The Russian crew of a T-80 tank on the front line has installed additional protection against drones and mines on the combat vehicle. This makes the tank more protected.
The T-80 received lattice screens on the stern and a large canopy to protect the upper hemisphere from drones.
Other methods of homemade modernization of combat vehicles are also being carried out. In some cases, this allows withstanding several strikes from enemy FPV drones.
Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
In addition, the crew installed dynamic protection blocks on the lower glacis plate, which strengthened the protection of the vehicle's bottom from magnetic mines. The tank commander, call sign Zhiga, added that the tank received a mine trawl to create passages in minefields.
Earlier, the Russian Armed Forces praised the qualities of the T-80 tank in combat conditions. It differs from other Soviet and Russian models with its powerful gas turbine engine.
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