T 14 is adopted or not. Why didn't the "Armat" did not go to the troops? Tank Information Management System

Murakhovsky: These processes are in no way related to the special manufacture of UVS. "Uralvagonzavod" in the "Armat" work all works on time and in full, the preparation of serial production of the machine also goes according to plan.

Kramnik: Messages about the "Alfa-Bank" wishes to go bankrupt UVZ with "Armat" are not connected in any way. Alpha used a convenient infoovod to stimulate the state to financial support for UVZ so that the plant can return the loans earlier. Information grading before Victory Day was made specially literate in information policies. They correctly calculated that this story would not be shown on the brakes. Works on the "Armat" PR, and lawyers "Alpha Bank" do not threaten.

Cotton: Alpha Bank is engaged in elementary blackmail. Time chose extremely successful - Armaty triumphal show. Naturally, Uvz will pay them. Do not pay in such a situation - this is a loss of faces. On the other hand, the State Corporation is not the enterprise with which you can do this. The bank quickly agreed to remove the arrest with DVZ money, although she had not been noticed for him. He is famous for its extremely stringent actions against debtors. Debt liabilities in Halmilliard-billion are not at all the amounts due to which such a powerful corporation may be bankrupt. Recently, MMK applied to the arbitration to recognize UWZ bankrupt. Why were the media silent?

On the production of "Armat" in the series, this incident will not affect. First, up to this point a few more years. Secondly, where large DVS problems were caused by sanctions. It is no secret that a new mechanical workshop is built under "Armat", and all the equipment for him was ordered in Europe. Now these deliveries are frozen, but money is already spent. If earlier UVZ spent its funds for the purchase of equipment, now asks state support. The owner of UVS is the state, it is the main customer, and new tanks are needed to him.

Money: How high will the price of "Armatians"? Will the price be comparable with the price of a modern aircraft (helicopter)?

M.: It is not surprising that the price of the new tank will be higher than that of the current one. Further increase in the characteristics of the technique on the same physical principles is given by all "greater blood". However, when compared with the parameter "Efficiency - Cost" new tank significantly exceeds the machine of the previous generation. Outbreaks allowed to compare anything. Specialists are incomprehensible how can we compare the price of combat systems of different purposes acting in different physical environments? Why not compare tank with a submarine or space rocket?

TO.: It is impossible to compare the cost and modern combat fighter. The latter are tens of millions of dollars. Maximum, it can be compared at cost with an educational and combat aircraft, and here the T-14 will be cheaper. Approximately 4-5 million dollars at current prices, taking into account the latest course fluctuations. And it is much cheaper than Western counterparts that are excavated for 10 million dollars.

X.: "Start" price T-14, voiced by the magazine MO "Armament and Economics", is 400 million rubles. It cost about 100 million rubles by the time of its procurement. Naturally, there is no comparison with the "aircharms" prices. Modern combat aircraft cost more than more expensive.

It should be borne in mind that the tank is a simpler and massive type of weapons than the plane. If the engine stalls in the tank, it will not fall and does not break - the requirements for the tank itself and to prepare its crews are much softer. The tanks shown at the parade were collected practically manually, according to temporary documentation and temporary technologies. If you buy them 100-200 pieces per year, the price will fall significantly.

All foreign tanks (with the exception of Chinese) are now from 5 to 12 million dollars. But in comparison with the "Armatha" they are already outdated. T-14 is collected only from domestic components - its value does not depend on the fluctuations of the currency exchange rate.

Crew: How comfortable is the crew inside the bronoscapsula? There is an opinion that it is not to climb into it in armor, and most importantly - do not get out when the car is defeated. Because of this, the crew quickly loses the ability to adequately control the technique. And almost therefore the tank stood on Red Square. Modern Western and Israeli tanks are much more spacious and more convenient?

M.: "Spacious and more convenient" - these parameters are good for comparing apartments, but not martial vehicles. The crew of the "Armat" tank is located most comfortable and safely among all the well-known types of tanks. Ergonomics of the crew jobs meet the highest requirements.

For the crews of tanks, a protective set of 6B15 "Cowboy" is designed and adopted. Standards for the occupation and leaving of the workplaces of the crew at the T-14 (execution of commands "in places!", "To the machines!") Similar to the time as such for tanks of other types.

TO.:Based on the knowledge of the ergonomics of the new tank, it can be concluded that the comfort of the standard cabin level of the C-class passenger car is ensured, while the distances between the seats correspond to even the cargo machine. There was more space between the mechanic-driver and the commander, the new tank is obviously spacious, where the mechanic-driver and the shooter-radio operate are sitting to the shoulder. The ratio of high protection requirements of the tank and opposite requirements (speed of leaving) is the overall problem of the philosophy of tank buildings. According to regulations, a man with an increase in 180-185 cm and weighing 75-80 kg should easily get out of the T-14 in winter clothes or in the means of protection. Compared to the T-90 in T-14, less speakers for which you can cling to it. If the driver's mechanics are wounded, the commander can move it and replace. Compare T-14 with Israeli Tank "Mercave" incorrectly, for there is another layout and another approach to protection. The "Armat" tank is strongly protected from the forehead - so that modern ammunition is impossible to break it. Merkava has the energy of hitting the Eye of the forehead, we expect that our tanks will not be broken after entering the forehead and continue to move.

X.: Someone came up with the word "bronoscapsul", for which journalists clung to. There is no she. There is just a separate crew compartment, isolated from fuel and ammunition. The size of the carriage of the crew on T-14 is significantly increased. Landing / disembarking has now become, on the contrary, much easier.

As for the placement inside, the three crew members sit there with almost shoulder to the shoulder. How expensive is to separate the crew "Armatians" to "accommodation", should show government tests.

Information about the allegedly high level of comfort in Western and Israeli tanks is not relevant. In general, there are more places in their tanks. But it is due to the fact that they have manual charging guns. There is a place where the charging will spin with long and heavy ammunition - as a rule, on the go, when the tank shakes and throws up. In fact, the comfort is not much more comfortable.

The incident at the rehearsal of the parade is not associated with ergonomics. This is the result of insufficient crew training and the impact of psychological factors. Drivers "Armat", senior soldiers, there was no time to get a normal driving practice. In such conditions, the slightest error so that it is the cause of panic.

Interaction: Is it true that there is practically nothing in the country for the "Seetsentric War"? The ACS of the operational and tactical link is all created, but will not be launched. There are no systems of all-weather radar operational intelligence "on the ground" - neither radar spy satellites, nor aircraft, nor drone. The only currently capable drone of operational and tactical visual intelligence - "outpost" - is collected from foreign components on the Israeli license and is a copy of the Yai Searcher drone - in production for 30 years. " T-14 has no one to share information online, except for each other?

M.: On May 13, 2015, Vladimir Putin noted in Sochi at a meeting on the development of the Armed Forces of the Russian Armed Forces automated system Management of the armed forces gradually must be put into operation by 2025.

Today, Russia is the only country in the world where the automated system of combat and daily strategic level management is really working - the National Defense Defense Directorate Center. Similar operational strategic level centers are created in military districts (operational-strategic commands). The ACS of the operational link "Acacia-M" is also accepted for supply and enters the troops. The "Flight-K" ACS of the operational link and the "Andromeda-d" of the tactical link come in the Airborne Forces. The Unified Tactical Inquiry Management System "Constellation-M2" is under test.

In armored vehicles, a fundamentally new approach was implemented - a transition from the creation of individual communications, management and navigation to build complex automated systems and a single information space was made. The software and technical complex on board makes a tank or an armored personnel carrier part of the network structure, where the unmanned complexes, RES technique, means of reconnaissance, guidance and firing lesion are integrated.

The new communication equipment, navigation and management allows crews of machines to see the entire operational tactical environment online, interact with control points and other army units in a single automated control system. Software and technical complexes increase the efficiency of managing combat units, the speed of bringing teams and reports on their execution with minimal crew participation. Integrated in PTK geo-information system reflects the situation on the battlefield in real time. Modern methods of visualization of data and a high level of automation greatly simplify the decision-making procedure in a fight. The transfer of the coordinates of the target to the means of lesion takes less than one minute from the moment of detecting the enemy.

TO.:Information about the absence of Russia's own Russia does not correspond to reality. In the 2000s, unmanned aircraft "Tychikak", which entered. For example, the same drones of the Irkutsk company "Zala Aero", launched with hands, can be included in the data exchange system and deliver real-time information, displaying a picture to the monitor in T-14.

The new tank can also exchange information with a helicopter - say, with, which receives information from the Earth and transmits it back. A-50 long-range radar detection aircraft can warn the commander that helicopters or opponent aircraft are seen. All means on the battlefield and all detection tools, including air and space, are embedded in a single tactical link management system (EU TZ). All this information can be transmitted to the tank company and below: the satellite snapshot can be combined with the map of the commander of the tank platoon or even a separate machine.

