The Russian army is preparing to receive a large batch of T-90M battle tanks “Breakthrough”, equipment has already been shipped and sent to the troops. According to the press service of the “Uralvagonzavod”, along with the tanks, the military will also receive BREM-1M repair and recovery vehicles.
according to the report “UVR”, the equipment was sent as part of the state defense order, shipment of tanks this year is not the first, in mid-May, the Ministry of Defense received a whole echelon of T-90M MBT. How many tanks and armored vehicles in the new batch is not reported, but it can be noted, that the company traditionally transfers equipment in large quantities. As has been written many times before “military Review”, the company produces both new T-90M tanks, and upgrade to this level older versions of the T-90.
"Breakthrough" - in fact, new tank, which has the technical capabilities and combat power of the machine of the XXI century: all-perspective protection, powerful, reliable transmission and engine. The highly automated weapon station is equipped with a gunner's multispectral sight and a commander's panoramic sight- announced on “UVR”.
T-90M was developed within the framework of development work “Breakthrough 3” and is deep modernization of T-90 with increased performance combat and. In the course of modernization of T-90M set a new tower unit with a 125mm gun and accuracy increased survivability. On the tower mounted remotely controlled machine gun mount 12.7 mm caliber. The new tank is equipped with a highly automated digital fire control system., which provides search, recognition, and tracking of goals defeat.
There is no information about the massive participation of the T-90M MBT in a special military operation in Ukraine, perhaps, that individual military vehicles nevertheless ran in combat conditions. The main tank of the SVO is the T-72B3.
