Since 2012, Russia was able to produce 3rd-generation Catherine-XP cameras based on QWIP matrix technology. According to sources familiar with the incident, the tank in question was an older Syrian-operated original model T-90 while the missile appears to have been an older TOW-2A wire-guided heavy anti-tank missile. It can be replaced without dismantling the inner turret and is capable of firing armour-piercing fin-stabilised discarding sabot (APFSDS), high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT-FS), and high explosive fragmentation (HE-FRAG) ammunition, as well as 9M119M Refleks anti-tank guided missiles. [53], The T-90's main armament is the 2A46M 125mm smoothbore tank gun. We saw the wire-guided missile bob toward the T-90, which was parked on a crest between two low-slung buildings. With few spare parts, how long can they last? The Refleks missile has semi-automatic laser beam-riding guidance and a tandem hollow-charge HEAT warhead. A Peruvian T-55 driver was briefed for 5 minutes about the controls, then was able to move and operate the T-90S, demonstrating the commonality of the two vehicles. BGM-71E TOW (“Tube-launched, Optically-tracked, Wire-guided”) — An American second generation ATGM. The T-90 was manufactured at the Uralvagonzavod factory in Nizhny Tagil, with low-level production being carried out since 1993 and virtually ceasing towards the end of the 1990s for the native market. India opted to acquire the T-90 in response to numerous delays in the production of its own domestically developed Arjun main battle tank, and to counter Pakistani deployment of the Ukrainian-made T-80 tanks in 1995–97. Facing tapering domestic orders and with the permanent closure of the last turret casting line in the former USSR, owned by Azovstal in Mariupol, Ukraine,[citation needed] the designers at Uralvagonzavod together with experts from NII Stali (Scientific Research Institute of Steel) using trials data obtained from the Soviet-era, created a new, welded turret to offer further improvement and attract foreign buyers for the T-90. This site is owned and operated by Bright Mountain Media, Inc., a publicly owned company trading with the symbol: What a T-90 Tank Looks Like After Being Hit by a TOW Missile. The system detects and protects against beam guided anti-tank weapons systems such as the TOW ATGM. Furthermore, there will be no decrease in demand for the T-72 and the T-90 in the next few years. [16] Since 2008, the Russian army has received 62 tanks annually, suspending orders in 2011. [57][58], Fire-control system on the T-90 includes the PNK-4S/SR AGAT day and night sighting system mounted at the commanders station which allows for night time detection of a tank sized target at ranges between 700 and 1100 metres depending on the version of the sight. Thank you for asking me to answer. Depends on the variant. The only good news is that nobody appeared to get killed. The wire reel is located in the missile itself. [45][46], In April 2013, Rosoboronexport requested for the entry of the T-90S in an upcoming tender by the Peruvian Army for main battle tanks. modified T-90S is fitted with increased power multi-fuel 1,000-h.p. The Shtora-1 warns the tank's crew when the tank has been 'painted' by a weapon-guidance laser and allows the crew to slew the turret to face the threat. [19], An early variant of the export-oriented T-90S allegedly saw combat action during the 1999 Chechen invasion of Dagestan instead of being delivered to India. The Kartsev-Venediktov Design Bureau from Nizhny Tagil was responsible for the design work and prepared two parallel proposals—the Object 188, which was a relatively simple upgrade of the existing T-72B tank (Object 184), and the far more advanced Object 187—only vaguely related to the T-72 series and incorporating major improvements to the hull and turret design, armor, powerplant and armament. The vehicles resulting from the Object 187 program have not been declassified to this date, but it was the lower risk Object 188 upgrade that would be approved for series production as the T-72BU. Picture Source: nationalinterest.org . A ₹10,000 crore (US$1.4 billion) purchase of 354 new T-90SM tanks for six tank regiments for the China border was approved[34] in 2012 which would take the total number of T-90 tanks in the Indian Army's inventory to 2011 and with a total of nearly 4500 tanks (T-90 and variants, T-72 and Arjun MBT) in active service, the world's third largest operator of tanks. The composite armour results in a lower weight and improved protection when compared with steel-only armour.