Recent conflicts in the Middle East have uncovered the vulnerability of tanks of several states, including the Russian T-90, пишет The National Interest.
The magazine recalled the deaths in Iraq, Syria and Yemen, "Abrams" tanks, turyetskikh M-60 'Patton', Modified M60T "Sabra", and then the "Leopard-2A4".
T-90A Russian production is better than others has kept its reputation, but is not an exception. is he, Unlike "Abrams" and "Leopard-2", It equipped with a number of protective systems, effective against anti-tank shells. Among them, the radiators, capable of disabling system of laser-guided rockets, and reactive armor "Kontakt-5", before exploding shell shock, to knock it down and build a warhead him an additional obstacle.
However, it does not guarantee protection against long-range anti-tank missiles, says expert Jakub Janowski, Previously published a large collection of videos on the use of anti-tank missiles. he counted 5 lined T-90 of thirty, Russia set to CAP for 2016-2017 years. The fate of four other, hit by the, tanks remained unclear. So, video, filmed in June 2016 Year in Aleppo, It shows how the missile misses the side or rear armor T-90, a loud explosion, but the car continued to roll into cover.
According to the expert, one disadvantage of T-90 is the location of the middle tank ammunition, next to the crew, rather than in a separate storage.
It also notes, that loss of T-90 is partly connected with careless Syrian crews and poor coordination with infantry units.
According to Janowski, Syrian army lucky, that the militants have not received "long-range anti-tank missiles, striking from above ". They could become "a reliable means" to destroy the T-90. These missiles expert took the "Javelin" and TOW-2B.
In his view, a serious problem in Russian T-90 (like most Western tanks) It is the complete absence of an active protection system. Ideally, such a system must shoot down enemy ammunition in a radius of 360 degrees (minimum - 270 g.). Without it, the tank is vulnerable not only to the modern anti-tank missiles, but also cheap grenade launcher rounds, especially in the face of urban combat.
Syria showed losses: Lubos tank vulnerable to field paint, where a lot of long-range anti-tank missiles present, the paper concludes.
