The T-14 Armata: The Next-Gen Russian Supertank that Never Seems to Come

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  • Опубліковано 26 вер 2024
  • Discover the T-14 Armata, Russia's latest battle tank with explosive reactive armor, laser-guided missile, and advanced fire-control systems. Explore its features, setbacks, and controversial deployment in Ukraine.
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  • @domeyeahaight
    @domeyeahaight Рік тому +1880

    The greatest stealth tank to ever exist. No one has ever even visually seen one in battle !

    • @tackytrooper
      @tackytrooper Рік тому +112

      Vaporware tank.

    • @megaprojects9649
      @megaprojects9649  Рік тому +213

      Savage.

    • @kgdmen
      @kgdmen Рік тому +34

      the greatest stealth tanks are challengers, leopards and abrams in ukraine, everyone talks about them, but no one has seen

    • @earrickdichoso7347
      @earrickdichoso7347 Рік тому +117

      @@kgdmen yes cuz it will takes weeks & months to bring those hardware in 1 country thousand kilo meters away to Ukraine, all the process it needs takes a lot of time. but of course you didn't use your brain that much to understand this.

    • @kgdmen
      @kgdmen Рік тому +15

      @@earrickdichoso7347 months? seriously? load and transfer a maximum of a week. burning abrams and leopards bad for business

  • @marka4891
    @marka4891 Рік тому +682

    I think the thumbnail has a translation mistake. The T-14 isn't an unstoppable, death machine. It's an unstartable, dead machine.

    • @borismuller86
      @borismuller86 Рік тому +53

      If that demonstration proved anything, it’s that stopping is one of the things at which the T-14 excels.

    • @phbrinsden
      @phbrinsden Рік тому +11

      Mark A. Very humorous and apparently true!

    • @SiriusMined
      @SiriusMined Рік тому +2

      Your comment goes to 11

    • @marka4891
      @marka4891 Рік тому +4

      @MZT "There are no Ukrainians in Bakhmut! They are committing suicide on the city gates! There are only Russians in Bahkmut!"
      LOL...

    • @youare994
      @youare994 Рік тому

      @@marka4891 they have been there for 8 months with corpses, all the surrounding fields are filling up, we are aware

  • @EndriuC
    @EndriuC Рік тому +593

    Ahh, yes. The famous T-14 Armata. The first (and most likely only) example of a new class of tanks: MPT ("Main Parade Tank"). The tank that is SO good, that Russians never use them, just to give their opponents a fighting chance!

    • @youare994
      @youare994 Рік тому +13

      MPT :DDDDDDDDD

    • @Mortablunt
      @Mortablunt Рік тому +5

      And how long coming was that F35 Joint Strike Fighter, again, please remind me? 22 years! The Armata took 9 years of development and has been in regular production for the past 2 years. that’s less than half the time it took for the F35.

    • @LegendaryAce73
      @LegendaryAce73 Рік тому +86

      @@Mortablunt The F-35 is the bleeding edge of fighter technology and is at the forefront of fighter aircraft design and capabilities. The T-14 is a T-80BVM with an Ali Express body kit. The two couldn't be more radically different.

    • @bearman1226
      @bearman1226 Рік тому +37

      @@Mortablunt it doesn't matter, since sanctions Russia can't develop their own cars, not to mention T14. its a dead project.

    • @hgamingvn3689
      @hgamingvn3689 Рік тому +1

      Russia does not want this to be an all-out war. Russia has said this is a special military operation. If it goes to war in Ukraine, don't expect Nato's weapons to defeat it

  • @carbonstar9091
    @carbonstar9091 Рік тому +245

    Those are impressive stats. I have just one question....
    How far can it throw a turret?

    • @nissan300ztt
      @nissan300ztt Рік тому +19

      likely about 90meters.

    • @anxietygamingactual6554
      @anxietygamingactual6554 Рік тому +11

      If Russia ever fields the damn things, we'll find out pretty quickly. There's no end to the amount of systems that could wreck any tank currently in production, and Ukraine currently has most of them deployed.

    • @PaulP580
      @PaulP580 Рік тому +9

      I think if this is their best, 300 metres 👍

    • @PaulP580
      @PaulP580 Рік тому

      @@anxietygamingactual6554 fake systems don’t wreck anything. This is just Putins Fake tank 👎

    • @erlienfrommars
      @erlienfrommars Рік тому +2

      Well considering the T90M doesn't pop its turret everytime one gets smashed, it's safe to say it won't, doesn't mean this tank is invincible though.

  • @julianthesmooshyhusky8976
    @julianthesmooshyhusky8976 Рік тому +47

    The Russians hold onto the legacy of the t-34 like Pabst holds onto their blue ribbon from 1893.

  • @JStryker7
    @JStryker7 Рік тому +533

    Not only has the terminator seen action in Ukraine, but it committed a rapid tactical disassembly

    • @yeticonfettis
      @yeticonfettis Рік тому +137

      @@johnnyjericho8472 no, we watched direct drone footage of one getting destroyed, full clip is out there if you actually do some digging. lets talk about dropping the vdv onto hostomel airport with no optics :P

    • @JStryker7
      @JStryker7 Рік тому +140

      @@johnnyjericho8472 sounds like the response of someone trying to cope with the Russian failures

    • @Jman-uz6gp
      @Jman-uz6gp Рік тому +35

      @@johnnyjericho8472 Russia not suck that bad I swear, lol.

    • @jimtalbott9535
      @jimtalbott9535 Рік тому

      @@johnnyjericho8472 Cope harder.

    • @jimtalbott9535
      @jimtalbott9535 Рік тому +96

      Just as how Cruiser Moskva tactically transformed into a submersible.

  • @pandorawolf8239
    @pandorawolf8239 Рік тому +566

    Quite funny, they recently had a tour through the factory where the T-14 was being produced over there in Russia. It showed a few shots of the factory production line.
    There was a similiar tour/interview through the exact same factory back in 2017/2018.
    People on the internet cross referenced both tours and saw that the entire production line had not been moved since 2018 - the latest tour with the tarp/wheels/ensembly/moveable stairs being in the exact same spot as a few years prior.
    Ever since the 2014 sanctions on russia they have not been able to produce more T-14's when stock ran out for their optics and other high quality and expensive parts for this tank.

    • @ED-es2qv
      @ED-es2qv Рік тому

      Hahahaha! They suck at propaganda and it still works on Russians. Frightening.

