Russian the most modern Tank "Armat": why this technique never appeared in the war against Ukraine
National Interest reports that Russian officials can intentionally hide this tank, fearing that foreign buyers can review their interest if the real characteristics of the machine - or its shortcomings - become public. Last year, the head of the Russian state defense conglomerate "Rostekh" Sergey Chemezov called the T-14 "the most revolutionary tank of the last decade.
" He also stressed that the tank "far exceeds existing tanks by functionality", but noted that it was "too expensive" for the Russian army to give it a priority. Instead, Moscow continues to focus on the production and deployment of a modernized T-90M tank. The T-14 was designed with unmanned tower, armored crew capsule and AFGhanit active protection system. At that time, analysts struck the number of innovations demonstrated.
But ten years later, no one saw in the battles, as except showing a parade in Moscow. Analysts say that the program suffers from stunning costs and technical obstacles, and less than 20 units were reported. Meanwhile, the defense industry of the Russian Federation is trying to overcome critical difficulties, in particular, the development of a new power plant for the tank, equipping it with modern electronics for weapons and even the production of tank guns and next generation ammunition.
These technological gaps prevented the Armati's "Armati" to realize their conceptual advantages on the battlefield. Some analysts believe that the T-14 has always been an "illusion". Others argue that the complexity of the tank simply exceeds the ability of the Russian industrial base to maintain a large number of tanks.