Omsktransmash, one in every of Russia’s main tank producers and a part of the Uralvagonzavod group has begun serial modernization of T-80BVN tanks. Tanks with customary tools come off the manufacturing strains. It contains: safety towards high-precision FPV weapons, additionally recognized colloquially as a cope cage, and laser goal designators.
The Ministry of Protection of the Russian Federation confirmed the improve. The navy division says the improve is a results of expertise gained through the Particular Army Operation in Ukraine [SMO or SVO, the Kremlin, and Russian media use this term for the war in Ukraine]. “Particular protecting tools reduces the flexibility to focus on numerous high-precision weapons and supplies safety towards assaults from stray munitions, bombs dropped from quadcopters, and assaults from FPV drones,” the Russian navy mentioned.
Precision strike improve
The “laser goal designator” improve within the command operate of the T-80BVM tank can be of nice curiosity. The T-80BVM makes use of a multi-channel gunner’s sight “Sosna-U”. In line with the assertion of the Russian navy division, the shooter’s sight obtained a further setting – a laser goal designator.
The laser goal designator will permit the T-80BVM tank crew to enhance the accuracy of hits on enemy targets, in addition to scale back the opportunity of tank destruction. In line with the primary indicator, the laser pointer will appropriate the accuracy of tank shells. In line with the second indicator, this machine will permit the T-80BVM to not enter the destruction zone of the enemy’s armored autos, which have been taken on the sight of the T-80BVM.
T-80BVM is testing the EW system
In line with Russian sources cited by the Russian tv channel Zvezda [A Star], checks are presently underway for a brand new improve of the T-80BVM. It includes the usage of an digital warfare system.
In line with “Russian claims”, this method is meant to suppress GPS channels and different management radio channels of enemy FPV drones. In line with the sources, the tank EW system will be capable of counter all enemy drones presently used within the SMO in Ukraine.
The eventual integration of an EW system right into a T-80BBM tank follows its logical improvement, if we proceed from statements by Western consultants that the Russian military has developed and makes use of high-quality EW techniques. Enterprise Insider wrote a while in the past {that a} month in the past, Russian EW techniques shot down 1000’s of Ukrainian drones.
T-80BVM
The T-80BVM represents the newest development in Russian T-80 tank upgrades, an initiative that commenced again in 2017 and continues to be ongoing. This up to date mannequin prides itself on boasting the best model of dynamic safety presently accessible – the Relikt dynamic safety – as claimed by the Russians themselves.
Enhancements made within the T-80BVM don’t cease there. This modernized beast now sports activities a sophisticated Irtysh hearth management and a Sosna-U gunner’s sight, which is a function additionally discovered within the T-90A. The ability of the tank is additional amplified by the inclusion of an enhanced 2A46M-5 125 mm gun, a 9K119M Refleks-M missile system, in addition to a revamped fuel turbine engine. All of those come alongside different system enhancements. As well as, it now has a cutting-edge autoloader able to capturing each the 3BM59 APFSDS spherical manufactured from depleted uranium and the tungsten-based 3BM60.
As reported by Rostech Company on December 12, 2019, the Russian Armed Forces have obtained all upgraded T-80BVM tanks as per the contract signed in 2017. One other contract was penned in August 2020 for a further 50 tanks, and another in August 2022. As of December 2022, the dispatch of those spectacular machines is effectively underway.
What is going on to the manufacturing of tanks in Russia?
In the beginning of the yr, Russian officers introduced that Moscow was making a transfer to mass-produce tanks. One of many causes is, after all, the massive variety of destroyed tools on the battlefields of Ukraine. It was rumored that 1,600 T-90 tanks have been to be produced per yr.
This determine continues to be excellent. In line with some consultants, it is going to by no means be reached on an annual foundation for a number of causes. One among them is that over time, Russia has destroyed a big a part of its tank manufacturing capability from the Chilly Struggle and the USSR.
Another excuse is that Moscow has determined to resume mass manufacturing of the T-80, thus concentrating its efforts on the T-80 and T-90, and can’t produce probably the most superior Russian tank [at least on paper] T -14 Armata.
On this regard, some open sources declare that the Russian Federation produces 100 tanks per thirty days. However it’s not clear from such statements whether or not we’re speaking about 100 new tanks, or if this quantity contains refurbished present tanks or these returned for restore from the warfare in Ukraine.
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