Russian tank Object 640 "Black Eagle" has not been considered as a promising development for a long time, however, it is still of interest to military experts, writes Mordovia Herald.
"Most features, which were to be implemented in this tank, relevant to this day. With a weight of only 48 tonnes, it was supposed to install the most powerful armor protection, which intensified “reactive armor” “Cactus” and active protection complex “Drozd-M”. The location of the ammunition in the aft niche of a large size also contributed to the maximum survival., separated from the fighting compartment by an armored partition ", - says the article by Dmitry Lemeshko.
Tank armament: 125-mm gun (perhaps, 2A82), coaxial 7.62 mm machine gun and remote-controlled anti-aircraft gun with a 12.7 mm Kord machine gun.
The car was supposed to be equipped with the latest fire control system, which allowed hitting targets at maximum range day and night.
Engine: gas turbine power 1500 hp, capable of dispersing a tank to 80 kmh.
However, things did not go further than creating a running layout.. Many experts were worried about the fate of this sample. As it turned out, the car is still in Omsk.
According to the author, she was last seen about a year ago, during a visit to the Omsk transport engineering plant of UVZ General Director Alexander Potapov. Among the samples of equipment shown to him was a mock-up Object 640 "Black Eagle".
used photos: uralvagonzavod.ru, Sergey Zykov