    • @dianapennepacker6854
      @dianapennepacker6854 Рік тому +29

      It is a shame. Well sort of. Love the concept of building a solid chassis, remote control turret, and leaving room to upgrade to a heavier caliber.
      I wonder if putting the engine in the front would be better. Better crew protection and balancing from what I understand. Then again probably raises thermal signature when you don't want it.
      I think 360 active defenses, thermal systems to hide from IR, optics, and a place to land an charge their own recon drone is the future of Tanks. Seems like armor is just not beating the advances in weapons.
      Also having a huge supply of electricity for silent running and hiding IR should be a priority.

    • @rwaitt14153
      @rwaitt14153 Рік тому +23

      I think the problem is more the production line itself. All T-14s we see are essentially hand-built technology demonstrators to generate foreign interest in fully developing it and a building a production line. If no foreign buyer signs on to pay the first mover costs of setting up the factory we likely aren't going to see any series production of the type. This is even more complicated now as sanctions severely limits Russia's access to high quality automated tools for the unbuilt factory line plus the immediate need to replace large quantities of tanks lost in the war causing them to invest even more into current production models and new upgrade packages for older types.

    • @Knight_Kin
      @Knight_Kin Рік тому +1

      Funny but probably not true.

    • @dianapennepacker6854
      @dianapennepacker6854 Рік тому

      @@rwaitt14153 Yeah Russia really screwed up with manufacturing. Glad the US and allies are looking into their manufacturing basis for weapons. You simply cannot make some components without a huge chain of suppliers who specialize in doing X for those to make Y which goes into Z. Wonder how many companies are involved in an F 35.
      Chips are obviously the big one. ASLM, TSMC, Carls Zeiss(spelling a german mirror manufacturer) are just a handful off the top of my head to make the newest chips.

  • @Aloh-od3ef
    @Aloh-od3ef Рік тому +59

    It’s hard fear a tank, crewed by individuals who didn’t realise the handbrake was on. 😂😂😂😂😂

    • @okularnik125
      @okularnik125 Рік тому +1

      ​@@localdude3702 yes because that needs testing 😂

  • @adam346
    @adam346 Рік тому +53

    LazerPig did an amazing deep-dive into the T-14 Armata just a few days ago.. heavily recommend a watch if for nothing else than to give a better cultural context and armored warfare know-how.

    • @LuvLikeTruck
      @LuvLikeTruck Рік тому +7

      The Hognissiah always makes the best videos. I watch them multiple times to get it all.

    • @adam346
      @adam346 Рік тому +5

      @@LuvLikeTruck I love the term hognissiah... I am going to use that from now on.

    • @LuvLikeTruck
      @LuvLikeTruck Рік тому +3

      @@adam346 I also refer to Perun as the God Emperor of PowerPointkind
      If you haven't seen his videos, they are some of the best military logistics analysis PowerPoints in the world

    • @adam346
      @adam346 Рік тому +1

      @@LuvLikeTruck I watch his as well, stumbled onto them fairly early and have been keeping up every sunday... now if only the hognissiah can keep a decent schedule or releasable content but he has more issues than "what can I discern from what is happening" and epic marketing to worry about.

    • @Migman141
      @Migman141 Рік тому +1

      He has a few wrong notes so don’t take it all at face value

  • @JG54206
    @JG54206 Рік тому +613

    The modern day MiG 25. Something that Russian propaganda pushes and insists they have numerous examples of ready for combat… yet something that is never seen in conflicts despite Russia needing every last piece of armor they can get right now. It likely only exists in very few numbers and likely isn’t nearly as good as they say it is.

    • @vsGoliath96
      @vsGoliath96 Рік тому +148

      SU-57 is probably the single most egregious example of what you just said.

    • @emilsohn1671
      @emilsohn1671 Рік тому +124

      @@vsGoliath96 Yes, India backed out of the Su57 despite having invested in it. Says alot.

    • @jont2576
      @jont2576 Рік тому +11

      It is not necessary because Russia/Soviets have not been involved in any major conflicts for a long time.
      The kind of weapons that are more in production and demand are things like RPGs,atgms,ak47s and sam systems for countering US insurgencies and wars....

    • @JG54206
      @JG54206 Рік тому +96

      @@jont2576 if they don’t need it then why are they sending tanks into Ukraine
      that were obsolete in the 1970’s? Do the 1970’s era tanks do better at resisting a Javelin missile hit? Because the newer ones like the T-90 sure as hell don’t seem to do very well. You don’t normally add statistical armor to a tank that supposedly is impervious to modern handheld anti tank weapons yet we are seeing tons of hodge podge cage armor welded to tanks. The cage won’t resist a javelin hit or any sort of modern tandem charge hit at all… so it’s strictly there for helping resist older shape charges like rpg-7’s. Why do they need to add cages to help resist an rpg-7 if the tank is supposed to be pretty much impenetrable against modern dual charged warheads?

    • @JG54206
      @JG54206 Рік тому +36

      @@vsGoliath96 with its prestigious and lengthy record of actual combat service? Oh, wait… it has barely ever seen any combat and has never actually seen air to air combat like it was meant for… let alone air to air combat against another modern fighter jet designed for air superiority. Let’s not mention the fact that there are 11 serial examples of the Su57 in existence. Well… there were 11 serialized examples. Pretty sure there aren’t 11 anymore though. Once again… has a lot of propaganda behind it yet no actual proof to back it up. Nor can they actually hope to build enough to consider it the backbone of their aerial superiority program.

  • @danielvandersall6756
    @danielvandersall6756 Рік тому +242

    Apparently this thing is about as fearsome and reliable as their Aircraft Carrier. Another paper tiger from the nation that created the Potemkin village.

    • @marka4891
      @marka4891 Рік тому +31

      Complete with having to have a tow vehicle accompany it.

    • @heyho4770
      @heyho4770 Рік тому

      ​@@marka4891 haven't seen one spontaneously combust yet

    • @danielvandersall6756
      @danielvandersall6756 Рік тому +22

      @@marka4891 Just like the Aircraft Carrier! A new Russian tradition!

    • @AT-AT26
      @AT-AT26 Рік тому +14

      @@danielvandersall6756atleast the tow boat is a reliable and actually useful piece of equipment tho. Whoever designed them deserves a medal

    • @danielvandersall6756
      @danielvandersall6756 Рік тому +6

      @@AT-AT26As good a reason for the Russian Medal of Honor as any other invention.

