Comedy on a parade in Moscow. Russia exhibited improved T-62 tanks, which is still old age

These tanks feature everything that does not make them more capable and armored, but what makes them less effective. Therefore, the T-62M tanks are "improved" by installing on the upper frontal part (VLD) of passive protection in the form of metal polymer blocks and dynamic protection "contact-1". At first glance, it should increase the armored protection of the tank. Actually not. More precisely - categorically "no".

The fact is that the installation of tanks of T-62 of metal polymer blocks or DS "contact-1" allowed to increase survival against tanks of that period-the 1960s, ie the caliber of guns to 115 mm, as well as means of damage to the infantry RPG-7. If we talk about modern means of lesions, such as 125 mm armor-podsaliber and cumulative shells, as well as a PTRC, such as "Stugna-P", not to mention Javelin, they punch this puff pie on a hurray.

That is, increasing armor protection without much impact on the tank? Not quite . . . The impact on the tank is, and significant. The fact is that when the T-62 was installed metal polymer blocks, the impact on its chassis was significantly increased. Increased pressure on the supporting skates led to tire deformation and increased wear of the staff nodes. The balancers of the balancers fail in the non-stop mode, due to the high load of pendants.

The energy intensity of hydraulic shock absorbers is reduced, the destruction of bolt fastening of wreaths of leading wheels due to the increased traction. In addition, the tank, which did not shine with mobility and developed a maximum of 50 km/h, after installing a set of passive protection significantly reduced its characteristics.

Now let's imagine what the mobility of the T-62 with blocks and the contact-1, combined? But the main thing is that in addition to all this, the tank was still dusted with anticumulative play, the weight of which can be from half a ton to a ton, depending on the "genius" of the welder. That is, another additional load. Well, we do not forget that in the database area they will still get a chicken coop on a tower.

The tank receives a heavy armor, which in modern battle saves it except from the RPG-7, while significantly reduces its mobility and reliability. Much. So why did the Russian tank… tank -conservatives have reached, let's call them so. This is a clear example of how the modern Russian MIC is not even able to take and consider what has been inherited from the USSR, in the process of reconfiguration, not even to capture it even with its intervention.