[54]. These new Russian tanks were powered by the V-92S2 engine, carried a T01-K05 Buran-M gunner's sight (passive-active night-vision channel with an EPM-59G Mirage-K matrix and a maximum observation distance of 1,800 m) and were protected by the most recent Kontakt-5 reactive armor with 4S22 explosive tiles. The photograph doesn’t tell us much more than add more evidence to what everyone already expected — that the missile disabled the tank, but didn’t destroy it. The T-90 [8] is a third-generation Russian main battle tank that entered service in 1993. The first batch of 10 licence built T-90M was inducted into the Indian army on August 24, 2009. Maximum rate of fire is 6-8 rounds per minute. The first 42 complete Indian tanks were delivered in 2001 and were designated T-90S (Object 188S), still equipped with the older cast turrets of the early series (this exhausted the remaining stocks of cast turrets warehoused at Nizhny Tagil) and powered by the V-84 engine making 840 hp (618 kW). These are known as the T-90SA ("A" is an acronym for Algeria). ERA bricks are also located on the turret roof and provide protection from top-attack weapons. The new tank gunner’s heat-vision sight Irbis-K and the commander’s combined sighting and observation system Agat-MDT can be supplied to T-90 upgraded version (T-90M), replacing ESSA system with Catherine-FC thermal imager from Thales. Robert Beckhusen. It carries a tandem shaped-charge warhead. India plans to have 21 tank regiments of T-90s by 2020, with 45 combat tanks and 17 training and replacement tanks per regiment, for 62 total each. In the video uploaded in February, Russia’s most advanced operational battle tank met one of the United States’ main tank killers on the battlefield. [66][67] Relikt defends against tandem warheads, while reducing the penetration of APFSDS rounds by over 50 percent. "Since 2014, the Syrian Army has lost only one T-90 to an American TOW missile." The missile it fires utilizes wire-guidance, which Shtora cannot interfere with. The close-range engagement was recorded on video at Sheikh Aqil, in Syria. The 1,000 hp (750 kW) engines are V-92 four stroke, 12 cylinder, multi-fuel diesel while 1,250 hp (930 kW) engine is V-96. The T-90 was selected because it is a direct development of the T-72 that India already manufactures with 60% parts commonality with T-90, simplifying training and maintenance. Shtora-1 on T90 fighting turkeysh terrorists in Syria renders TOW anti tank missiles useless. The gunner is also provided with the 1G46 day sighting system which includes a laser range finder, missile guidance channel and allows tank-sized targets to be detected and engaged at 5 to 8 kilometres (3.1 to 5.0 mi). Originally called the T-72BU, but later renamed to T-90, it is an advanced tank in service with Russian Ground Forces and the Naval Infantry. However, the T … Recently, Syrian rebels managed to hit a Russian-built T-90 main battle tank with a U.S.-made TOW missile. [38] In March 2010 it was reported that Cyprus had opted for 41 additional T-80s instead of purchasing T-90s. The video is one of a multitude of instances of the use of TOW missiles by rebels in Syria, but it may be the first time the anti-tank weapon was used against the advanced T-90 main battle tank. 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. A recent photograph circulated on Russian military forums shows what the tank looked like after impact. The Proryv is outfitted with a new multi-channel sighting system that allows employing weapons at any time of day or night and it can exchange data with other vehicles in real time. The PKMT 7.62mm (7.62×54mmR) coaxial machine gun weighs about 10.5 kg while the ammunition box carries 250 rounds (7,000 rounds carried) and weighs an additional 9.5 kg. 