  • @richardbale3278
    @richardbale3278 Рік тому +47

    Just before the Gulf War, we were told to fear the awesome T-72. A hundred hours into it, I just felt sorry for them.

    • @HENRISTARKS
      @HENRISTARKS 11 місяців тому +2

      FUNNY HOW 🤔 D DAY VETERANS BATTLE OF THE BULGE VETERANS RAN AWAY FROM NORTH KOREAN T34-85, AT TASKFORCE SMITH🤣

    • @MarcuzAlunore
      @MarcuzAlunore 11 місяців тому +5

      For those wondering, the account above me is a bot, they didn’t even bother giving it a proper username or pfp.
      D-day and Ardennes veterans? The only division in both the British and US armed forces that served in both korea and either of those two battles they mentioned was the 2nd Infantry division, the unit of Task Force Smith was comprised of elements of the 25th Infantry division, not the 2nd. And either way they were assigned to conduct a rearguard action, which meant you were delaying the enemy forces and plan to retreat, if anything they ran too late since they were supposed to delay the North Koreans and not fight them so no they were not the veterans you were talking about they were rather unmotivated and underfunded troops of 540 men DELAYING 5000 North Koreans while having no tanks of their own so running away is nothing worth laughing about
      Anyways I appreciate the learning opportunity that this comment provided me despite it obviously being typed under 30 seconds and posted without any fact-checking or spell-checking, evident by other low-effort comments this same account posts. They are using emojis and all caps to bring maximize emotion and minimize facts which is a common misinformation tactic as info is easy to check, but emotions are easily manipulated and often emotions are stronger than facts.

    • @nicholasbrown668
      @nicholasbrown668 11 місяців тому +2

      I mean to be fair you barely faced any T72s seeing as almost 90% of the Iraqi tank force were far older T models and even then they also used far far outdated rounds since the soviets didn't share any of the modern ammunition used on the T72
      and the T72s there were, were mostly all Iraqi made and used tank sights from the 40s, barely any were soviet madeand

    • @richardbale3278
      @richardbale3278 11 місяців тому

      @@nicholasbrown668 You're absolutely right. My unit's vehicles were unable to keep up with the armor. This was fine in Germany, where the battle plan was for an orderly retreat, but the lightning advance was just too much for them. So by the time we saw any Iraqi equipment, it was in pieces and on fire.

    • @ethangriffin3935
      @ethangriffin3935 10 місяців тому

      You know things are bad when the most terrifying thing the enemy can throw at you is an aging tank that can get picked apart by an IFV.

  • @choosumfat
    @choosumfat Рік тому +311

    Ah the Armata. The Duke Nukem Forever of military equipment.

    • @dm1i
      @dm1i Рік тому +5

      ​@@Nachomansupreme Every nation is constantly looking for a new tank, but for most of them it's too early to be shown. But such projects like Abrams X and Panther are already publicly known as well.

    • @jackkurze2618
      @jackkurze2618 Рік тому +43

      ​​@Meat Salad Maybe. However, how many Armatas have been produced so far since production started in 2015/2016? So far, not even 40 low quantity production tanks have been delivered. In the first production run of the M1 the US produced 110 in six years. If I take 2016 to 2022 for Russia, it's not even a third of that. So... either sanctions are worse than Russia's would admit or there are serious production problems.
      And before you're going to say: you don't know what you're talking about. Educate me with some facts and not with empty one liners. Prove you're no state backed Russia troll but an actual person who wants to actually enlighten people.
      Edit: spelling

    • @Galagorion
      @Galagorion Рік тому +19

      @@jackkurze2618 I agree plus wanna add why is Russia so keen on selling their latest high tech weapon system? Because they dont have the money to produce it without outside investment. USA dont sell F22 even so countries certainly would buy them. You sell good stuff but not your best stuff. You only do that if you are really desperate.

    • @RedXlV
      @RedXlV Рік тому +25

      @Meat Salad The Armata isn't "in production", though. They've only got prototypes.

    • @randomka-52alligatorthatis34
      @randomka-52alligatorthatis34 Рік тому

      @@RedXlV Technically it is in production currently. Well, limited production at least. Not really sure how long until it will go full swing with it.

  • @Red.Hot.Chili.Beans63
    @Red.Hot.Chili.Beans63 Рік тому +192

    It is smart that it carries a pair of tow cables. It certainly will need them, even for a Moscow parade it seems.

    • @CMDRFandragon
      @CMDRFandragon Рік тому +9

      But it didnt breakdown in the parade. The new, clueless driver set the parking brake or some crap.

    • @MsZeeZed
      @MsZeeZed Рік тому +46

      @@CMDRFandragon said the Russian Army press release, oh wait 😮

    • @rowaystarco
      @rowaystarco Рік тому +19

      @@CMDRFandragon The quality of russian soldiers...

    • @auroraalpha34
      @auroraalpha34 Рік тому +43

      @@CMDRFandragon "It is better for everyone to think we are so inept as to put a driver completely unable to drive the tank into our newest top of the line tank at the moment of its unveiling in a major public parade which caused it massive public humiliation than to have people think the tank breaks down"
      Real Vatnik logic

    • @CMDRFandragon
      @CMDRFandragon Рік тому +9

      @@MsZeeZed Well, I mean, the parking brake being set would explain why they couldnt even tow it and it just sat there. No doubt theres propaganda everywhere, but idk, a set brake seems logical in that instance. Otherwise they coulda at least towed it away.

  • @Petteri82
    @Petteri82 Рік тому +103

    Considering the wings consistently melted off of the most feared soviet fighter, I'm going to guess this is largely made of cardboard and optimism.

    • @adam346
      @adam346 Рік тому +4

      you are not far off.. we don't know how many actual turrets had been made and wood mockups might be more common than metal.

    • @jimtalbott9535
      @jimtalbott9535 Рік тому +1

      As opposed to Chinese stuff, which is paper mâché and MDF.

    • @jloiben12
      @jloiben12 Рік тому +4

      cardboard and copium*

    • @oknevals
      @oknevals Рік тому

      You should pray not to find out. If your gov sends you to war, you will quickly learn what melts first.

