🇷🇺🔫 NATO In Panic: Russia's Next-Generation Armata Tank Gets More Powerful Ammunition Russia is refining its T-14 Armata main battle tank using experience from the war in Ukraine, with manufacturer Uralvagonzavod confirming continued military evaluation and further work on its ammunition. What’s being improved, and what does the tank already offer? 🔸 Improved ammunition: Different types of higher-performance rounds have already been developed, according to Uralvagonzavod chief Alexander Potapov. Engineers are working to improve their performance further and adjust the ammunition mix to match battlefield needs. 🔸 125 mm firepower: The existing 2A82-1M smoothbore gun uses an automatic loader and can be operated remotely from inside the hull, allowing the crew to fire without occupying the turret. 🔸 Protected crew compartment: The Armata’s unmanned turret keeps the crew separate from the gun and ammunition, with an armored capsule inside the hull designed to improve their chances of surviving a hit. 🔸 Several layers of defense: Its existing protection combines composite armor, explosive reactive armor, the Afganit active protection system and screening aerosols. These are designed to disrupt an incoming weapon’s guidance, intercept threats or reduce penetration. 🔸 Room for further upgrades: Potapov says the tank’s modular construction and open digital systems allow equipment to be adapted to different requirements, including changes drawn from combat experience. 🔸 Military feedback: The T-14 is undergoing phased operation with the armed forces as development continues. Potapov also stressed the need for simulators and dedicated crew training to make full use of the new tank. 🔸 Drone protection remains an area to watch: Russia’s wider tank modernization effort addresses drones and attacks from above, but the latest statement does not specify which additional anti-drone systems have been fitted to the T-14. Russia is feeding battlefield experience into the Armata’s development while upgrading the tanks doing the fighting today. For the T-14, the task is to pair its protected crew capsule and unmanned turret with ammunition and defenses suited to the threats Russian crews actually face. Could the Armata beat the Abrams? @NewRulesGeo❗Follow us on X