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In today’s session, we will discuss How Powerful Russia’s T-90 tank is.
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The T-90 is a Russian main combat tank (MBT) of the third generation that entered service
in 1993.
The tank that is manufactured by Uralvagonzavod in Nizhny Tagil, Russia, is a modernized version
of the T-72B that includes several of the T-80U's capabilities.
The tank was originally known as the T-72BU and later renamed to T-90, it is an advanced
tank in service with Russian Ground Forces and Naval Infantry.
Currently, the Russian Army has between 750 and 1000 of these MBTs of all variants.
It is the most modern tank in service with the Russian Army, which requires roughly 1
500 of them.
It is also Russia's only mass-produced MBT at the moment.
The T-90 is also regarded as one of the top ten main battle tanks in the world.
Additionally, it is currently the world's most commercially successful main battle tank,
with the export operators include Algeria (305), Azerbaijan (114), Turkmenistan (40)
and Venezuela (50-100) units.
If you want to know more detail, let’s take a closer look at specification of this tank.
The T-90 MBT has a mass of 46 tonnes, with the operational range 550 km (without fuel
drums) and it has maximum speed of 70km/h.
This tank is operated by three crews, including commander, gunner and driver.
The original T-90 was equipped with a “three-layered” protection system.
First, there is the welded steel T-72 shell and the composite armor found on the turret
and the sides.
Then, there is the Kontakt-5 explosive reactive armor (ERA) that was first introduced on the
T-80U.
Finally, there is the Shtora-1 countermeasures suite, a collection of tools, including infrared-obscuring
smoke grenades and 360-degree laser warning receiver to disrupt enemy targeting systems.
Importantly, the Shtora-1 countermeasures system can spoof enemy anti-tank missiles
and it is what sets the T-90 apart from the T-72 and T-80.
The system sends out infrared signals that jam inbound missiles.
If the tank is lit up by a laser, Shtora-1 automatically sends out a warning and releases
smoke grenades to mask movement.
Lastly, this tank has been in service for several events, such as War of Dagestan,
Syrian Civil War, War in Donbas and 2020-Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Interestingly, in one remarkable incident recorded on July 28, 2016, a T-90 tank near
the Mallah farms of Aleppo was struck by a TOW missile, but the tanks emerged apparently
unscathed from the dust cloud thanks to its reactive armour.
It can be said that the T-90 has been relatively successful since it has most useful features
which has actually proven to be its superior optics and fire control computer compared
to earlier Russian tanks.
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