    • @jbone9900
      @jbone9900 Рік тому +4

      ​@@oknevals Russian Boys and their old soviet toys

  • @StormBrainZ
    @StormBrainZ Рік тому +22

    Looks a lot like a perfect paper tiger Turret-tosser.. XD

  • @Dene181
    @Dene181 Рік тому +14

    "Look at my new Wunderwaffe, it will be so great and overwhelming, it will strike fear in the heart of our enemies."
    And there won't be enough to make a difference. 😁

    • @Brian-om2hh
      @Brian-om2hh Рік тому

      Indeed. It must surely have come as an earth shattering reality check to Putin, to discover his all conquering, invincible/unstoppable army actually isn't. The humiliation really will have kept him awake at night. This is the army Putin claimed could have boots on the ground in 6 European Capital cities within 48 hours. The only way I see that happening is if he opens a string of footwear outlets in those cities. Putin clearly overestimated both his own capability, and that of his army, many times over.......

  • @MrMrrome
    @MrMrrome Рік тому +13

    The biggest issue facing the T14 is the thermals and cameras it needs to perform like a modern tank aren't made in Russia. They were buying them from France before the war, but sanctions have made them incredibly difficult to get. The only ones they have were already in the country before the war.
    I think they're using limited stocks to upgrade alot of older tanks rather than build a small number of T14s.

    • @strategicperson95
      @strategicperson95 Рік тому +1

      Those thermals are actually French Gen 2 thermals; which are actually available on the open market and actually pale in comparison to some modern drones that a civilian with $1000 dollars could buy.
      So even the systems Russia was using were already phased out of France's military years ago.

    • @TheArcticFoxxo
      @TheArcticFoxxo 6 місяців тому

      @@strategicperson95In recent times there have been optics that surpassed French sights that are domestically produced in Russia... They're incredibly costly, though near unmatched worldwide

  • @hansolowe19
    @hansolowe19 Рік тому +84

    Could you perhaps make a video about the Saab Gripen jet? It looks interesting.

    • @Outside85
      @Outside85 Рік тому +6

      If he does, lets hope he doesn't put it on Side Projects like he has the Viggen.

    • @hansolowe19
      @hansolowe19 Рік тому +5

      @John Jackson surely a relatively cheap, highway takeoff (option), reliable plane would make an interesting video. Ukraine has also asked for them I believe.
      To add to the reliability part: it's low maintenance too, about 6000 euros/hour instead of 18000 for f-16 or 25000+ for the f-35.

    • @superpoof69
      @superpoof69 Рік тому +1

      There is an episode on side projects

    • @caelum2185
      @caelum2185 Рік тому +1

      Dark Skies has a great video on it 😅

    • @AP-qs2zf
      @AP-qs2zf Рік тому

      @@hansolowe19 overly expensive fighter short range fighter with low weapon carrying capability. How many countries did buy the Gripen?

  • @Jackc8201
    @Jackc8201 Рік тому +10

    A nice little pipe dream Putin once had, when he used to believe he had the second best military in the world. Before he discovered his people actually had a magnificent fleet of mega-yachts.

    • @stalincat2457
      @stalincat2457 Рік тому

      To be fair those yachts look truly magnificent.

    • @chrisb7198
      @chrisb7198 Рік тому +1

      he still has the second best military .......... in Ukraine

  • @Ironbattlemace
    @Ironbattlemace Рік тому +8

    Lazerpigs video gives a good idea how bad this thing really is :D Technically same engine that the good old "Tiger" had, ultra-unreliable, consumer electronics, non-existent active/passive protection, no EV capability, no alternatives if the video feed bonked out. He said it's beautiful nickname "The alibaba tank"

    • @HorstEwald
      @HorstEwald Рік тому

      I couldn't find anything about the engine being related to the Porsche engine.
      Not that I wouldn't believe it. Maybe I should go back to LPs sources....

    • @venpirethevampire
      @venpirethevampire Рік тому +1

      The engine claim is indeed iffy

  • @ignitionfrn2223
    @ignitionfrn2223 Рік тому +61

    1:30 - Chapter 1 - The development
    5:40 - Chapter 2 - The specs
    10:00 - Chapter 3 - Deployment & controversies
    14:15 - Chapter 4 - Conclusion

  • @alekosty
    @alekosty Рік тому +324

    Simon, you realy need someone who speaks russian when your team does the research for the videos. There are a number of very interesting materials about T14 in russian writen by their war experts. They explain in detail all the problems with this tank. Like the completely new engine design that cannot be repaired in the field. And cannot even be changed now because the T14 was built around the new engine and gear box. No spare part for the tank because it has to many new part that you cannot just take from older tanks. The radar that is so powerful that it actually makes this tank a very easily identifiable target. And the list of its fault goes on and on and on...

    • @Darth-Claw-Killflex
      @Darth-Claw-Killflex Рік тому

      Traitor.

    • @EngineerOfChaos
      @EngineerOfChaos Рік тому +32

      That last part is pretty interesting. You don't hear about powerful radar being a detriment to anything but submarines. Guess there is such a thing as too much power. Either that or the Russians really think the tank is invincible and that that is not a problem (which of course nothing is)

    • @anxietygamingactual6554
      @anxietygamingactual6554 Рік тому +50

      @@EngineerOfChaos Having a massive radar sig could make these things incredibly easy to locate with EWAR assets, or if they give off enough radiation could even make them targets for HARMs or similar, which is absolutely hilarious to me.

    • @jmi5969
      @jmi5969 Рік тому +7

      @@anxietygamingactual6554 Is there a safe limit for radar energy that would make it undetectable in the field? My understanding was that modern sensors can see any practical radar, big or small.

    • @FNLNFNLN
      @FNLNFNLN Рік тому +43

      @@jmi5969 There is no "safe" limit for radar power that would make it undetectable. There's only how much risk you're willing to take to get a scan.
      Imagine you're out at night playing tag, or hide and seek, or whatever, with a friend, and your friend has a flashlight to search for you with.
      There's no point at which you switch from being 100% sure that there's nothing there, to being 100% sure your friend is there. If they're far away, you might see a pinprick of light or maybe some general brightness. it might be your friend, or it might just be moonlight reflecting off a shiny rock or something. As the flashlight gets closer, and it's more obviously different from the environment, you become more sure that it actually is your friend with the flashlight. Radar works the same way. It's not a binary yes/no thing. It's, how sure are you that signal is a radar and not just random environmental noise.
      There are strategies you can use to reduce the chance that your radar is detected, for example, quickly hopping frequencies so that RWRs have less information to work with, but those strategies have their own counters, for example, modern RWRs can look at multiple frequencies simultaneously, so a frequency hopping radar would be noticed.
      If you're operating the radar, there's no way to know for sure whether or not your signal can be detected or not. You'd have to evaluate your expected opponent's capabilities, balance that with how important it is to get a radar scan of the situation vs, for example, just searching with passive sensors like IR, and then make the call on a case by case basis.

