehicle width of 3.6 m, the height of the vehicle is 3.3m, and the total weight of the tank is 55 tons.
At present, the T-14 "Amata" tank has begun mass production, and the Russian military has called it the first fourth-generation tank in a high-profile manner. But there are also many military experts who believe that although the T-14 is advanced enough and even surpasses many countries in Europe and America, it is still difficult to reach the standard of the fourth-generation main battle tank .
But whether it is really a human fourth-generation main battle tank or not, the T-14 design theory is indeed worthy of recognition. For the first time, Russian tank designers put how to ensure the safety of crew members as the first priority Goal, this innovative concept may change the direction of Russian tank manufacturing. "Amata" may really become a benchmark and model for future world tank design.
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