If the crew is disabled, then you can try to withdraw it from the battle remotely reverse. That is, the phrase "T-14 is not to share information, except for themselves" simply incredited.

X.: T-14 is not able to share information, except for each other? It's true! The control system has not yet been built. The AUTB equipment is installed only at 60 T-90A. In fact, it is still experienced operation. There is really no reliable and all-encompassing space components. All this we are still to build. When "Armat" starts to enter the troops, they will immediately be "torn" and network. The requirements of readiness for the sequencity are presented not only to the tank, but to all new techniques.

Management: Is it true that Bius and onboard radar use components purchased in the West and can be disabled with Western electromagnetic weapons? Will the "blinded" T-14 fight on the old manner - without sensors and radar, with a hanging Bius?

M.: The T-14 tank is used exclusively Russian components. As for the electromagnetic weapons, it is enough to read the school textbook of physics to understand that the tank due to its design has the best among all combat protection against electromagnetic impulse (AM). Tank is one of the few combat vehicles that can effectively act in conditions of both ordinary and nuclear war. It should be understood that the nuclear explosion is the most powerful known source of Amy.

Bius tank cannot "hang" by definition, because this is a digital electronic system of real-time. Therefore, it is not clear why suddenly T-14 will be "blinded"? Even the attempts to "dream" the car as a whole, its aiming and observation devices, will not help - this case provides a hydropneumatic system.

TO.: Electromagnetic weapons operates in both directions. Our RES systems can be disabled Western detection tools. And vice versa.

X.: If there is something imported in experienced copies, then everything should be replaced by domestic analogues to the series. Such a task is supplied by the president, and it is performed. What kind of terrible "electromagnetic" weapon is available in the west? Developments are conducted (as well as we), but there has not been a massive admission to weapons.

Amy occurs with powerful nuclear explosion. But his efficiency is incredibly low - greater damage will be caused by other factors. Its effect in this case extends to a significant area. Where is the guarantee that, with the tactful use of Yao, the same troops and technique will not fall under this blow?

It is possible to generate a fairly narrow directional bundle of electromagnetic waves - microwave impulse. His energy can smear the electronic systems of the one to whom it is directed. But the use of such systems against tanks is the same as it is crammed from guns on sparrows. Guarantees that the tank will lose combat capability, no. T-14 has repeatedly duplicated systems. For the operation of the diesel engine, no electricity is needed - enough cylinder with compressed air. To shoot a gun, the gunner transplants to the tower and leads fire from it in manual mode. Why is such a big tower? MO required the ability of manual control and shooting. No Amy "Armat" is not afraid! With the "dependent Bius", the tank will lose some service functions, but no more.

Cannon: They write that 125-mm has a problem of spatial curvature, which increases the scatter and the rate of BPS is reduced on a large (about 2 km) of the range, as well as fast (almost twice as compared with Western 120-mm tool) wear trunk. Do you agree?

M.: The level of higher education physics ... Spatial curvature is the term theory of relativity. As for tank guns, as a result of uneven heating and exposure to external climatic phenomena during shooting, the effect of thermal deflection of the barrel occurs. It is leveled by using thermal casing of the barrel (there is a tank "Armat") and is completely compensated for by measuring the barrel deflection magnitude before each shot of a special sensor, taking into account the size of the barrel deflection in a digital ballistic calculator of the tank fire control system. Such a system is used in SUO T-14 "Armat".

Regarding the alleged "rapid wear of the trunk." This parameter is called the vitality of the barrel. I am unawrs of data on the smaller survivability of the barrel of domestic tank guns in comparison with Western counterparts. This parameter critically depends on the type of ammunition used and test techniques. Under equal conditions, 125-mm gun 2A82 T-14 tank is not inferior to the vitality of the barrel with Western counterparts.

TO.: About the problem of the spatial curvature of the cannons while talking early, as we do not know anything about its capabilities. We see not serial cars, but from an experienced party.

X.: How can the caliber influence the "spatial curvature" and "wear of the trunk"? Dieletant statement! The latest modifications of our 125-mm cannons having an M4 and M5 index by 20% more accurately their predecessors. The gun "Armatians" is generally the best tank gun in the world!

By its accuracy and energy, it is superior to the gun from Rhinemetal RH120 / L55 for the same 20%. Better than this German gun, in the West there is nothing at all.

Machine charging: Saving a separate charge principle: First, the tape of the automaton gives a projectile, then the trunk is sent to the gun with gunpowder (for the ptthi - the wanted charge) left hard restrictions on the length of the shells. In the West, the power of their shells increased, including due to a more massive and elongated high-strength armor-piercing "pin". And in Russia and remained in a dead end with old, too short and weak "mango". Is there a bad gun T-14, made under the shell with the same length, not able to punch the armor of Western tanks?

M.: "Mango" is an ammunition yet soviet Development. In Russia, developed and adopted by several new types of armor-piercing subcalacer shells. Let me remind you that the T-14 uses a new gun 2A82 and "Vacuum" - a new set of shells that have no problems with the limit on the length of the PrOSPS.

TO.: In T-14, you can accommodate more overall shells, they have become more overall. We do not have to calculate the volume to be left to fit people, as the tower is now deserted.

X.:It is possible to provide an assessment of the probability of victory in a dueling battle of T-72B and T-90 with "Abrams" from the leading profile NII - Transmash. When using the Mango's full-time shells in the day battle, the chance for the victory of the Russian tank is 0.42, where an absolute victory is adopted per unit, and in 0.5 - parity (equal chances).

We have long have new and powerful shells: "Lead-1" and "Lead-2". The improvement of their characteristics occurred, in Ohc, due to the elongation of the shot to 740 mm (active part 570 mm). It is less than that of the American M829A3 - 982 mm (active part 800 mm), but we are not measuring in length, but we estimate the effectiveness of the lesion. When using "leads" the same T-72B or T-90 is already ahead of the likelihood of "Abrams", having an indicator of 0.56. Our tanks have much more serious protection!

The main staffing projectile at the "Armat" is by no means outdated "mango", but the newest BPS "Vacuum-1" (a length of 900 mm is almost like M829A3), the production of which is already deployed. For shooting with these shells, the T-14 provides a completely new AZ, made by the type of an experienced tank "Object 195", which had a 152-millimeter gun. When developing a new Az, the possibility of applying even longer ammunition is taken into account. Given the most powerful defense of the forehead "Armati", they will most likely come to a new caliber in general, with all the resulting financial, organizational and technical costs.

Armor: Today, Russian (Soviet) Tank Putti 9m119m "Invar" and 9M128 "Zenit" with tandem cumulative BC, as well as BPS 3BM42 "Mango", 3bm32 "Want", 3BM48 "Lead" - almost unable to break through the winding armor of modern Western Tanks. Modern Western BPS Caliber 120-mm Punch Lobby patriotic armor at a distance of 2 km. Is it possible in this case to talk about the impexability of frontal armor T-14 or is it an empty brew? Is it possible to compare our BPS by power with American or German?

M.: As the practice of modern hostilities shows, advertising characteristics and sofa-Internet battles have little to do with reality. T-14 "Armat" has the level of protection in full compliance with the requirements of the Ministry of Defense of Russia. The power of ammunition also complies with the requirements of the Ministry of Defense of Russia.

TO.: The conditional thickness of the "sandwich" armor can be, for example, 400 mm: this is a multi-layered "package", including steel, special, ceramics, polymers. It is equivalent in millimeters of a steel sheet, actively distributed in mass media, and amounts to 1000, that is, one meter is a digit that allows you to withstand in the forehead of the NATO armor-piercing shells. This figure is also conditional - the thickness of the equivalent can also be greater in the calculation of promising ammunition.

X.:Love Armor "Armati" with a good stock holds any foreign projectile. Moreover, any foreign projectile, let "ourselves", but withstands the protection of the modernized T-90. If on the tank, hang a bulldozer dump type TBS-86, then the defense of the forehead will exceed the "Armatov".

Outcome: If the price of oil for many years will remain below 100 dollars per barrel, then the T-14 will be, as today, only a big toy for big bosses on parades?

M.:Tank T-14 and the family of equipment on the Platform "Armat" are included in the arms state program for the period up to 2020, the necessary funds for their development and production are provided. On May 13, 2015, at a meeting on the development of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin said: "Another topic is the creation of new and modernization of existing weapons and equipment of the land forces. Some of this technique was first shown at the parade in honor of the 70th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War. Tactical and technical characteristics This new technology is noticeably superior to overseas analogs, and in general it deserves quite high assessments of military specialists. It is necessary in the shortest possible time to complete all the tests and move to the serial release. " Add nothing to add here.

TO.: T-14 on the "Armat" platform is a real new step in tank building. New philosophy.