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It was designed and built by Uralvagonzavod, in Nizhny Tagil, Russia. Well, to begin with, and as was highlighted by Gary Stein, Shtora does not interfere with the operation of a BGM-71 TOW system. The Russian-made thermal imaging device not only meant that Russian tanks would no longer need to be equipped with foreign parts, but it also meant that complete tank modernization was cheaper. The T-90M ‘Proryv’ has received a principally new turret, the 2A46M-5 gun, and a more powerful engine. These vehicles were built at the Heavy Vehicles Factory at Avadi, Tamil Nadu. It is expected to employ a more powerful engine, improved armor, main gun and autoloader, with ammunition storage separated from the crew. Cyprus already operates the Russian-made T-80 tank. Photo via Russian forums. We saw the wire-guided missile bob toward the T-90, which was parked on a crest between two low-slung buildings. Standard protective measures include a blend of steel and composite armour “Syrian officers have been shown how the new T-90 anti-missile system causes rockets to veer off course only yards from the tanks when fired directly at them,” Fisk wrote. MAIN BATTLE TANK T-90АМ (T-90MS)". [36], On 11 November 2019, India announced that Heavy Vehicles Factory will produce 464 T-90S MBTs.[37]. The T-90 uses a 125 mm 2A46 smoothbore main gun, the 1A45T fire-control system, an upgraded engine, and gunner's thermal sight. According to sources familiar with the incident, the tank in question was an older Syrian-operated original model T-90 while the missile appears to have been an older TOW-2A wire-guided heavy anti-tank missile. [61] EMT-7 emits an electromagnetic pulse to disable magnetic mines and disrupt electronics before the tank reaches them. The Research Institute of Steel, a Russian company which makes reactive armor plates for the T-90, was pleased. долл. At night, the accuracy of all weapons at different ranges while stationary and on the move were shown under limited visibility and mountainous terrain conditions. According to Krasnogorsky Zavod plant, Agat-MDT has the ability to install (for further modernization) in the sight the newly developed domestic UPF format 640×512 by 15 microns, which makes possible in the future to extend the range of target identification at night to 3.5 — 4.0 km without modifications to the sight. According to Moscow Defense Brief, one vehicle was hit by seven RPG anti-tank rockets but remained in action. In 2005 the Russian army resumed delivery of the T-90, requesting the "original" specification for the vehicle with a cast turret. The T-90 uses a 125 mm 2A46 smoothbore main gun, the 1A45T fire-control system, an upgraded engine, and gunner's thermal sight. The infrared jammer, the TShU1-7 EOCMDAS, jams the semiautomatic command to line of sight (SACLOS) guidance system used by some anti-tank guided missiles. The third tier is a Shtora-1 (Russian: Штора-1 or "curtain" in English) countermeasures suite, produced by Elektromashina of Russia. During the day, the tank's combat and running capabilities were shown. The initial contract stipulated the following batch of 186 tanks—now officially called the Bhishma—to be completed in India from Russian-supplied kits, and then gradually replaced with domestically manufactured parts, but the low rate of domestic Indian production compelled the Indian authorities to place an additional order for 124 complete vehicles in 2007 from Uralvagonzavod. This was followed up next year with delivery of 82 vehicles, now equipped with the new welded turrets and the V-92S2 engine, generating 1,000 hp (735 kW). For most of the rest of the world, it was a chance to see what happens when state-of-the-art hardware from two major world powers violently collide in the Middle East. [62], During a reported test conducted by the Russian military in 1999 the T-90 was exposed to a variety of RPG, ATGM and APFSDS munitions. This one, it seemed, survived. The money was included as part of the 2009 defence budget. Additionally the T-90 features the Ainet fuse setting system which allows the tank to detonate 3OF26 HE-FRAG rounds at a specific distance from the tank as determined by the gunners laser rangefinder, improving its performance against helicopters and infantry. Sure enough, the T-90’s Kontakt-5 reactive armor appeared to save it. [56], Fire-control system of the T-90 showed the following features of combat shooting during state testing. This is a highly modified version of the Sprut anti-tank gun, and is the same gun used as the main armament on the T-80-series tanks. [31], In 2012, the Russian-made combined sample of commander supervisory-sighting system T01-K04DT/Agat-MDT was presented to the public. Russia is developing the new Armata Universal Combat Platform (also known as the T-14 Armata) to be ready for use by 2016[needs update]. Losing a tank from the front line is one thing — it can always be replaced or repaired. The T-90A tank entered service with the Russian Armed Forces in 2004. An anti-tank team of the Free Syrian Army (western supported rebels) has successfully used a TOW anti-tank missile (Raytheon BGM-71) missile to hit a Russian T-90 tank equipped with a SHTORA ‘soft-kill’ active defense system. Taifun, a prototype missile that never saw production. By September 1995, some 107 T-90 tanks had been produced, located in the Siberian Military District.