  • @MrDamienCreed
    @MrDamienCreed Рік тому +4

    Guys, Russia has already brought to the front an armored vehicle that was released in 1950 and has been in warehouses for many years. Forget the red menace from James Bond

  • @greg.kasarik
    @greg.kasarik Рік тому +20

    Hiya, it has probably already been pointed out, but the BMPT Terminator is built on the T-72 hull. Just count the roadwheels of the vehicle at t9:52 and you'll clearly see that it is a T-72 hull, with only six roadwheels, compared to the Amarta, which has seven.
    There almost certainly will be an Amarta variant of the Terminator (designated the BMOP), but these have yet to see the light of day, especially in Ukraine.

    • @alexdunphy3716
      @alexdunphy3716 Рік тому +5

      Wrong, BMPT Terminator is built on a modified T-90 hull. BMPT-72 used a t-72 hull but that's basically just a upgrade package marketed for export

    • @greg.kasarik
      @greg.kasarik Рік тому +6

      @@alexdunphy3716 Thanks for this. It has been a while since I served, so my vehicle identification is a bit rusty.
      Used to be that you could pick a T-72, but the glacis plate, but now everything has changed with ERA and whatnot.

    • @Tamburello_1994
      @Tamburello_1994 Рік тому

      @@greg.kasarik Buckle down, soldier!

    • @chaz8758
      @chaz8758 Рік тому +1

      Ukranians knocked out the first Terminator a week or so ago.

  • @Sir_Uncle_Ned
    @Sir_Uncle_Ned Рік тому +185

    The idea of using a universal chassis is great to simplify maintenance and repairs. If you have a broken down tank, you can just swap out the broken part from something less important like an APC. And I like having the tank not be just one cramped interior space, but, as you said, “we’ll believe it when we see it”

    • @MRsolidcolor
      @MRsolidcolor Рік тому +29

      yeah but in russia place its just propaganda. corruption is to much

    • @matsv201
      @matsv201 Рік тому +3

      There have been several prototypes like this in the west. With both 2 and 3 man crew with fully automated turret. But the idea have always been abounded. I don´t know why, but i kind of think when some of the project have been fairly well developed, still have been totally aboundand. Its almost like there is a not obvious drawback that they don´t want to talk about.
      Of cause IFV regularly have unnamed turrets. My guess is that one of the issue is ammunition handling.
      For instance. Archer sort of have a unmand turret, but it can only shoot 21 shells.

    • @hollowsilver1739
      @hollowsilver1739 Рік тому +9

      @@MRsolidcolor It's honestly an amazing concept... but the Russian government and military-industrial complex aren't particularly competent

    • @williamzk9083
      @williamzk9083 Рік тому +4

      @@matsv201 The Pima IFV has an unmanned turret. Works well. Puma had some software issues with its network centric software which shares targeting and sensor data across other pumas and infantry but the turret works well. Both Abrams XM1 and Panther KF51 can withdraw the crew into the hull. Lots of good ideas in T14. Some will be out of date before fielded such as the APS which offers frontal arc protection only.

    • @matsv201
      @matsv201 Рік тому +2

      @@williamzk9083 but a IFV use a autocanon, not a auto loader (there actually exist 120mm autocanons.. those are huge)

  • @snakething87
    @snakething87 7 місяців тому +3

    “It’s the best tank ever!”
    “Source?”
    “Trust me comrade.”

  • @jonvelde5730
    @jonvelde5730 Рік тому +30

    There are less than 25 of these things in the world, total. So even if it was invisible and could fly, it wouldn't exactly be game changer.

    • @andrewmcalister3462
      @andrewmcalister3462 Рік тому +4

      Well, it certainly is invisible.

    • @AbuBakr-gm6bf
      @AbuBakr-gm6bf Рік тому +1

      50-100

    • @barlauch9292
      @barlauch9292 Рік тому

      @@AbuBakr-gm6bf And why dont they use it in combat? Do they think it would be not fair?

    • @AbuBakr-gm6bf
      @AbuBakr-gm6bf Рік тому

      @@barlauch9292 it depend on wich military region they are sent if they belong to the central military districts in don't think that they woul be deployed in Ukraine

    • @1djbecker
      @1djbecker Рік тому +3

      The maximum seen at once has been 7, at the introduction parade.
      There has been extensive promo footage produced over the years. If more had been built, they wouldn't have be shy about showing them.

  • @thejediknight203
    @thejediknight203 Рік тому +118

    I heard that the reason the Armata stopped was because the driver accidentally activated the handbrake and didn’t know how to deactivate it because they weren’t properly trained on how to use the tank. Which is equally funny 😆

    • @benoitbvg2888
      @benoitbvg2888 Рік тому +17

      Official explanation was, IIRC, basically "we totally meant to do that". They wanted to do a towing demonstration of a tank helping out another tank.

    • @trevortaylor5501
      @trevortaylor5501 Рік тому +7

      You actually knew the reason, the first westerner I've seen with knowledge of this. He was a conscript by the way, they don't have access anymore only commissioned soldiers do since the incident.

    • @Spalpeenz
      @Spalpeenz Рік тому +27

      He dropped his cigarette and bent down to pick it up and knocked over the vodka onto computer chips

    • @nihalbhandary162
      @nihalbhandary162 Рік тому +35

      @@trevortaylor5501 you really think they would give such precious high tech weapons to the hands of a conscript? It is an obvious cover for technical defect. And an early prototype are bound to have those.

    • @victorzvyagintsev1325
      @victorzvyagintsev1325 Рік тому +4

      @@nihalbhandary162 Yes they would give these tanks to conscripts for a parade...why not? FFS the mobilised soldiers have been seen training on the newest mods of T-90M. There was no defect, a UVZ official walked to the tank, released the brake and off it went on its own power.