Prior to that, in the West, MBT-70 modifications (Abrams and Leopard are created - his straight descendants, "Challenger" is a long-range relative), in the USSR - T-64. From the time of both concepts passed half a century. And "Armat" - the first cars of the new appearance. It can be compared with experimental samples of T-34, which combined with a relatively high level of armor protection and firepower inherent in heavy tanks, and relatively high speed of light tanks. For T-14, a successful combination of factors - sharply increased crew protection and potential to increase firepower.

X.:We will fight, first of all, on land. The update program of the tank fleet was and will be one of the top priorities. In this case, the West played on the hand of "Yastrebam" from the Russian MCC.

This article dismantles the features of the new Russian T-14 T-14 T-14 T-14, but do not forget that its characteristics are not disclosed at this time, and the design itself can be refined for several more years.

Therefore, the text does not claim to truth, but is only reasoning based on information in open sources.

Armored capsule for crew

Let's start with a capsule, which, together with a uninhabited tower, is the most interesting feature of the armat. It must protect the crew much better than the simple case of the commonly familiar to us.

But let's figure it out so. From ordinary affecting means, such as shells or fragments, it is capable of protecting the usual armor, it is worth only to make it thicker or stronger at the expense of new materials. In addition, if we assume that the crew sits shoulder to the shoulder, the capsule takes almost the entire width of the case, without leaving the place of onboard booking, which is very weak and can protect only with active armor far from all affecting.

From the explosion of ammunition, which has become a sad association with Soviet Obsov, the capsule will not save anywhere, so only the ignition of ammunition remains as a result of his damage.

Yes, quite often no instant detonation is happening, but a fire, leaving the time crew in order to escape. But on the tanks like T-64 or T-72, the ammunition is separated only by a polik, which practically does not protect against high temperature and fire, and then the capsule becomes an excellent solution that saves the life of the crew.

Perhaps it was worth the ammunition itself together with the charging machine to put in the armored capsule, reliably separating them from the crew?

Hatches in Armat

If you are interested in the reinforcement, probably read about the insufficient thickness of the hatches, because of which modern anti-tank funds with ease will form a new car. I am sure that the designers could not just score on such a lack, so we will talk a little about the other.

In our usual tanks, the hatches on the tower were folded forward, protecting people with evacuation from small arms. In addition, the mechanic driver had their own, and in the bottom of the body there was a special hatch for evacuation. Of course, it did not give any guarantee of survival of the crew of a bent tank, but the chances of saving from the bullets were.

The T-14 of the Armatha has only 2 hatches in front, and their covers do not protect people leaving tank. Imagine the situation in which the crew is trying to get out of the tank that is shelling and becomes a great goal for the enemy. Perhaps the armat will receive a hatch for evacuation, but the presence of armor capsules makes such an unlikely. I would like to make mistakes.

Bronjapsula and electronics

The saturation of the reinforcement of electronics is presented as an advantage, but this is how the Achilles of the new tank. What will happen to him when the electrical system fails? Sleeping and deaf tin, in which people sit, and this is not an exaggeration.

All old industries allow you to eliminate small malfunctions like misfires or non-checking of the projectile, even during the battle, shoot from a cannon or at least a machine gun manually.

The armatus has a uninhabited tower completely separated from the crew, eliminating such an opportunity.

Overview from the tank is also provided by cameras, assume that their resolution and screen resolutions are enough for normal vision, not inferior to optical. But this design requires constant supply of electricity even worthwhile in the ambush, which can demask it.

Well, it is worth returning to the theme of the crew evacuation. He will be forced not only to get out through the hatches ahead of the tank, not only will not be able to fight back from the enemy infantry at least a machine gun, but also will be almost blind in his capsule, not seeing what is happening outside.

Electronics Armatians, providing an excellent review is certainly needed, and it was not enough to have our former tanks, but it would be better to have yet familiar surveillance devices.

It seems to have a Capsule T-14 of the Armatha. Now the contradictory impression is created that the capsule retains the life of the crew only under certain conditions, and even then in order to then deprive its capabilities of self-defense and evacuation.

Tower

The Armaty Tower came out controversial, well, or a layout of the tower. Her body kit, but it is body kit, and not a cardboard or something else, as they write in silly gossip, typical for most modern tanks that have basic armor by no means outside.

Here is the form of this bodywork, since it is very similar to cone-shaped pools, which will lead to bullets along with fragments in optics, antennas and other important elements of T-14 Armatians.

Not noticeable with a gun gun gun, and the 7.62 mm available is insufficient in the area with various buildings, where various concrete slabs and walls can serve as a cover from it, while 12.7 mm or even automatic 20-30 mm gun allowed would hit the goals behind the shelter.

On-board screens

I would like to note the unsuccessful mounting of the onboard screens from the armat. The uninitiated person may seem like trifle, but the screens are the heavy heritage of T-72, which was lost a large number of tanks.

Russia During the General Rehearsal of the Parade dedicated to the Victory Day, demonstrated its most powerful project since the end of the Cold War - Tank "Armat" T-14.

New Tank of Russia: General Information

Tank "Armat" T-14will be a real highlight at the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the victory over fascist Germany. So, in the parade, which will be held on May 9 on Red Square, the order of two hundred units will be involved military equipment and 16,500 servicemen. Release of tanks is carried out OJSC "NPK" Uralvagonzavod ".

Interesting Facts! In April, the Ministry of Defense of Russia opened the curtain of the mystery and showed photos of an innovative tank, only the tower was covered with cloth, so it was possible to see only his platform. Today, to see the T-14 T-14 tank on the website of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, where other types of new armored vehicles are also presented. On the general rehearsal of the tank arrived fully open.

Mass release of the new Russian tank

During the large-scale re-equipment program, by 2020 it is planned to issue 2 300 Tanks T-14, while the start of operation of this car is scheduled for 2016.

Thanks to this number of new tanks in Russian ground forces, all obsolete tanks that remained from Soviet times will be replaced.

But what is feature Tank "Armat" T-14?

Uninhabited tower

The main feature of this unique combat vehicle is uninhabited tower. Thus, the crew of a tank consisting of three people is located in a separate capsule, while the gun management is remotely carried out.

Due to such a design, it increases significantly, firstly, security level the crew itself, whose members are in the armored part of the car; Secondly, the effectiveness of the use of guns.

In addition, the new uninhabited tower has become much smaller thanks to which significantly silhouette decreased tank.

Technical characteristics of the T-14 tank "Armat"

But on a uninhabited tower the innovations of the Tank "Armat" T-14 Do not end.

A gun

Smooth-bore 125-Milmeter gun produces fire not only by conventional shells, but also managed missiles.

The gun amp is 45 shells, while machine charging - 32 shell. The rapidness of the tank - 10 -12 shots per minute.

MotoPlet. Located in a special module, which significantly increases the "vitality" tank. And all due to the fact that the possibility of detonation of the ammunition is excluded when the projectile is hooked into the case.

Important! "Armat" can shoot the following types of shells:

• fragantic fugasny
• rockets "Earth-Air"
• armorbeat-picalibers
• rockets "Earth-Earth"
• cumulative.

Machine gun

The Tank "Armat" is equipped with paired (with two trunks) 7,62 -milimetra machine gun Located outside the Tower (machine gun ammunition - 1000 cartridges, while the same number of cartridges is stored in ribbons on the root of the tower).

Tank is equipped with an additional installation with 12.7-Milimetra machine gun Under the name "Cord", which is installed with the commander's panorama (machine gun ammunition - 300 ammunition in the tape itself, and as much as many cartridges are stored in the zip drawer directly on the root of the tower).

Electronic systems

Tank is equipped electronic systemscarrying out the collection and analysis of tactical data from various sources. The presence of new electronics can significantly reduce the time between the purpose detection and its immediate defeat.

On the tank "Armat" reduced the so-called "reaction time" From 5 to 6 seconds to 3 - 4 seconds, like German and American cars.

Improved and such a characteristic as the range of defeat goalwhich at the "Armatians" is more 3.5 km. For comparison: Outdated Russian tanks, this parameter did not exceed 2.5 km, whereas modern American and German cars are 3 - 3.5 km.

Platform

Interesting fact! According to the design idea, the "Armatians" platform can be used for other combat vehicles, For example, for the combat vehicle of the infantry or self-propelled artillery installation. This will help reduce the costs of making the listed species of combat vehicles, and will also simplify technical maintenance and repair.

The platform of the tank is presented in two versions:

• chassis with the front placement of the motor-transmission compartment (or PMTO)
• chassis with the rear placement of the motor-transmission compartment (or CMTO).

Armor

Armor tank can withstand the hitting of anti-tank missiles, while active protection helps to intercept the shells directly on the netting to the tank. Resistance to armor - more than 900 mm.

Power point

This part of the Tank "Armat" is powerful diesel engine at 1500 hp

Motor Tank (The number of hours that the engine can work without repair) is 2,000 hours.

Installation mass - About 5 tons.

