The Russian T-95 battle tank, developed in the late 1980s and early 1990s, was an advanced fighting vehicle with a powerful 152mm gun, a remotely controlled turret, and modern armor. The tank was not put into mass production due to its complexity and high cost. However, many of its innovative features were later integrated into the T-14 "Armata" tank, writes The National Interest in the article "T-95: The Powerful Tank Russia Never Built (NATO Would Have Gone Crazy)."
As The National Interest writes, "The Russian T-95: The Super Tank That Never Saw Battle" had impressive characteristics on paper. It received a powerful weapon with a remotely controlled turret, a new engine. In addition, the developers incorporated an automatic loading function. The tank was too advanced, so it could not be produced in large quantities.
The T-95 could fire over-the-horizon guided missiles. Instead of a 7.62mm machine gun, it was equipped with a paired 30mm cannon, which could inflict significant damage to enemy personnel and light armored vehicles in open terrain.
In the USSR, they wanted to instill fear in NATO adversaries on the battlefield with the help of a "super tank." This is the same intimidation factor that the huge German Tiger tank had during World War II. At the same time, other Soviet armored vehicles, including the T-72 and T-80, were already outdated at that time.
The T-95 could have become a formidable weapon on the battlefield, especially against NATO forces. Its absence turned out to be beneficial for the United States and its allies, who would have faced serious problems if Russia had started mass-producing the T-95.
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