Personally think that the most advanced main battle tank at present is the T-14 "Amata" equipped by the Russian Army . The reason why the T-14 is considered to be the most advanced is not because it is the so-called fourth generation, nor because of the use of a remote-controlled turret. It is determined based on its mobility, protection ability, fire control system, , and firepower.
In fact, although T-14 main battle tank is called the fourth generation by Russia, its overall combat performance has no cross-generational improvement compared to third-generation main battle tank such as 99A, M1A2SepV3, Leopard 2A6, Leclerc, Challenger 2, etc., and it cannot form a crushing advantage over the above third-generation main battle tanks.
If this is the case, it cannot be called 's fourth-generation main battle tank . On a global scale, there is no definition of the next generation of main battle tanks. The military powers are still in the exploration stage, but they are just upgrading and improving on the existing models.
However, the T-14 is the first main battle tank that has been in service with remote control turrets, and its highlights are still very many. For example, a modular design is adopted, with the main purpose of designing the safety, firepower, etc. of the occupants. The overall design idea is quite advanced, which other countries have not yet achieved. It can be said that the design of the T-14 main battle tank has exceeded that of the third generation of main battle tanks. Basic data of the main battle tank of
T-14
T-14 main battle tank is equipped with a 1500-horsepower A-85-3A diesel engine. The vehicle's own weight is 55 tons, the unit power is 27.2 horsepower/ton, the maximum road speed is between 70 kilometers/hour and 80 kilometers/hour, and the maximum off-road speed is about 60 kilometers/hour.
T-14 main battle tank defense capability
turret defense
Never see that the T-14 main battle tank uses a remote control turret, and think that its turret is very small. Of course, this is also the most criticized point. Smaller turrets cannot be equipped with more armor, which naturally leads to insufficient defense capabilities. This is not the case. Judging from the top comparison of the main battle tanks of the T-14 and the T-90A, the T-14's turret is not smaller than that of the T-90A, and it basically maintains a consistent volume.
However, unlike other three generations of main battle tanks, mmWave radar , sight system, active defense system , main gun, etc. are all integrated into the turret. If these equipment are put together, it will not take up a small size, leaving less space for the turret to install armor.
From the perspective of the turret composition of the T-14 main battle tank, except for the larger size of the piece that wraps the cannon inside. The outside is covered with additional armor blocks, but the thickness of the additional armor plate is quite thin, and it cannot be compared with the reactive armor used on the existing third-generation main battle tank turret. This also leads to the worrying turret defense capabilities of the T-14 main battle tank.
's basic weaknesses for the T-14 main battle tank, Russia naturally knows it well, which is why the Afghan stone active defense system is installed. Of course, the Afghan Stone active defense system is not just about defending turrets.
The millimeter wave phased array radar that the system has can detect anti-tank missile , armor-piercing missile , armor-piercing missile and other ammunitions that are attacking from around the vehicle body. In theory, any type of incoming ammunition can be destroyed at a distance of 4 meters to 200 meters.
With the Afghan Stone active defense system, the weakness of insufficient defense capabilities of the T-14's main battle was solved.
Defense of the vehicle body
Compared with weakening the passive defense of the turret, the T-14 main battle tank pays more attention to the frontal defense capabilities of the vehicle body. After all, all the passengers are in the vehicle body, and only when the passive defense capabilities of the vehicle body are improved can the safety of the passengers be ensured.
Compared with other main battle tanks, the T-14 main battle tank has a significantly longer body, so its defense ability in the front will be stronger. The specific data is that the body length of the T-14 main battle tank is 8.7 meters, while the body length of the T-90A is only 6.8 meters, which is nearly 2 meters longer than the T-90A.
Of course, this is nearly 2 meters longer, not all of which are used to increase defense capabilities, and it also provides a certain amount of space for the internal automatic loader. However, the T-90 main battle tank also has an automatic loader. Compared with
, the defense ability of the front of the T-14 main battle tank can be completely stronger, at least it is much stronger than the frontal defense ability of the T-90A. It can also be said that the body defense capability of the T-14 main battle tank is basically equivalent to the turret defense capability of the third generation main battle tank, and it is even stronger.
Of course, the body defense of the T-14 main battle tank is not only strong, but also has composite armor installed on the front and sides of the crew cabin. In other words, the famous Sanming crew sits inside a shell made of composite armor. One thing to be noted is that the composite armor in the crew cabin is a separate layer, which is not the same as the armor on the vehicle body.
Firepower
T-14 main battle tank is equipped with a 55-diameter 125mm 2A82-1M smoothbore gun. The cannon increases the volume of the medicine chamber and can withstand greater chamber pressure, with a maximum chamber pressure of 710 megapas. The main use are BM-69 and BM-70 armor-piercing bombs. Among them, the core length of the BM-69 armor-piercing projectile is about 900 mm, and the performance of the 2A82-1M gun has been greatly improved. Therefore, the depth of the BM-69 armor-piercing projectile can reach 1,000 mm when firing. Such powerful deep-width ability is the best in the world, and is more powerful than the US-made M829A4.
fire control system
It is well known to everyone that Russia's electronic information technology is relatively backward, but it has made great changes in the T-14 main battle tank. The automated fire control system of the
T-14 main battle tank includes: the vehicle circumferential mirror, the gunner sight, the 360° situational awareness system, the on-board ballistic computer, the artillery stabilizer, the machine gun control device, including meteorological sensors, integrated RF antennas, tube bending meters and other advanced equipment. The fire control system composed of
, a series of equipment, can automatically search for targets and lock the target without the participation of the occupants. The gunner only needs to press the launching twist to complete the shooting.
Overall, the defense capabilities, firepower and fire control systems of the T-14 main battle tank are extremely excellent. When the overall performance cannot be overwhelmed by the third generation's main battle, it is also very good to be able to slightly exceed the firepower, defense and fire control systems.
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