Summary and Key Points: The T-90M Proryv, hailed by Vladimir Putin as the world’s premier main battle tank, faces an existential crisis on the Ukrainian front. -Despite Uralvagonzavod shifting to a 24-hour production cycle to output nearly 300 units annually, Russia is losing armor faster than it can be replaced. -Visually confirmed losses now exceed […]
Yes, the reason being that T models have an autoloading mechanism that needs direct access to the ammo. They don’t really care, since their soldiers seem to be cheap (to them) and the explosive failure requires a direct hit on the tank. Basically, Western tanks are designed with the safety of the crew in mind, Russian tanks with the safety of the tank in mind.
Is it really “safety of the tank” or is it that they’d rather a faster fire rate at the expense of a possible cook off?