Russia likely hopes that combat testing the T-14 will boost morale, shore up the design’s faltering reputation, and perhaps provide valuable insight into the type’s strengths and weaknesses-insights which can be used to tweak an eventual series production model. To put it in perspective, Ukraine is receiving several hundred highly capable Western tanks and infantry fighting vehicles-and even then, Western military analysts fear that the quantity may not be enough to be decisive. It’s simply meant to state that, despite what your favorite fiction might suggest, battles and wars can’t be won by a small handful of wonder weapons. That’s not a comment on the T-14’s capability, or lack thereof. Not a game-changerīefore we delve into the T-14’s advancements, let’s get one thing clear-Russia has built so few T-14s that combat-testing some in Ukraine cannot impact the overall course of the war. But, on another level, it’s arguably surprising that it’s taken even this long for a combat test to materialize. There may be an incentive to claim T-14s are in combat for a bump in reputation without having to risk losing them. The new T-14 claim, though from official sources, should still be treated with caution as it lacks confirming visual evidence. These T-14s were reportedly also up-armored with additional side and, possibly, top armor-perhaps a reference to some form of ‘cope cage’ intended to protect against grenade-armed drones and (less promisingly) Javelin top-attack missiles. Can the M1 Abrams Tank Still Outgun Russia’s Best?.
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