Additional equipment "Armat" T-14

Among the additional systems of the "Armat" tank T-14 can be noted as follows:

• air conditioning
• air-type radar that can fix dynamic and aerodynamic goals
• night vision system
• new armor, which allows to reduce the thickness of the case, which will not affect the protective characteristics of the machine
• protection against weapons of the so-called mass lesion
• Chassis Juse (or "Digital Borge"), with which you can implement the launch, control, and diagnostics and adjusting the machine
• semicate suspension, which is controlled by means of blade shock absorbers;
• 12-speed automatic transmission (manual switching)
• digital control systems that are simplifying and accelerating the work of the tank.

Note that the "Armat" tank, the mass of which is about 50 tons, Equipped with a powerful diesel engine. The machine is able to develop speed 80 - 90 km / h.

Tank Case "Armat"

Special attention deserves a hull of the "Armat" tank, which is replete high resolution camcorders, Allowing the crew to control the environment. Cameras are functioning regardless of the time of day and weather conditions.

SAZ (active protection system)

Tank is equipped with an active protection system called "Afghanit", Through which it became possible to confront projectiles and enemy missiles at a distance not exceeding 20 m.

Simply put, this system is an anti-missile and anti-false defense of a tank that protects the combat machine from land and air strikes.

The main goal of SAZ is to implement intercept Not only high-speed kinetic missiles, but also shock nuclei, the speed of which is 2,500 - 3,000 m / s.

Dynamic protection

In addition to active protection, the Tank "Armat" (or rather, the car tower) is equipped three blocks of dynamic protection, Containers with pre-installed dynamic protection elements separated by filler layers.

In 2015, at a military parade in Moscow, dedicated to the 70th anniversary of Victory in Great Patriotic WarA broad public was presented with the latest Russian development - T-14 "Armat" tank, which should radically affect the equipment of the land armies of Russia and determine the concept of their application for the coming decades. This tank is positioned as the 4th generation tank, caused great interest in our country and around the world. In this article we will look at the history and prerequisites for the creation of the "Armat" tank, its distinctive features Both specifications, as well as prospects for applying in real combat.

History and Prerequisites for creating a new Tank "Armat"

Another way

At the turn of the 2000s in Russia, 2 projects of promising main combat tankthat would have to become a replacement for the current Russian OBT - T-90. One of them is "Object 460" or (See photo above) - was the development of the Omsk Design Bureau. He had an elongated modified chassis from T-80u tank, in which another one, as well as a tiny tower of a new design, armed with a standard smooth-bore 125 mm gun, was added to six rinks. It was assumed that the tank mass will be about 48 tons, and it will be equipped with a 1500-strong gas turbine engine, which would give it a specific power of more than 30 hp / t and made one of the most dynamic tanks in the world.

The second project - "Object 195" or (See photo below) - was the development of the Ural Design Bureau and Uralvagonzavod Corporation. It was "Uvertank" for his time, in which a uninhabited (blood-free) tower, armed with a formidable 152 mm smooth-bore tool, was also installed on seven-skate chassis. The crew of the tank (just from 2 people) was located in an isolated bronoscapsule in front of the case. The weight of the tank was not small - about 55 tons, and it was supposed to be equipped with a diesel engine with a capacity of 1650 hp, which would also give him good dynamic characteristics.

It was assumed that the kinetic energy of the projectile released from 152 mm of the smooth-bore tool "object 195" is so great that in the case of hitting the tank of the enemy, it was simply broken down.

But in 2009-2010, both projects had to minimize for several reasons. First, the development of both tanks was not very active and during the design and testing (and this is about 15-20 years) they are simply morally outdated. Secondly, the transition to the use of such superers as T-95 is quite expensive and resource-intensive in production - it would be to some extent to the transition to the German path of development of tank buildings of the Second World War, i.e. Absolutely not justified by the "way of royal tigers and Mausov." We needed a versatile tank, massive, with the best value for money, as the famous our T-34. Well, thirdly, both of these tanks did not quite correspond to the concept of the Scetcentric War.

Concept of sectocentric war

Setecentric War is a modern military doctrine, focused on an increase in the combat effectiveness of various military compounds involved in armed conflict or modern wars, by combining all combat and auxiliary units into a single information network and as a result of the achievement of infocommunication superiority over the enemy.

Those. It turns out that due to the association and practically instant communication of management tools, intelligence means, as well as means of destroying and suppressing, more accelerated management by forces and means is achieved, increasing the effectiveness of the defeat of the enemy's forces and the survivability of their own troops, and each participant in hostilities gets complete and Timely information about the real combat atmosphere.

Tank compounds should also be adapted to the modern realities of the Seetrcentric War, for this the tanks themselves should be able to connect to a single information network and be able to practically instantly transmit information to it received by tank from outside due to their own "visual" modules. In fact, it is almost one of the requirements for tanks of the new 4th generation.

4th generation tank

"Object 195" in the representation of the artist.

The classification of tanks in generations is not really official, very conditional and looks like this:

By the first generation There are 1950-1960 tanks, such as Soviet T-44 and T-54, German Panther, English "Centurion" and American Pershing.

Second generation They associate with the advent of the so-called major combat tanks (OBT). They include tanks of 1960-1980, such as Soviet T-62, American M-60, English "Chifen", German "Leopard" and French AMX-30.

By the third generation Believe the latest modern tanks, such as the Soviet T-80 and Russian T-90, American Abrams, French Leclerk, English "Challenger", Ukrainian "Plot", South Korean "Black Panther", Israeli "Mercave", Italian " Arite "and German" Leopard-2 ".

It is clear that later generations of tanks differed more durable armor, more perfect protection and more terrible weapons. This also applies to the 4th generation of tanks, the appearance of which has long been naply. But besides, as mentioned above, the 4th generation tanks should be as adapted as possible to the Seashentric War, as well as if possible, meet another number of requirements:

- have a uninhabited tower and charging machine;
- the crew must be isolated in the armoredapsule;
- The tank must be partially robotic.

By the way, a fully robotic non-piggy tank can be considered a 5th generation tank.

Approximately with such a list of requirements, our designers approached the development of a new tank, when in 2010, after coagulation of the projects 195 and Object 640, they received a task as soon as possible to design a new generation tank.

Platform "Armat"

The order for the design, testing and production of the new tank received the State Corporation "Uralvagonzavod", located in Nizhny Tagil and developing and producing various military equipment. When developing a new tank in the Ural Design Bureau, tied to Uralvagonzavod, already ready-made promising developments were actively used on the "Object 195" here, as well as on the project of the Omsk Design Bureau, "Object 640". Both closed projects at home considerablely helped our designers quickly cope with the task.

But the most important thing is that this time our designers (as well as our military leadership) saw the problem of the construction of a new tank more widely, and it was decided to develop not just the 4th generation tank, but a universal platform on a caterpillar, which could be applied To construct the most diverse military equipment, which would solve the problem described above the problem of versatility, massiness and value for money.

Thus, the "Uralvagonzavod" was designed and implemented by the so-called unified combat heavy crawler platform for "Armat", on the basis of which the creation of about 30 of the most different names of military equipment is supposed. Moreover, the common for them will be not only the platform, but also the overall fighting system, the overall communication system, the overall active protection system and many other nodes and modules.

The universal heavy combat platform "Armat" has three engine layout options: in front, rear and in the middle. This allows you to use a platform for designing almost any kind of military equipment. For a tank, for example, the rear engine placement is used, but for BMP - on the contrary, the front.

On the this moment Our defense has already received the first units of technology based on a new platform - this armored repair and evacuation machine Bram T-16 (So \u200b\u200bfar only as a project), and of course the main combat, which we could already see the victory parade in Moscow.

Tank T-14 is the newest Russian 4th generation tank on the universal military heavy shopping platform "Armat". The index "14" tank received as usual for the year of project implementation - 2014. At the project stage, the Tank was the "Object 148" designation.

It is believed that T-14 "Armat" tank is the first 4th generation tank in the world, the first tank in the framework of the concept of the Scetcentric War and that it has no analogues at all. In general, according to many of our and foreign specialists today, "Armat" is the best tank in the world.

To begin with, let's briefly see what this new Armatian tank is, what design solutions embody our designers engineers in it, which major features it possesses:

Main features of T-14 T-14 "Armat"

- Tank has a uninhabited tower. It has already established an already proven remotely controlled 125 mm smooth-bore tool with the charging machine.

- The design of the tank allows you to install a 152 mm gun on it, already tested on the "object 195".

- The crew of the tank is located in an isolated bronoscapsule, withstanding the direct hitting of all existing modern anti-tank shells.

- Bronoscapsula with the crew is reliably separated from ammunition and fuel tanks.

- The active suspension will allow the tank to maintain an accurate targeting shooting at speeds of up to 40-50 km / h.

- It is assumed that the active suspension will allow the tank to move at a speed of up to 90 km / h not only on the highway, but also by rough terrain.

