The T-90 has its origins in a Soviet-era program aimed at developing a single replacement for the T-64, T-72 and T-80 series of main battle tanks. It entered service with the Russian Army in 1992. The T-90 was designed and built by Uralvagonzavod, in Nizhny Tagil, Russia. Standard protective measures include a blend of steel and composite armour, smoke grenade dischargers, Kontakt-5 explosive reactive armour (ERA) and the Shtora infrared anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) jamming system. It uses a 125 mm 2A46 smoothbore main gun, the 1A45T fire-control system, an upgraded engine, and gunner's thermal sight. The T-90 is a third-generation Russian main battle tank developed to replace the T-72.
Steel-composite-reactive blend APFSDS: 550 mm + 250–280 mm with Kontakt-5 = 800–830 mm It’s not possible to geolocate the incident but the Mariinka area of Donetsk has seen heavy fighting since the Russian invasion began.ĬNN has reached out to Ukrainian authorities about the incident.USD 2.5 million in 1999, USD 2.77–4.25 million in 2011 (varies by source) ġ,400 units of T-90S/SM built in India under licenseĤ6 tonnes (45 long tons 51 short tons) (T-90)Ĥ6.5 tonnes (45.8 long tons 51.3 short tons) (T-90A)Ĥ8 tonnes (47 long tons 53 short tons) (T-90SM) Unfortunately, he didn’t make it, blown up by a mine,” he wrote. “Sending an unmanned kamikaze tank filled with 6 tons of TNT to Ukrainian positions in Mariinka. Osvedomitel said the tank hit a mine before reaching its target. On Sunday, a prominent Russian war blogger, “Voennyi Osvedomitel,” shared a video from the pro-Russia “Romanov” channel of drone footage that shows the tank detonating. A moment before the tank explodes, there appears to be a flash coming from Ukrainian positions, which may have been an attempt to destroy the tank. There is then a huge explosion, but it’s unclear why. “The explosion was very serious, there were a lot of explosives … as a result, according to radio intercept data, the enemy suffered significant losses,” he added.ĭrone video shows the tank static after apparently hitting a mine close to Ukrainian lines. Drone video shows the tank static after apparently hitting a mine close to Ukrainian lines.
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