  • @jayshah7106
    @jayshah7106 Рік тому +4

    If you're going on tank concepts do a video on the abrams x, from my knowledge they have exhibhited a working prototype ( or working components for everything) but it's not going into production because it's not yet required. (From what I understand they mostly did this to prove that they could actually build a tank beyond the capabilities of what the Russians even imagined)

    • @jloiben12
      @jloiben12 Рік тому +2

      The Abrams X is the “oh. You think the T-14 is an accomplishment? Hold my beer”

  • @JinKee
    @JinKee Рік тому +85

    Don't feel bad. It happens to a lot of tanks. Sometimes being on antidepressants makes it hard to perform.

    • @sandroakabane3132
      @sandroakabane3132 Рік тому +3

      With a remotely controlled tower with no crew, it would require advanced electronics that Russia is not capable of producing.
      What would this project look like if it used Western components?

    • @christiancastro434
      @christiancastro434 Рік тому +3

      I'm glad I'm not the only one

    • @TheSchultinator
      @TheSchultinator Рік тому

      ​@Sandro Akabane I don't know much, but apparently the US looked into a tank with a...remotely-operated turret...and the 3 man crew in an... armored capsule in the front hull... In the 90s.
      T-14 is so revolutionary guys!

    • @sandroakabane3132
      @sandroakabane3132 Рік тому

      @@TheSchultinator I have seen the Abrams X project with a remotely-operated turret and the 3 man crew in an armored capsule in the front hull In the USA.
      I believe that this type of project has a good chance of becoming a reality in the West much sooner than in Russia.
      Russia has built some T-14s, but the practicality must be very poor due to the lack of advanced electronic technology.

    • @TheSchultinator
      @TheSchultinator Рік тому

      @Sandro Akabane I was referring to the Tank Test Bed from the 90s.
      As interesting as the Abrams X is, I doubt it'll be adopted.

  • @UnbelievableEricthegiraffe
    @UnbelievableEricthegiraffe Рік тому +24

    May I correct Mr Mega, The tank has been in service for over 5 years, It's a Stealth tank that is why it hasn't been seen.

    • @ED-es2qv
      @ED-es2qv Рік тому +4

      They only become visible when you destroy one, so the fact we haven’t seen them proves how superior they are.

    • @Darth-Claw-Killflex
      @Darth-Claw-Killflex Рік тому

      Idiotic doesn't even scratch the surface.

  • @wandrinyew
    @wandrinyew Рік тому +5

    The Unstartable Death Machine Still Has A Perfect Record In The Field!

  • @LikeTheBuffalo
    @LikeTheBuffalo Рік тому +143

    After this piece of equipment was tacked on to the end of the Age of Tanks documentary I have been curious to learn more. Once again Simon reaches into the knowledge-craving centers of my brain and extracts exactly what I didn't even know I wanted. Keep it up, crew of the Good Ship Whistler.

    • @Darth-Claw-Killflex
      @Darth-Claw-Killflex Рік тому

      Sack swing much?

    • @shaider1982
      @shaider1982 Рік тому +5

      That's a good netflix documentary. I don't agree with the Iraqui commander's assesment there that tanks are obselete, as Ukraine used it in their counter offensive last year which won back lots of land.

    • @militantcapitalist4606
      @militantcapitalist4606 Рік тому

      @@Darth-Claw-Killflex 💩🤡

    • @arthas640
      @arthas640 Рік тому +5

      ​​@@shaider1982 agreed. Russophiles always have paper thin excuses like "the domestic models are better" but the Russians rarely get better use out of them. It was the same with the T34: the Russians got curbed stomped when they didn't have a tactical edge to tip the balance in their favor and after the war they dumped the tanks on the open market and in allied countries and when those got shit canned in the rare occasions they faced other tanks there were people making the same excuse then, so those were mainly used to fight rebels and protestors. Doesn't help that ruddia consistently lies about all their equipments specs and things almost never performe as claimed

    • @megaprojects9649
      @megaprojects9649  Рік тому +12

      Thank you.

  • @shaun7142
    @shaun7142 Рік тому +105

    I just realized that this channel has yet to do a video on the M1 Abrams. Considering we'll probably see them in Ukraine this year that would be an interesting video. I heard the development was a bit of a mess (shocking I know).

    • @davidelliott5843
      @davidelliott5843 Рік тому +12

      Abrams being sent to Ukraine will not have the highly classified stuff like uranium armour or the uranium armour piercing darts.

    • @endymionselene165
      @endymionselene165 Рік тому +4

      @@davidelliott5843 and he wasn't talking about those, I believe. I could be wrong but oh well.

    • @shaun7142
      @shaun7142 Рік тому +24

      @@davidelliott5843 I wouldn't expect highly classified materials to be sent to a foreign country that isn't even technically an ally. However, depleted uranium is far from classified, and Russia uses it themselves (same with the Chinese).
      Ukraine likely won't be getting the most modernized versions of the M1 Abrams, but that doesn't change my belief that it would make an interesting video for the channel.

    • @BabyMakR
      @BabyMakR Рік тому +4

      I still think Ukraine wanting them is a mistake. They need a hell of a lot more maintenance than other tanks and a lot more specialised maintenance at that. The M1 is a great tank, no doubt, but it's not that much better than other designs and I don't think the increased pressure it will put on Ukrainian logistics is worth it.

    • @Boomkokogamez
      @Boomkokogamez Рік тому +1

      ​@Shaun They would be getting Abrams with export armor to substitute for DU armor and round would be non DU but export rounds with Tungsten

  • @qlqnen
    @qlqnen Рік тому +2

    - Say firepower, Simon
    - Fah pah

  • @marvintpandroid2213
    @marvintpandroid2213 Рік тому +13

    It doesn't matter how good it is if they don't have any or are scared to use the few that they have.

  • @ice-xv1hi
    @ice-xv1hi Рік тому +14

    The nooks and crannies and odd shape of the turret seem like great places to aim for.

    • @dapprman
      @dapprman Рік тому +2

      Most of the turret is a mix of dust cover and shaping to make it harder to spot the tank - the actual mechanicals take up a lot less space. The T-95 and the US equivalent test tanks are good examples of roughly what you will see underneath (without all the additional sensors and components being mounted).

    • @mattalibozek7258
      @mattalibozek7258 Рік тому +2

      The smoke launchers between the hull and the turret seem like a good place to aim..

    • @ice-xv1hi
      @ice-xv1hi Рік тому +1

      @@mattalibozek7258 agreed.