- used in the tank a new type of combined multilayer armor at 15% other than those used in domestic tanks 3rd generation. The equivalent of armor thickness is about 1000 mm.

- All tank modules are controlled by the latest tank information management system (Tius), which, if any malfunction detects, notifies the crew of the corresponding voice message.

- The "Armatians" radar complex uses radar with an active phased grid, capable of leading up to 100 km of about 40 terrestrial and 25 air targets.

- In the case of the detection of a set of active protection of the "Afghanit" flying in the tank, automatically turns the tank tower towards this projectile to meet its more powerful frontal armor and be ready to put a counter blow to the enemy who released this shell.

- The range of lesions of 125 mm guns is up to 7000 m, while the best Western samples this parameter is 5000 m.

- In the Tank "Armat", a large number of effective stealth technologies were applied, which make it practically invisible or difficult to use for many types of weapons.

TTH Tank T-14 "Armat"

Infographics and modules schedule in T-14 tank

Good infographics T-14 tank with the location of the modules was made by the RIA Novosti Agency:

Video review "Multipurpose Tank T-14 on a tracked platform of the Armat

At the 80th anniversary of Uralvagonzavoda, an interesting mini-video review of T-14 "Armat" tank was released:

Radar complex

T-14 is the first tank in the world that uses a radar radar on an active phased antenna grid (AFAR-radar). Radars of the same type put on new Russian multipurpose fighters The fifth generation of T-50, which should come to shift Su-27. Unlike radars with a passive afar-radar lattice consist of big number Independently adjustable active modules, which significantly increases the tracking ability and reliability, because in case of failure of one of the radar modules, we will receive only a minor distortion of "pictures". True, the cost of such radars is somewhat higher.

The "Armat" uses 4 panels of Afar Radarov, located around the perimeter of the tower (see photo above). They are protected by bulletproof and anti-skid screens, but, nevertheless, can easily be replaced in the field (plastic loops are visible to extract radar panels).

The T-14 tank radar complex can simultaneously monitor up to 40 terrestrial moving and up to 25 air aerodynamic purposes, which makes it one of the key elements on the battlefield in the framework of the concept of the Sectsentric War. Distance of goals - up to 100 km.

If, for the purpose of disguise, the main review radar tank is turned off, then on the close distance it is replaced by two radar of the ultra-fast reaction, which are also used to respond to destroying elements of active protection against the shells released by the tank.

Complexes of detection of targets in the infrared and ultraviolet range

On the T-14 Tower on one axis with a machine-gun installation, a panoramic sight is installed, which serves to determine the coordinates of the goals obtained by various overview modules, it rotates 360 degrees regardless of the machine gun.

A panoramic scope includes a camera in the visible range, a chamber in the infrared band and a laser rangefinder. When you capture each new goal, the Radar Panoramic Sight is automatically rotated in its direction to determine the exact coordinates. The information obtained is derived from a tank crew monitors in the form of a tactical card with coordinates of fixed purposes, and in case of need, you can press the coordinates of a particular purpose in the case of need.

In addition to the panoramic sight, T-14 tank is equipped with six autonomous high-definition cameras that allow the crew to monitor the situation around the tank around the perimeter. These cameras allow tankers to get to evaluate the situation when the radar turned off and under the conditions of the opponent of the radio-e-struggle, and also record laser pointers aimed at the tank.

In addition, these HD cameras can see through the smoke veil (in the infrared spectrum), giving a significant advantage of "Armat" using this type of disguise. This provides the following example:

When the T-14 tank is entrusted by the enemy infantry, it can put a smoke curtain around himself, becoming invisible for enemy grenadecers, and shoot them from machine-gun installation according to infrared HD cameras.

Active Protection Complex "Afghanit"

And a radar complex of 4 Afar radars and 2 high-speed radars, and infrared HD cameras are part of a set of active protection of a tank, which serves not only for intelligence purposes, but also for timely detection of threats for the tank and their liquidation. This is what features a complex of active protection "Afghanit" is posted on the "Armat":

- When a "Afghanit" is revealed towarding the tank, automatically turns the tank tower towards this projectile, so that on the one hand, meet its more powerful armor, and on the other hand, to be ready to apply a counter blow to the object that released this shell.

- When identifying the "Afghanit" shells discharged to the tank, automatically controls the machine gun unit for their destruction.

- If necessary, an increased disguise "Afghanit" can act in passive mode with the turned off radar, focusing on the HD cameras.

- "Afghanit" is safe for its infantry, located near the tank, since to counteract the enemy missiles, the means of radio-e-struggle and smokeometalline curtains use more.

- In addition, according to the latest data, "Afghanit" successfully confronts modern armor-piercing projectiles with cores.

The Active Protection Complex "Afghanit" is capable of hitting the shells pounding to a tank at a speed of up to 1700 m / s. But our constructors are already developing a new active protection - "barrier", which can intercept the shells pumped at a speed of up to 3000 m / s.

Complex dynamic protection "Malachite"

The T-14 tank also has a set of dynamic protection "Malachite". This feature he has:

"Malachite" successfully opposes not only various cumulative projectiles, but also is able to destroy the newest NATO subcalibal shells that were specifically designed to break through such preceding "malachit" dynamic protection, like Ricky and Contact-5.

- "Malachite" is much better thanks to the most advanced anti-tank missile complexes (PTRK).

- by reducing the number of explosive in the dynamic protection of "Malachit", an option for the defeat of its own infantry and damage to the testing devices of the tank is practically excluded.

Weapon tank T-14

The T-14 Tank Fire Management System is associated with the Active Protection Complex "Afghanit" and its radio optical modules. With their help, it is guided by the tank weapons to the found objectives. Moreover, when aiming uses data coming from the following sensors:

- gyroscopic sensors of the corner orientation of the tank in space;
- temperature sensor and air humidity;
- direction sensor and wind speed;
- Sensor bending a barrel from heating.

His own coordinates of the tank receives using the GLONASS satellite system.

As we have already written above, the T-14 tank can be equipped with both a standard 125 mm gun and 152 mm cannon. As a standard configuration, a 125 mm smooth-bore cannon 2A82-1C, which possesses 17% higher dung energy and 20% greater accuracy than the best samples of Western instruments on the tanks of the guns.

It should also be noted that the lesion distance from this tool is about 7000 m, which exceeds the indicators of foreign tank guns in most of which the lesion distance does not exceed 5000 m. This again gives "Armat" a significant advantage - it will be our tank that the right "long Hands ", i.e. He will be able to shoot the tanks of the enemy, not even approaching them to their range of defeat.

In addition, the 2A82 can be able to shoot an ammunition to 1 meter long (for example, such as pyline armor-piercing shells of increased power of Vacuum-1). On T-14, the charging machine is installed on 32 projectiles, due to which the rate of fire is reached in 10-12 shots per minute.

On a certain part of the "Armat" tanks are going to put 152 mM tools 2a83, which has more 1000 mm armoring, and their velocity is 2000 m / s, which does not leave any chance of all known modern tanks. In addition, as the leaders of the Uralvagonzavod corporation, the kinetic energy of the projectile of 152 mm guns are such that it will be more likely to pull the tower of the affected enemy tank.

Both implements allow you to use your barrel to start controlled missiles. It is assumed that for 152 mm, the guns can be used with armority to 1500 mm and a range of up to 10,000 m, which can affect both ground and air targets.

Part of the experts indicate the possibility of using the T-14 targets armed with 152 mm, with a range of up to 30 km, which turns such "armat" in the tank of fire support with the use of both against enemy infantry and against Protected enemy objects.

A large-calum 12.7 mm machine gun "Cord" is installed from machine-gun armament to "Armat", driven by the crew remotely and included in the Austal Protection "Afghanit", as well as 7.62 mm Kalashnikov machine gun, a paired with a tank gun. Moreover, to recharge "Cord" there is a special automated system that does not require the participation of crew members.

Booking T-14 Tank

As we indicated above, one of the main features of the "Armat" tank is the presence of a special insulated bronoscapsule, separated from the rest of the tank by armored partitions and employees to accommodate the entire crew with computers in it. In addition, the armoredapsula protects against weapons of mass lesion and has a system of air conditioning and a fire extinguishing system. All this significantly increases the survivability of the crew, and the vitality of the tank itself. It is stated that the maximum duration of the continuous stay of the crew in the armoredapsule is about 3 days.

In the production of armat tanks, a new type of armored personnel with ceramic inserts is used, which has increased armoredness. This allowed at the same thickness of the armor to achieve a smaller mass of the tank, and respectively the best speakers. Nevertheless, it is expected that the T-14 front projection has an equivalent of armor more than 1000 mm against podkaliber shells and about 1300 mm against cumulative shells. This makes a tank-resistant to get into the forehead of any modern ammunition and able to confront such formidable anti-tank agents as American heavy and American portable.