[11]. A TOW missile on display at the White Sands Missile Range Museum, a United States Army military testing area in New Mexico. The tanks are equipped with the French Thales-built Catherine-FC thermal sights,[27] and use Russian Kontakt-5 K-5 explosive reactive armoured plates. [18] A new batch was delivered in March 2021. The TOW is an American heavy anti-tank system made operational in the US Army in 1970. diesel engine with turbochargers. An experienced gunner at speeds of 25 km/h hit 7 real armoured targets located at ranges of 1,500–2,500 m and 54sec. The Irbis-K is capable of identifying targets at ranges up to 3,240 meters during both day and night.[15]. [23], On 15 September 2020 a Russian T-90 was accidentally hit by an anti-tank guided missile during exercises held in Russia's Astrakhan region causing serious damage to the vehicle. However, after Libya's crackdown on anti-government protesters in early 2011, the United Nations enacted an international arms embargo on Libya resulting in the cancellation of Russian arms deals. The new welded turrets first developed for the Indian T-90S Bhishma have more advanced armour protection than the early cast turrets. The tank is also fitted with an air conditioning system for work in high temperature zones . The Syrian army was likely relieved to have saved the crew from being killed. T-90 survive a direct frontal turret hit by a TOW-2A missile in Aleppo. [63][64] During combat operations in Dagestan, there were witness accounts of one T-90 sustaining seven hits from RPGs, and remaining in action. US nuclear weapons are aging quickly. T-90 tank has typical drivetrain arrangement, with rear placed engine and transmission. [12] That same year saw delivery of an additional 18 new tanks - enough to equip approximately five tank platoons. Many missiles use a similar principle, including Soviet-era ones. The TOW anti-tank missiles, made by US firm, Raytheon are understood to have been the main rebel weapons against the Syrian army's T-52 and T … The missile was supplied by the United States — most likely via Saudi Arabia or the CIA — to the Hawks Mountain Brigade fighting near Aleppo. [59] These thermal imagers are also present on T-90M "Bhishma" built in India under licence. Reactive armor explodes outwards and stops incoming missiles from penetrating into the tank and killing the crew. A video released by rebels showed the T-90 surviving a hit by a TOW missile, but an open hatch prevented the deployment of an aerosol screen used to deflect such missiles before they reach the tank. The T-90 was knocked out of the fight, and the Syrian army soon withdrew it to a repair plant, according to the Russian trade journal Military-Industrial Courier. Induction In India. The system is mounted on the Russian T-80 and T-90 series tanks and the Ukrainian T-84.The existence of Shtora was revealed in 1980 by Adolf Tolkachev. [31] In all, India plans to have 1,640 T-90 tanks in service by 2018–2020.[33]. [68] It can be installed instead of Kontakt-1 or Kontakt-5. The launcher can be equipped with infrared cameras for night time use. The Cyprus House Defence Committee approved funds in January 2009 for the purchase of 41 Russian-built T-90 tanks. One T-90 was damaged and captured by Armenian forces.[25][26]. Submariner haunted by fateful Navy orders issued 58 years ago, China rejects US allegations of militarizing South China Sea, Fewest number of special ops forces deployed since 2001 as Pentagon reviews decisions to draw down troops, US Army to transform over the next 14 years to be able to dominate adversaries in large-scale combat operations, Two British Navy pilots ejected from aircraft after reported crash, US weighs temporary bombing halt in Afghanistan to spur peace talks, Navy Admiral nominated to lead Pacific forces says China’s nuclear stockpile is “increasing at a rate that is faster than anyone previously believed”. The TOW missile in its current variations is not a fire-and-forget weapon, and like most second-generation wire-guided missiles has Semi-Automatic Command Line of Sight guidance. WIB land [20][21], The T-90A was deployed to Syria in 2015 to support the Russian involvement in the Syrian Civil War.