
T-72B3M Tank with Unusual "Skeletal" Protection of Turret Rear Spotted in Video
The combat vehicle was covered with a structure made of a metal "skeleton" and stretched mesh

The combat vehicle was covered with a structure made of a metal "skeleton" and stretched mesh

Fabric camouflage with vegetation protects the tank barrel, heated after a shot, from the enemy's thermal imager

According to the creators, the rebar should delay drones in flight

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The "hairstyle" is designed to protect armored vehicles from kamikaze drone strikes

Provides active protection for combat vehicles against means of destruction

Deliveries included heavy TOS-2 "Tosochka" and T-72B3M tanks

The combat vehicles were assembled at "Uralvagonzavod"

The design of the vehicles includes more than a hundred changes

The DM12 projectile damaged the vehicle's radiator, and the crew had to go to the repair base

Armored vehicles received rubber protection for the rear turret and engine-transmission compartment

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Work at Uralvagonzavod is carried out around the clock

Some T-72B3 tanks have also been equipped with these systems

During the modernization, the tank became several tons heavier, but did not become less maneuverable