Tower T-14

The device of the tower is classified information, however, it is assumed that it consists of an external anti-skid casing, under which the main armor of the tower is hidden. Anti-skip casing at the same time performs several functions:

- protection of tank devices from fragments, fugasic shells and bullet breaks;
- reduction of radio interest to counteracting anti-radar guidance;
- shielding of external electronic fields, which makes the tower devices resistant to different kind of magnetic pulses.

Below is a video with a possible device tank tank T-14:

Stelc technology

Another significant feature of T-14 is the use of various stealth technologies, which radically reduce the visibility of the infrared tank, radar and magnetic observation spectra. Here are the stealth tools are applied in "Armat":

- a unique gals coating that promotes the reflection of a wide range of waves and protecting the tank from overheating into the sun;

- flat reflecting faces of the housing that reduces the visibility of the tank in the radio band;

- the system of mixing exhaust gases with surrounding air, which reduces the visibility of the tank in the infrared range;

- thermal insulation on the inside of the housing, also reduces the visibility of T-14 in the IR range;

- heat traps distorting the "signature" (visual image of the tank) in the infrared range;

- distortion of own magnetic fieldmaking it difficult to determine the location of the tank for magnetometric weapons.

All this causes significant difficulties at the enemy when "armatas" is detected, when determining its coordinates and in general, when identifying it as a tank.

Many experts believe that the T-14 "Armat" is the first stealth tank in the world.

Engine

The T-14 tank is equipped with a multi-fuel 12-cylinder four-stroke-shaped diesel engine with turbocharging (12H360), which was designed in Chelyabinsk and is produced in the same place - in the Chelyabinsk tractor plant. The engine has a switching power from 1200 to 1500 hp, but on serial technique It is assumed to install the engine with a maximum power in 1800 hp This will provide a tank excellent dynamic characteristics - so the maximum speed on the highway will reach 90 km / h. In addition, this four-stroke engine is much more economical than the old two-stroke, due to which the distance is provided without refueling 500 km.

Box on T-14 automatic robotic with the possibility of switching to manual control.

It should also be noted that exhaust gases are derived through pipes passing through additional fuel tanks. This ensures their additionally cooling and ultimately reduces the visibility of the tank in the infrared range. The tanks themselves are covered with anti-flames and anti-flame screens, and they are protected from the ignition with an open filler.

The engine and transmission are combined into a separate module, which makes it possible to replace the failed block of the power unit in less than an hour.

Active suspension

If before russian tanks The 6-rolling chassis was used, then the "Armat" platform is 7-rolling, which allows you to build technique at its base with a maximum weight of up to 60 tons. Therefore, T-14 tank remains a huge potential for all kinds of modernization.

The suspension tank used in the T-14 tank is active, that is, it is capable of identifying irregularities under the tracks and automatically adjust the height of rinks. This feature not only increases the rate of tank over rough terrain, but also significantly (approximately 1.5 - 2.0 times) increases the accuracy of aiming in motion. High-precision shooting during a quick move on the battlefield is another indisputable advantage of "Armatians" with a "meeting" with such a fairly likely opponents as or, in which unmanaged hydropneumatic suspension is still used, developed more than 30 years ago.

Tank Information Management System

At the "Armat", one of the best tank information management systems (Tius) is established, which in real time leads control over all the tank modules and automatically checks them for a fault. In case of identifying any problems, the Tius system in voice mode informs the crew about it and provides recommendations for their elimination.

Order "Defense"

At the parade in Moscow in 2015, the public was presented with T-14 from the first pilot-industrial batch (in 20 tanks). The mass production "Armatians" began in 2016 and its end is scheduled to release about 100 cars, which will be actively used in various types of tests and teachings to identify deficiencies and identify the necessary improvements.

In total, by 2020, it is planned to put up 2300 tanks T-14 "Armat". That is how the state order was submitted by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the state corporation "Uralvagonzavod". Moreover, it was stated separately that the mass production of the "Armat" tanks will not be terminated even in the conditions of a hard economic crisis.

By the way, the management of Uralvagonzavoda indicates the cost of a tank of 250 million rubles (this is about 4-5 million dollars). So, the entire Part of T-14 in 2300 tanks will cost our state of 10 billion dollars.

Other combat vehicles on the "Armat" platform

Infantry fighting machine (BMP) T-15 "Armat"

In addition to the T-14 tank on a unified heavy combat tracked platform, it is planned to produce an armored martial machine of the infantry T-15, the first copies of which were also demonstrated at the Victory Parade in Moscow. I must say that this is the first heavier BMP in russian army. Its tank booking - impenetrable to 150 mm caliber and BOPS caliber up to 120 mm, as well as the presence of active protection "Afghanit" allows it to act in one tactical group together T-14 tanks and makes it a "setecentric" combat machine.

The mass of the BMP T-15 is about 50 tons, the crew is 3 people, in addition, the landing module for 9 people is located behind it.

The versatility and modularity of the "Armaty" platform allows you to have BMP T-15 several combat configurations:

- the main option with the Boomerang-BM combat module, the armament of which includes the counter-tank missile complex "Kornet-EM", 30 mm automatic anti-aircraft gun 2A42 and 7.62 mm Machine gun PKTM allows it to successfully resist various land and air targets At a distance of up to 4 km (universal air defense configuration).

- Option with a combat module "Baikal", which includes a modified ship 57 mm anti-aircraft installation with a higher firepower and a distance of up to 8 km (long-range air defense configuration).

- Option with 120 mm heavy mortar (anti-personnel configuration).

Below is infographics with TTX on BMP T-15 "Armat":

Armored repair and evacuation machine (BRAM) T-16 "Armat"

The photo is presented by the photo of the armored repair and evacuation machine BEM-1M, created on the basis of the T-72 tank chassis and intended for evacuation of damaged or stuck techniques in combat conditions. On the basis of the universal hard platform "Armat", it is planned to release a new BRAM under the T-16 index, which will be equipped with a more powerful freight crane and a whole complex of various special equipment.

Self-propelled artillery installation (SAU) "Coalition-SV"

In order to include in one group with T-14 and BMP tanks T-15, technique with powerful and long-range fire support is planned to be transferred to the heavy battle platform "Armat" and the newest our self-propelled artillery Installation 2C35 "Coalition-SV", which came to replace Outdated SAU 2C3 "Acacia" and 2C19 "Msta-C". Developed by the CNII "Petrel" and manufactured at the Uraltransmash factory, which is also included in the Uralvagonzavod corporation, 152 mm self-propelled Gaubitsa It has the most diverse range of targets: from the destruction of tactical nuclear feeders of the enemy and the destruction of its fortification facilities before countering its living force and technology.

When designing a "coalition, the SV" also adhered to the principle of modularity and versatility, therefore, this leader can be installed almost on any platform, including the ship.

The main feature of the new SAU is its range - up to 70 km, which significantly exceeds all known foreign counterparts in this parameter. The ammunition "Coalition-SV" is 70 shells, rapidity - 10-15 shots per minute.

Moreover, on the basis of the universal platform "Armat", it is also intended to build the following types of techniques:
- Fleg's combat machine (BMO-2)
- severe Flameless System (ToO BM-2)
- Multipurpose engineering machine (mim - a)
- Transport and charging machine with a heavy flamethrower system (TsM-2)
- Mine Barrier (UMNS)
- Floating transporter (PTS-A)
- Mostotiver (MT-A)

Prospects for the application of the Tank "Armat"

As we have already written above T-14 T-14, "Armat" is designed within the framework of a setacentric concept, therefore it is designed to conduct hostilities in the composition of tactical grouping, including techniques and systems of the most different nature: other armat tanks or upgraded tanks T-90C, several BMP T-15, Battery SAU "Coalition-SV", impact helicopters Ka-52 "Alligator" and other technique. At the same time, the T-14 "Armat" in this group is given one of the key roles, namely the role of the intelligence, the goalkeeper and the commander tank that controls the fight through a unified management system.

Conclusion

All this is good that we are not behind military projects, and somewhere ahead of other leading military powers of the world, and the development and introduction of the universal heavy platform "Armat" should significantly tighten our country's defense capability in case of a large (third world) war. The question is just what it will be this big war and can it be possible to get out of it?

P.S. Below is the video about newest Story Our tank troops, submitted by the Ministry of Defense for the Day of Tanker, in which you can observe the hero of our review - T-14 "Armat" tank.

The development of information technologies has changed the doctrine of war management. The emphasis began to be made on massive blows and clusters of troops, but on the tactical exchange of data and the use of high-precision weapons.

Based on a similar concept in the United States, the doctrine of the Scetcentric War was developed. Its key aspect is to coordinate the actions of units, the exchange of real-time information and effectively inflicting. The principles of this doctrine are adopted by other states, including Russia.

T-14 "Armata" (Armata) is the Russian main combat tank, developed within the framework of the concept of the Section Center. Designed for actions in the group, exploration, adjustment and fire management. Significant emphasis is made on the communications equipment of the machine.

