10/4/2023 0 Comments Futuristic main battle tank![]() The integration of state-of-the-art electronics and advanced human-machine integration enabled improved ergonomic design in those modern vehicles. The new AFV families unveiled in 2015 based on the Universal Combat Platform reflected a new perception, centered on a preference for improved survivability and agility, relying on heavier and more advanced armor. Combat vehicles were designed to be robust and simple to use but were also complex to repair in the field and harder to return to combat conditions. Due to their low cost, these AFVs could be mass production. This meant cramped fighting compartments that could be manned by fewer crew members of minimal height. ![]() Smaller tanks with lower silhouette were small targets and were also cheaper to make. ![]() To obtain the quantitative edge, the Russian designed their combat vehicles to be as small as possible. Since WWII, the traditional Russian warfare theory was based on quantity as the dominant component for battlefield dominance. ![]() ![]() Other AFVs included the KURGANETS- 25 (K-17 AIFV) and BOOMERANG 8×8 Armored Personnel Carrier (B-11 APC), Tomas 2S35 (coalition) self-propelled artillery, self-propelled mortar carrier, armored tactical utility vehicles, and mine-protected armored vehicles (MRAP). These armored fighting vehicles (AFV), including the new ARMATA family comprised of main battle tanks, Heavily Armored Infantry Fighting Vehicles (AIFV), and a multi-purpose chassis. During May 2015, the Russian authorities centered on President Putin’s speech, exposed new and some revolutionary families of armored vehicles being developed for the Russian land forces. ![]()
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