Photo series showing brand new T-90M--Previously unknown protective shielding installed.

[John Kettler]

Photo credit is on each pic. Though hard to see in the first pic because of poor lighting and deep shadow, the T-90M has a potentially vital new feature--in the form of an improved version of the chains and weight balls protecting the turret ring from RPG projectiles, shaped charge shells and maybe (?) ATGMS. On the T-90M, this has been turned into a far more extensive system of protection wrapping clear around the turret (except the gun mantlet) and shielding the turret under hang and turret ring from such attack. But instead of weighted chains hanging individually and swinging freely, this is more like a weighted metal net, with the weights every place the horizontal lines cross or intersect the vertical ones. Believe this development has real military significance that may well merit some tweaks in how protection of the T-90M is treated in CMBS.









Regards,

John Kettler

Edited May 14, 2021 by John Kettler

[Bufo]

What's the news here?

After a 10 seconds search, article from 2019 june already showed this: http://defence-blog.com/news/army/russian-army-set-to-receive-first-t-90m-proryv-3-tanks.html

 

Update: looks like this was introduced in 2017, so 4 years ago.

Edited May 14, 2021 by Bufo

[John Kettler]

Hadn't seen this fine set of pics before and, frankly, am not really all that great on discerning the various T-72 and T-90 versions. AllI I sought to do was find a way to get those photos over here, especially after I noticed the new (to me) protective scheme. The article you provided was very good. It packed a lot of information into a small piece.

Regards,

John Kettler

 

Edited May 15, 2021 by John Kettler

[Artkin]

There's a gap in the metal mesh in the new photos. No gap in the old photos. Gap is in the front left+right corners of the turret

Also further down the turret, more gaps.

Edited May 15, 2021 by Artkin

[John Kettler]

Artkin,

Am looking at the pics I  previously posted and am not seeing these gaps you describe. Aside from a small vertical clearance so the turret can rotate without rubbing the hull top, potentially causing the net to jam the turret, the full underside of the front of the turret, save the mantlet,  has the net, as do the sides, save small gaps on both sides between back of turret and storage bustle, and rear. 

Regards,

John Kettler

[JulianJ]

was intrigued but all these pix have disappeared

[Artkin]

48 minutes ago, JulianJ said:

was intrigued but all these pix have disappeared

It's just a T90AM.