Development history and generation of tanks

The history of the development of the platform and the "Armat" tank is connected with the rivalry of the United States and the USSR in creating cars with a uninhabited tower. The first drawings of such projects began to be developed in the 1980s. Later they were continued by several developments - objects 195, 640 and 299.

Despite the economic difficulties of the 90th Russian designer, it was possible to create the first tank focused on maintaining a sectocentric war. The development was based on the creation of a universal military platform "Armat", the work on which was carried out since 2009.

For its design, there were developments of previous experienced tanks and combat vehicles. The peculiarity of the new platform was to be in a wide range of its application. The modular system made it possible to supplement it with the necessary weapons in accordance with the specifics of the order.

Taking into account the universality of the T-14 Tower Platform, the Armatian is made uninhabited with automated arms control. The crew itself is completely moved to the control department in the nose part of the case.

Such a layout provided the crew additional protection. This aspect solves two tasks at the same time - increases the efficiency of the crew that felt by its "invulnerability" and protects the prepared professionals whose value has become equated to the cost of the tank itself.

Also, when developing a "Armat" tank, the increased importance of infantry compounds armed with modern anti-tank missile complexes. In this context, the concept of a single tank is recognized as obsolete. In a new concept of fighting, the emphasis is placed on tactical links from several combat vehicles.

Taking into account this factor and the universal platform of "Armat" was created. The T-14 developed on its basis performs the function of exploration and coordination with other tactical link machines. This does not reduce the combat characteristics of the tank, but changes the conditions for its use in battle.

The name of the platform and the tank has nothing to do with Armada. The basis of the first Russian guns of the XIV century was taken on the basis of the Arma Latin root, translated as "weapons".

First demonstration

The first prototypes of the technique on the "Armat" platform were presented in 2013 at the International Exhibition of Russia Arms Expo in Nizhny Tagil. Two years later, several versions of military equipment were shown at the Victory Parade on May 9, 2015. It was then that T-14 was presented as a promising modern tank.

T-14 Tank Design

The T-14 tank design has several key features that distinguish it from modern analogues. Taking into account the universality of the platform and modular assembly changed the layout of the machine. A greater emphasis is made on the automation of the combat part and the safety of the crew. Taking into account these aspects and build a tank design.

"Armat" is equipped with a tank information management system (Tius). It provides automated control of nodes and machine units. The emergence of faults is reported to the crew. Also, this system determines which breakdowns must be repaired first.

Armoredapsula and uninhabited tower

The main problem of many tanks was to find ammunition with the crew. This created a threat to his death in the case of a cumulative projectile, in this case, even a serviceable technically, the tank faced.

The development of automated shell feeding in the gun was carried out in many countries. The difficulty was submitted by ammunition when changing the position of the tower and the angle of shooting. The trial mechanisms showed their unreliability, which is why the crews of many foreign tanks still have a charging, although the ammunition itself is stored separately from the crew.

Russian developers managed to optimize this process by making it more reliable. Due to this, the middle of the case and the tower became uninhabited, and the ammunition is reliably isolated from the crew. The latter moved to the front part with its own reservation separating it from the rest of the tank.

The booking of the tower consists of two layers - the main protection and anti-skip casing. The latter protects the devices from bullets, fragments and fugasic shells. Also provides machine radar imperiency and protection against radio magnetic pulses. Part of the gun amp is stored in the back of the tower. Here is an additional meal for the machine gun. All charging is automated.

Bronoscapsula T-14 ensures reliable protection of the crew and radio-electronic equipment from cumulative and fragmentation shells. The survival is also provided in the case of detonation of ammunition or fuel tanks. They are also isolated armored partitions and have broken hatches that guide the power of the explosion away from the crew.

RLS with a phased grille

Radar protection (RLS) T-14 "Armat" is included in the system "Afghanit". Her key feature - Application of the radar on an active phased lattice (AFAR), made by analogy with developments for SU-57 fighters. The basis of the technology is the use of low-temperature ceramics Ka-band 26.5-40 GHz (LTCC).

Constructive radar is placed on the tower with four panels protected by an anti-skid screen. Their location provides an overview of 360 degrees without rotation. According to the preliminary data of "Armat", it is capable of to detect up to 40 terrestrial and 25 air dynamic purposes at the same time.

The controversial is the radius of detection of goals. Sources indicate a 100 km coverage. It is known about an attempt to reduce the power of the radar, but in the end it was decided to leave it as it is. It is this aspect that predetermined the role of T-14 in the tactical link - intelligence and target designation for the maintenance of fire by other machines.

In addition to the RLS with a phased grid, there are two radar for detecting targets on short distances. Their work focuses on the detection of shells and goals in the case when the main radar is turned off.

Active Protection "Afghanit"

The Active Protection Complex "Afghanit" is radar recognition of threats and goals. Includes the following features and functions:

• automatic turn of the tower towards the cutting projectile, which substitutes under the blow the most protected frontal part;
• opening of return fire to protect the machine and the nearest technology, control of the machine gun for shooting downstairs;
• protection against radio electronic combat and detection;
• ensuring stealth disguise due to thermal insulation of the body and a decrease in radar visibility;
• the creation of smokeometalline curtains to protect the nearest infantry, including a landing of the machine, the radio electronic lesion of the separable shells.

Taking into account the range of Radarov "Afghanita", complex protection is used both to reflect threats and to coordinate and draw responds to preventive measures. This aspect is relevant for action as part of a tactical link.

Layout

T-14 "Armat" has a classical layout with a correction to accommodate the crew. The design is divided into three parts:

• the front is a bronoscapsula with three crew members and all equipment for managing the machine;
• in the middle part, the main ammunition is stored, the mechanism of filing shells to the tower is located here;
• in the fodder, the motor-transmission compartment with fuel tanks is traditionally located.

Uninhabited tank of the "Armat" tank communicates with its average part. It has its own separation, part of the ammunition is located in the stern part. Here are the main radars, weapons, surveillance and guidance devices.

Protection

"Armat" has a combined comprehensive protection in several levels. In addition to the "Afghanit" system, which can reflect the threats on the nettle, there is a complex "Malachite". The principle of the latter is designed for the proactive detonation of approaching shells.

A similar system protects the tank from armor-piercing shells, light RPG missiles and heavy anti-tank controlled missiles (FEDDs). The emphasis is also done on the protection of the nearest infantry from the detonation of ammunition, as well as to reduce the likelihood of blinding observation and guidance devices.

Passive protection of the T-14 housing is represented by the following elements:

• the frontal protection on the basis of composite materials, according to unconfirmed data, is able to withstand the falls of the FEDR by a caliber of up to 150 mm and armor-pierced opened subcaliber shells (BOPS) to 120 mm;
• domestic armored fences, insulating compartments in the case of fuel tanks and detonation.

Anti-screens are used primarily on the tower. They are provided for fuel tanks, providing them with additional booking.

Anti-mining defense

Anti-Mine Protection "Armati" is represented by two key aspects: V-shaped armored bottom and remote minion curbers. The latter are connected to the system of remote destruction min. The explosion is carried out by distorting the magnetic field of the tank.

The V-shaped bottom is complemented by energy absorbing materials (foaming with closed pores) and special anti-mine seats. The design of the latter allows you to significantly reduce the shock wave and the burden on the crew from both explosions, so from the movement on the uneven surface.

Anti-missile defense

Anti-missile defense of the T-14 "Armat" is represented by three steps:

• active protection complex "Afghanit" provides interception of shells, suppressing their control, destruction;
• dynamic protection "Malachite" provides the reflection and destruction of the shells of different caliber in close distances;
• own reservation tank protects against amusements of ammunition overcoming the first two levels.

Information about the ability of the tank to withstand the ingress of modern controlled ammunition has not yet have accurate data. According to experts, the frontal booking of the machine, even without dynamic protection, do not break through the best NATO fetters. Many Western analysts also believe that Armata armor can withstand the most modern anti-tank shells.

Invisibility technology

Invisibility technology "Armat" is represented by the following aspects:

• thermal insulation coating of the case from the inside;
• system mixing exhaust gas with cold air;
• flat reflective face in the design of the housing reduce radar visibility;
• tank painting reduces heating from the Sun and provides absorption of radar waves;
• there is a magnetic field distortion system.

All these factors significantly reduce the radar, infrared and magnetic notice of "Armat". In some cases, the identification of T-14 is excluded as a tank or combat vehicle.

Engine and transmission

At the "Armat", a twelve-cycle x-shaped four-stroke diesel engine with turbocharging 12N360 was installed. The power of the power setting switches and can correspond to one of the three indicators - 1200, 1500 or 1800 liters. from.

The use of a four-stroke engine has improved the efficiency of the move, which increased the march's range without refueling. Rose Machines Motor, it makes it easier to start with low temperaturesFor blowing, it takes less air, which reduces infrared visibility of the tank. If necessary, the engine replacement is carried out in 30 minutes.