    • @TheArcticFoxxo
      @TheArcticFoxxo 6 місяців тому

      @@dapprmanThe T-95 isn't really... The outer shell of the turret is visible, yes, but things like the 2A42 beef up the profile a LOT

  • @gp-1542
    @gp-1542 Рік тому +2

    I love how in about 80-90% videos it’s seen spinning
    Russia must be proud about its spinning tank

  • @martinstallard2742
    @martinstallard2742 Рік тому +74

    1:24 the development
    5:38 the specs
    9:54 development and controversies
    14:12 conclusion

  • @jaws666
    @jaws666 Рік тому +7

    Fantastic looking fantasy 1 /1 scale model kit.

  • @TheWtfnonamez
    @TheWtfnonamez Рік тому +2

    Does it have an ejection seat like the T-72?
    It always makes me smile when I see that little Russian fella flying through the air. Its just a shame they dont issue the tank commanders parachutes.

  • @rosenchuchukov7227
    @rosenchuchukov7227 Рік тому +11

    Yeah, especially the one that stuck during the parade and had to be towed - truly “unstoppable” 😂

    • @j.b.3387
      @j.b.3387 Рік тому +1

      Or immovable

    • @Brian-om2hh
      @Brian-om2hh Рік тому

      And the Kremlin immediately switched the bullsh*t machine on, and claimed it was a planned demonstration of towing a military vehicle. Isn't it odd that after decades of Red Square parades, they decide to do a towing demonstration? It's the old commie reflex kicking in. Never admit to any sort of failure or weakness, even if the evidence jumps up and hits you in the nuts, and is there for all to see.....

  • @ThroneOfBhaal
    @ThroneOfBhaal Рік тому +8

    The Unending Ruble Machine.

  • @Pavlos_Charalambous
    @Pavlos_Charalambous Рік тому +1

    Rumors say that once the " terminator 3" is forced to retreat you can hear it say " I'll be back"

    • @TheArcticFoxxo
      @TheArcticFoxxo 6 місяців тому

      What would the original Ramka say?

  • @SatanKarma1
    @SatanKarma1 Рік тому +26

    I would like to clarify there are no BMPT Terminator 3's at all in the Ukraine it is only the BMPT Terminator 2's which are based off of the T-72 series tanks currently fighting in the Ukraine. Otherwise great video

    • @alexdunphy3716
      @alexdunphy3716 Рік тому +4

      No there is only one BMPT "Terminator" which uses a modified t-90 hull. Then there is the BMPT-72 which is the BMPT turret fitted to a t-72 hull which was marketed as an upgrade option to countries who operate old t-72s. Sometimes BMPT-72 is called "terminator 2" by mistake

    • @SatanKarma1
      @SatanKarma1 Рік тому

      @@alexdunphy3716 so the BMPT uses the T-72 hull. the T-90 is a T-72B3 hull with a different turret and the BMPT-2-T72 use a upgraded T-72 hull. but lets not argue semantics

    • @Medley3000
      @Medley3000 Рік тому +3

      Anyway, the thing has a useless twin cannon that wobbles like a jelly when fired. You can't hit anything with it.

  • @vic5015
    @vic5015 Рік тому +17

    Another problem for the T-14 is that it would be *super* emembarrassing to lose a tank that costs several million $ to an ATGM that costs about $250k or a drone that costs even less. Particularly since Russua desperately needs foreign buyers for the T14.

    • @goran8965
      @goran8965 Рік тому +3

      Each tank in the world cost several millions of dollars and can be destroy by atgm or drone or artillery they are not made from vibranium from wakanda they are just tanks made of steel

    • @Blackreaper95
      @Blackreaper95 Рік тому +2

      Imagine one breaks down, or gets captured, it will be in a shipping container to the US in weeks.

    • @lukedodson3267
      @lukedodson3267 Рік тому +2

      There's some healthy debate about the future of Main Battle Tanks in general given their increasing cost and the wider availability of current gen anti-tank systems. UA-camr (and former anti-tank infantryman) Ryan McBeth refers to it as the "Age of the Suicidal Microchip." Better man-portable weapons systems, drones, and increasingly precise long-range artillery mean that soon the MBT may no longer be the point of the spear when it comes to ground combat, so why invest all that money in them?

    • @Caffeine_Addict_2020
      @Caffeine_Addict_2020 Рік тому +3

      @@lukedodson3267 tbh, I’m someone who works in the microchip industry and I’m not particularly aware of any major advancements in chip technology in the last 20 years. Some shits gotten smaller, and a bit cheaper, but there haven’t been any new features or technologies that have blown me away. We spend most of our intellectual capacity on internet software systems, not microchips, and believe me theres a massive difference

    • @The_WhiteSilver
      @The_WhiteSilver Рік тому +1

      @@Blackreaper95days*

  • @allan.koskei
    @allan.koskei 7 місяців тому +2

    The t14 armata has the best camouflage when it comes to tanks. It's never been spotted in Ukraine.

  • @gamewizardks
    @gamewizardks Рік тому +20

    The T-14 Armata has the latest State-of-the-Art Stealth technology. It's completely invisible in fact and will never be seen on a battlefield.

  • @sam1812seal
    @sam1812seal Рік тому +27

    The A-85-3 fitted to the T-14 Armata is a turbo diesel engine. The only Russian tank fitted with a gas turbine (similar to the American M1 Abrams) was the T-80.

    • @B1gLupu
      @B1gLupu Рік тому +2

      Which probably is a mistake. Diesel is pretty good, it is easier to transport and has more energy per quantity. That's why the german tanks use diesel.

    • @strategicperson95
      @strategicperson95 Рік тому +3

      Believe it or not, it actually is a Russian made reversed engineered engine,from the engine of the WW2 Porsche Tiger tank. Yes the notoriously unreliable engine.
      I think it also be hard to also point out that every Russian tank, except for some T-80 and 64 models, are actually using engines that are based on the same one used on the Bt-7 and T-34 series of tanks from WW2 as well.

    • @sam1812seal
      @sam1812seal Рік тому

      @@strategicperson95 the old reliable Kharkiv V2 V12 engine

    • @saturnaufstieg6477
      @saturnaufstieg6477 Рік тому +4

      @@strategicperson95 daddy LazerPig approves.

    • @nicholasbrown668
      @nicholasbrown668 11 місяців тому

      ​@@strategicperson95Jesus another idiot who feel for Lazerpig

  • @ToMPaSHKoV
    @ToMPaSHKoV Рік тому +7

    The tanks that can't be stopped, or started.

