In the 1970s, the Soviet Union developed explosive reactive armor as a way of quickly adding protection to tanks and other heavier armored vehicles. ERA works by, well, exploding. When an incoming ...
This armor does not just block hits but explodes to stop them. This video breaks down how Russian explosive reactive armor is ...
Why does Russian explosive reactive armor (ERA) sometimes fail to explode when a tank is destroyed? In numerous images of destroyed Russian tanks, ERA blocks like Kontakt-1 and Kontakt-5 appear ...
Summary and What You Need to Know: The Russian T-90M, considered the most advanced main battle tank in Russia’s arsenal, has struggled to make a significant impact in the Ukraine war. -Despite its ...
Building off the success of the T-72B tank, the Russian T-90 MBT improved the design by adding cutting-edge military technology. The T-90 began its service in 1993 and has participated in several ...
Desperate to replace the scores of tanks it loses every month in its wider war on Ukraine, and equally desperate to give the replacement tanks a fighting chance of surviving their first encounter with ...
The first functional tank ever built was the venerable Little Willie, constructed in 1915 by the British William Foster & Co. It was not designed for combat, but rather as a proof of concept. The ...