| The truly new design of the t95 is remarkable:
first, A profile lower than T-72/80.
Low profile si usual for russian tank, the objective is to make it harder to target. As you probably know if you had fire eny kind of gun at long range, is easyer to miss the right elevation than the azimuth. And it gererally make the "edge" of the front armor more sharp, more hard to penetrate.
Second, a faster and reliable autoloader.
the russian autoloader alway make them fire more fast incrasing the hit probability. In responce of the rapid fire of the t-62/72, the west side develop the 120mm soft bore gun, who had more range, so they can knock them out before the russian 125mm gun can fire 8 rond per minute. The new carousel autoloader design will be faster than that, and safer too because the munition is separated from the crew.
third, the "inside" design of the T-95 turret
For most tank, like the t72 or the M1A2, the problem is that after hit the front armor, the prjectile had the tendency to hit the base of the turret ho is a vulnerable part, specialy for the M1A2: imagine the dommage cause by a explosion in the "hole" under the turet, all the turret may lift off. that problem is totaly resolve fore the very small turret design of the t-95. The smal weight of the turrt will probably make ite faster to turn too.I just wonder how they will fit fire control system and sansor in this small box.
It will be a truly awsome tank, if they have the money to finish it before the time of heavy and mediun tank will end... if this time is not already finish. |
