Weapons developments out of Ukraine come quick and often sudden. Case in point a Ukrainian Leopard 2 that has appeared in the field sporting an outer crust of explosive reactive armor (ERA) bricks ...
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After massive tank losses, Russia turns to explosive armor in Ukraine
Following devastating armored losses in the early stages of the war, Russia is adapting. Recent footage reveals BMP-3 ...
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 ...
First came Russia’s “turtle tank”, a metal shed rumbling across the battlefield. Then Ukraine laughed at the so-called “hairy ...
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Ukraine just captured another Russian T-80BVM tank—with a difference
The T-80BVM tank is a relic of the Cold War—and, though still effective on the battlefield, has required up-armoring to keep ...
The Ukrainian army is up-armoring its American-made M-1A1 Abrams tanks—with a layer of explosive reactive armor. The ERA—sandwiches of plastic-explosive and steel that explode outward when struck—can ...
What You Need to Know: The T-14 Armata, Russia’s latest high-tech main battle tank, initially promised cutting-edge advancements like a three-man crew capsule, improved explosive-reactive armor, and ...
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ROANOKE, La. (KLFY) — Customers of a truck stop in Jeff Davis Parish recently got an unexpectedly close look at a Russian tank captured in Ukraine. According to a report on the website The War Zone, a ...
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