russian t-90 might not be moscow's top of the line tank anymore however it serves all over
the world and is waging war now in ukraine the t90 and associated variants are one hell of a
tank may be the best in russian inventories relatively modern they sport many levels of
armor capabilities are easily upgradable and continue to supply armies all over the world
vladv nimble vlad be quick the t90 family of tanks are a mix of old and new
they're readily available and mass producible t-72 hull was paired with a more advanced current
from the t-80 family firmly in the russian design tradition of incremental changes rather than broad
new designs it also relies on traditional russian tank design standards since the second world
war squad and low profile hall and turret which together offer opponents a smaller target to aim
an automatically loading cannon eliminates a loader crew member bringing the total crew to
three which also aids in keeping the tank small and compact compared to the mone abrams or the
leopard family which are considerably larger and both require a crew of four with loader
tanking on the cheap one of the t90s greatest strengths is its price
although newer model t90 ms is about 4.5 million dollars the earlier and cheaper t90
designs are still available for purchase and export and cost considerably less around 2.5
3.5 million dollars according to another national interest contributor
this is an attempt by russia to target the higher segments of the heavy armor market
for such an affordably priced tank the t90 features effective armor in 2016 a t90 was filmed
in syria taking a hit from an american designed tow missile while the tow missile struck the tank
the t9d's contact five armor explosive reactive detonated the missile saving the tank from a
knockout hit not bad for an export tank easily upgradeable herein lies one of the strengths
in here into russian arms exports instead of focusing on selling the latest greatest and most
technologically advanced equipment the t90 family focuses instead on tried and true technologies
incrementally improving them onto a compact affordable platform the rossoboro sports website
the t90s exporting entity reflects this when describing the t90 ms the latest t90 variant the
tank features improved mobility and steerability achieved through the installation of higher power
engine automatic gear shift control and wheel steering control while retaining a low silhouette
optimal weight high mobility and capability to cross the most difficult obstacles at high speed
in stride which are traditional for russian tanks the tnidms has acquired a contemporary level of
protection and survivability that strategy has evidently worked t-90 and associated variants
have been exported to algeria azerbaijan india iraq libya syria turkmenistan uganda and vietnam
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