4/2/2024 0 Comments 90 Tank Battle downloading![]() ![]() Introduced on the T-80U tank in 1985, Kontakt- 5 is made up of "bricks" of explosive sandwiched between two metal plates. It is the first type of ERA which is effectively able to defeat modern APFSDS rounds. Kontakt-5 is a Russian type of third-generation explosive reactive armour. Protective measures include Kontakt-5 ERA, laser warning receivers, and the SHTORA infrared ATGM jamming system. The successor to T-72BM, the T-90 uses the gun and 1G46 gunner sights from T-80U, a new engine, and thermal sights. Deliveries are to begin in 2008.ĭerived from the T-72, the GPO Uralvagonzavod T-90 main battle tank is the most modern tank in the Russian Army's arsenal. In November 2006, India ordered a further 300 T-90 tanks, to be licence-built by Heavy Vehicle Factory (HVF), Avadi. In March 2006, Algeria signed a contract for the supply of 180 T-90S tanks from Uralvagonzavod, to be delivered by 2011. In January 2005, it was announced that a further 91 T-90S tanks would be procured for the Russian Army. The tanks are fitted with the Shtora self-protection system and thermal imagers from Thales of France and Peleng of Belarus. The locally-assembled tanks are christened "Bhishma". The first of these was delivered in January 2004. 124 were completed in Russia and the rest are being delivered in "knocked down/semi-knocked down" form for final assembly in India. In February 2001, the Indian Army signed a contract for 310 T-90S tanks. ![]() The T-90S is in service with the Russian Army and the Indian Army. It is manufactured by the Uralvagonzavod Plant in Nizhniy Tagil (Potkin's bureau) of the Russian Federation. The T-90S is the latest development in the T-series of Russian tanks and represents an increase in firepower, mobility and protection. ![]()
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