![]() ![]() The extra capacity would allow the system to support modified tanks, or serve as the basis of a fleet of vehicles, allowing for a smaller supply chain. The T-14’s chassis can support a frame more than 15 tons heavier than what it carries, according to the FMSO. ![]() ![]() High-tech highlights include circular-view cameras, a heat sensor and the Afganit active protection complex, which reportedly uses radar to detect incoming threats and destroys them with a rocket. The three-person tank will be able to fire up to 12 rounds per minute from a 125 mm main gun that can fire multiple types of munitions, including guided missiles, with a range topping out at 8,000 meters. According to Army Times, “the new tank will weigh 48 tons and could hit speeds of more than 50 miles per hour, according to a spec sheet released by Russia’s TASS news agency and translated by the U.S. For this year’s Victory Day parade, which celebrates its triumph over Nazi Germany some 70 years ago, Russia took the wrap off of its latest armored fighting vehicle, the T-14 Armata tank. ![]()
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