The gearbox "Armat" is automatic, there is a possibility of manual switching. Only 16 gears, eight for the front and reverse.

Crew

The crew of the T-14 "Armat" consists of three people: commander, mechanic-driver and gunner. All three are placed in the front, in the bronoscapsule. The design of the tank, its layout, external and internal protection provide a high probability of the crew survival even in the case of the loss of the machine itself.

Suspension

The armat tank uses an active suspension that provides him with a significant advantage compared to the machines of previous generations. Unlike unmanaged hydropneumatic and torsion suspension, active at the expense of the sensors takes into account the irregularities of the area and independently gives the command to the system of subressing to the vertical shift of rinks.

This principle of operation allows the machine to adapt under the irregularities of the terrain. Accordingly, the smoothness of the tank has been ensured, the speed is maintained, the accuracy of the target designation and firing in motion increases.

Maximum speed

The Tank "Armat", in its weight, is able to develop speed in 80-90 km / h along the highway, the stroke reserve is 500 km. At rough terrain, the speed is reduced to 45-60 km / h. The stroke in this case depends on the soil and complexity of the area.

Dimensions and weight

The technical characteristics of the "Armat" tank in dimensions have the following indicators:

• case length - 8.7 m;
• the total length with a row-forward gun is 10.8 m;
• the width of the hull is 3.5 m;
• height - 2.7 m;
• king width - 2.8 m.

The weight of the "Armat" tank in tons is 48-55 tons, information differ from different sources. Specific pressure on the ground with a massive basis - 0.775 kilograms per cubic centimeter.

Armament

Despite the concept of the use of T-14 for the exploration and coordination of the tank link, the proper arms "Armat" corresponds to the parameters of the main combat tank. This issue allocate the following aspects:

• 125 mm gun 2A82-1m;
• machine guns "Cord" and Pects.

The instruments and machine guns are carried out at the expense of the fire management system (SUO). The ballistic calculator makes the necessary calculations at the expense of the following parameters:

• determining your own position of the tank on the GLONASS receiver and an inertial navigation system;
• gyroscopic calculation of the position of the tank over an angular orientation in space;
• calculation of direction and wind speed;
• determination of temperature and humidity;
• accounting for the trunk curvature when heated.

All sensors are located on the roof of the tank. In the aggregate, the system allows you to automatically calculate the necessary parameters. Many experts agree that such a principle of work makes weapons management more similar to a computer game than the actual control of the combat vehicle.

Smooth-bore 125-mm gun 2A82-1m

The "Armat" tanks are equipped with smooth-binding guns 2A82-1M caliber 125 mm. Their lesion range is 7 km, rapidity - 10-12 shots per minute. According to the technical characteristics, such implements are superior to the best NATO tank guns by 17% in dung energy and by 20% of the accuracy of the lesion.

The supply of ammunition is automatically carried out. It is possible to charge the gun with cutters in a meter long, which allows the use of pyline armor-piercing ammunition. The total gun ammunition is 45 shells, but its staff is not yet approved.

By the need for the Tanks of "Armat", it is allowed to install 20A83 caliber guns 152 mm. This instrument has the ability to punch armor equivalent to 1000 mm, which significantly exceeds the protection of modern NATO tanks. Given the power of such a gun, there is no need for armor-piercing projectiles - the kinetic energy of the released ammunition is enough to tear the tower to any tank entirely.

Taking into account this factor, the installation of these tools is still considered inappropriate. This makes the T-14 upgraded in case of need to increase the firing power of the tank link. The likely reduction of the ammunition of a new gun is taken into account - to increase it, it is supposed to use a fun niche.

Reflex-M missiles

In addition to standard T-14 tank shells, it may affect the objectives of solid fuel anti-tank controlled missiles "Reflex-M". They are able to hit almost any highly discharged surface, terrestrial and low-fat targets.

The charge of these missiles is made according to the tandem scheme. The leading part is designed to overcome the dynamic protection of the target. The main charge is focused on breaking armor and direct defeat of technology or Dot. The trajectory of the shell's flight is a screw line.

If necessary, the tank can use the option of a rocket with a thermobaric combat part. Such projectiles are designed to defeat the living force of the enemy, engineering structures and legogencies.

Pectm machine gun

Kalashnikov Machine gun modernized (PKTM) on T-14 spray with an instrument. Caliber - 7.62 mm. There is no information about the consumption of information yet. It is intended mainly for damage to damage and easily-fertilized purposes.

Machine gun "Cord" to destroy enemy shells and rockets

The machine gun "Cord" performs the role of the anti-aircraft installation of the tank and its air defense. Integrated with active tank protection. It has its own robotic tower, thermal imagers and afar-radar, thanks to which it is capable of hitting even high-speed targets at a distance of 1.5 kilometers. It is intended mainly for the defeat of shells and missiles.

Advantages and disadvantages

Taking into account the device and TTX T-14, the following advantages of the new tank are distinguished:

• crew protection, improved protection of the machine itself and its nodes;
• high firepower, accuracy of fire management;
• high speed and smoothness of the cross-country area, taking into account how much tank weighs;
• immediateness of the machine for various detection methods;
• high range of detection and defeat purposes;
• resource for further modernization of the tank, including extension of firefire.

Many characteristics and indicators remain unconfirmed or classified. However, the available data is confirmed by the exclusive position of "Armati" among modern tanks. At the same time, pay attention to the deficiencies of the T-14.

The main questions cause a solution to translate the crew in the bronoscapsule. It increases its security, but does not allow for review from the tower. Accordingly, the role of optical equipment increases, which creates special requirements for its protection against damage and blinding.

Another drawback is the cost of a new tank. Even in mass production, its assembly costs about 250-350 million rubles, which makes doubt on the mass production of such tanks for the army, as well as the likelihood of their manufacturing for export.

Despite the contradiction and inaccuracy of a number of aspects, the project is assessed positively. Western military analysts indicate a design understanding of Russian developers of the modern concept of hostilities. The creation of "Armatians" demonstrates the transition from the amount of equipment used to the qualitative combat capability of small tactical groups.

Comparison of armatics with other tanks

Compare T-14 with modern tanks, Western experts agree that the "Armat" belongs to the next generation. There are a number of advantages and developments that are first combined in the design of one machine.

So, the Afar Radar, which is able to calculate the position of the shot through a flowing projectile, is also the Israeli tank "Mercave". However, the latter does not have the ability to reflect the ammunition, and his windshield is weaker. Taking into account the location of the engine in the front of the case, the discovered frontal protection almost guaranteed displays such a car.

British experts also express concerns about the ability of their own machines to confront with "Armatha". The armed "Challenger-2" is not able to punch the T-14 armor, which requires its urgent replacement.

The Hermansky Ministry of Defense has been put forward similar assessment of Armat. According to his assessment, Leopard-2 is not able to pierce the T-14 armor. Based on this aspect, a Franco-German concern was created on the joint development of a new modern tank.

Chinese developers are confident that their VT-4 exceeds "Armat", although indicated to the better transmission of T-14. At the same time, the Government considers the possibility of purchasing Russian tanks.

There are no official statements from the United States, however, according to experts and various news publications, American Abrams is also inferior to "Armat" for a number of parameters. The opinion about its modernization and ability after it is the first to detect the enemy, which increases its chances of survival.

Participation in exercises

The Tank "Armat" has not yet participated in large-scale teachings and hostilities. From December 31, 2018, he is undergoing government tests. Taking into account its value, the initial orders of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation for procurement were reduced. While we are talking about the assembly of 132 machines, among which the BMP T-15 includes.

Despite the lack of exercises using T-14, TTX and the design features of "Armat" today, new requirements for the next-generation tanks are forming today:

• at rough terrain, good speed and accuracy of mobile shooting should be maintained;
• radar AFAR to detect threats becomes a mandatory attribute of modern technology;
• the tank must be equipped with stealth technologies to reduce visibility, including the creation of interference and dynamic change in signatures;
• former smoke curtains are not able to hide the car in the infrared and radar range, which requires the creation of new non-transparent multispectral barns;
• the active protection of the tank should be able to hit controlled rockets and armor-pyro-subcalibular shells;
• the anti-aircraft machine gun also becomes obsolete, the emphasis is shifted in favor of robotic plants that can knock out objects at high movement speed;
• the tank in the tank should include electromagnetic means of combating at least against controlled missiles;
• the windshield booking of the tank must correspond to the equivalent thickness of 1000 mm;
• dynamic armor of the machine should reflect the attacks of hand grenade launchers and heavy anti-tank missiles with tandem warheads;
• to significantly damage the tank, it is not enough to break through its tower, a significant impact force is required;
• ammunition designed to defeat the crew fragments become ineffective in the presence of armor capsule.

In the context of such descriptions and requirements put forward by the development and testing of T-14, it is expected to actively begin to develop new generation tanks. Lee "Armat" will remain competitive after the appearance of analogues in other countries will show time.

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