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TimRoyall · Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2015 9:19 am Post subject: New Russian tank

The Armata T14. Strange name for a Russian tank and the hull looks like a Leopard 2. An interesting concept, I'm not sure that automatic turrets have been much of a success in the past...

www.bbc.com/news/world...e-32478937

clausb · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Jan 25, 2006 Posts: 146

I've been wondering when the necessary technology matured sufficiently for the unmanned turret to become a reality.

If you want the crew to be reasonably safe in a tank today, you really need to get them away from the ammo and put them in a nacelle surrounded by heavy armour on all sides.

But only a two-man crew? I'd thought you need commander-gunner-driver for an effective crew, even with an un-manned turret?

Costas_TT · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Feb 15, 2012 Posts: 387

It's got a three man crew. Gunner in the middle, TC on the right and driver on the left. That's as much as I can guess from the pictures.

Walter_Sobchak · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Feb 20, 2013 Posts: 122

- clausb

I've been wondering when the necessary technology matured sufficiently for the unmanned turret to become a reality.

If you want the crew to be reasonably safe in a tank today, you really need to get them away from the ammo and put them in a nacelle surrounded by heavy armour on all sides.

But only a two-man crew? I'd thought you need commander-gunner-driver for an effective crew, even with an un-manned turret?

The Jan-feb 1996 issue of ARMOR has an interesting article pointing out all the issues presented by an unmanned turret. I am certainly no expert, but I would think the rapid advance in miniaturized digital camera technology over the past ten years would do a lot to solve the issue of reduced crew visibility and situational awareness when stuck down in the hull of a unmanned turret vehicle.

TimRoyall · Posted: Wed May 06, 2015 12:09 pm Post subject: Re: New Russian tank

better picture of the tank and its turret.

www.bbc.com/news/world...e-32588868

JiriTintera · Posted: Mon May 11, 2015 11:52 am Post subject: Re: New Russian tank

Dear Sirs,
how it looks, so current Russian evacuation vehicles will have a tank T-14 trouble when towing.

P. S.
Among the onlookers officers is allegedly Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu.

Source
zpravy.idnes.cz/tank-a...anicni_vez
andrei-bt.livejournal....56616.html
korrespondent.net/worl...armata-WSJ
www.theguardian.com/wo...-rehearsal
forum.valka.cz/topic/v...734#532310
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fIlW5uRa1E