  • @speckledjim_
    @speckledjim_ Рік тому +25

    If they're struggling (and they really are) to adequately maintain current armoured vehicles then I think that the development of new MBT's will be on the back burner

    • @jaws666
      @jaws666 Рік тому +2

      Absloutley agree

    • @MoonMage67
      @MoonMage67 Рік тому +3

      maintain? they barely have any tanks left

    • @jaws666
      @jaws666 Рік тому +4

      @@MoonMage67 the only tanks they have left are tanks from household water boilers

    • @speckledjim_
      @speckledjim_ Рік тому +1

      Yeah there's probably a note left on the tanks drivers seat which advises the Ukrainians to let the engine heat up before use

    • @TheGrinningViking
      @TheGrinningViking Рік тому +2

      Our media has really done us wrong by not mentioning the numbers involved. One fourth of Russia's military, without drafting, is a larger number of people then Ukraine's entire adult population.
      Defense contractors gotta make that cash though.

  • @sunlight9056
    @sunlight9056 Рік тому +5

    Come on Lazerpig! Do the vid.

  • @shawn97006
    @shawn97006 Рік тому +3

    The tank with an engine descended from the famously unreliable engine of the Tiger P? The engine that was developed into a pumping engine that was a commercial flop due to unreliability and directly developed from that pumping engine?

    • @HorstEwald
      @HorstEwald Рік тому

      the engine that is called a Gas Turbine in this video?

    • @shawn97006
      @shawn97006 Рік тому

      @@HorstEwald It absolutely does NOT have a gas turbine engine. It has a copy of a copy of the Porche 212 engine. It has an x cylinder configuration and no other engine will fit it.

    • @HorstEwald
      @HorstEwald Рік тому

      @@shawn97006 I know. I watch lazerpig as well

  • @lyleslaton3086
    @lyleslaton3086 Рік тому +6

    The star of Russian ingenuity. The tank that had to be towed out of Red Square when it was introduced.
    I bet they will burn just as well as the T-90 in Ukraine.

  • @Khobotov
    @Khobotov Рік тому +14

    If 12km is considered short range, does that make the FGM-148 Javelin a melee weapon?

    • @emirbenaissa3441
      @emirbenaissa3441 Рік тому +3

      I mean you technically could swing a javeline on an unsuspecting enemy's head. Might not kill them, but will still do harm.

    • @rollog1248
      @rollog1248 Рік тому +2

      It's not really 12km

  • @Pottan23
    @Pottan23 Рік тому +8

    Lazerpig has a great video on the T-14.
    The Armata is something the west would fear, in the 90's.

    • @hi-re2wp
      @hi-re2wp Рік тому +2

      That propaganda

    • @Pottan23
      @Pottan23 Рік тому

      @@hi-re2wp lmao

    • @TheArcticFoxxo
      @TheArcticFoxxo 6 місяців тому

      "Lazerpig" and "Great Video"
      ...You're joking

    • @Pottan23
      @Pottan23 6 місяців тому

      @@TheArcticFoxxo the alternative being RT? Lmao

    • @TheArcticFoxxo
      @TheArcticFoxxo 6 місяців тому

      @@Pottan23 What?

  • @atinofspam3433
    @atinofspam3433 Рік тому +21

    There is a fundamental flaw with the T-14;
    If the remotely operated turret breaks, there’s (to my knowledge) no manual controls. In manned turrets, there are manual traverse and elevation cranks, and a backup telescopic sight if the electrics fail. In the T-14, there’s no real way to manually control the turret if something fails.

    • @archersfriend5900
      @archersfriend5900 Рік тому +4

      The fundamental flaw is that they cannot produce it in quantity.

    • @Quetzalcoatl_Feathered_Serpent
      @Quetzalcoatl_Feathered_Serpent Рік тому +1

      The Fundamental flaw is that its being built in Russia.

    • @brianwilges7780
      @brianwilges7780 Рік тому +2

      So you’re suggesting an EMP/ satellite strike rendering them useless.

    • @michelhickey5765
      @michelhickey5765 Рік тому +1

      @@brianwilges7780 even just a radio blackout from the sun could do it

    • @victorzvyagintsev1325
      @victorzvyagintsev1325 Рік тому +2

      @@archersfriend5900 Its like what happened with T-44. It was ready for production, but the already fine-tuned production line for T-34 was of more importance. Right now the role of fine-tuned production line is given to T-90M

  • @DOI_ARTS
    @DOI_ARTS Рік тому +38

    So unstoppable we couldn't see it in battle...

    • @scratchy996
      @scratchy996 Рік тому

      You can't destroy that which doesn't exist. It's a 200 IQ move by the ruZZians.
      In all seriousness, this Russian military robot is more impressive than the T-14. Boston Dynamics has some serious competition :
      ua-cam.com/video/P_CDu1hYXxk/v-deo.html&ab_channel=GrunGlue

    • @cleanerben9636
      @cleanerben9636 Рік тому +9

      Active camouflage technology we swear!

    • @victorzvyagintsev1325
      @victorzvyagintsev1325 Рік тому

      No tank is unstopable.

    • @darylbas8216
      @darylbas8216 Рік тому +4

      @@victorzvyagintsev1325 A tank that doesn’t exist is, by definition, unstoppable.

    • @victorzvyagintsev1325
      @victorzvyagintsev1325 Рік тому

      @@darylbas8216 Abrams X is much closer to that definition.

  • @Afghamistam
    @Afghamistam Рік тому +3

    This video does a great job of making it seem like this is a real vehicle that actually exists.

  • @everythingsalright1121
    @everythingsalright1121 Рік тому +7

    There are aspects of this vehicle that are good and innovative like the armored crew capsule and unmanned turret. But it still has its roots in a 90s project.

    • @victorzvyagintsev1325
      @victorzvyagintsev1325 Рік тому

      Which makes it pretty much the newest production model on the market.

    • @Poctyk
      @Poctyk Рік тому +1

      80's. It's roots are in Soviet next gens MBT prototypes that were ready for trials somewhere around...1990-1991

    • @1djbecker
      @1djbecker Рік тому

      Every significant concept was tried in previous development tanks. Most were obvious but simply "before their time".
      The idea of a sealed crew capsule has been repeatedly rejected because of poor situational awareness. It could happen someday, but only with improved sensors. Multi-spectral integration could make a virtual view superior to a bare eyeball. Integrating active and passive radar, thermal, UV, laser return, edge enhancement and shape detection, computational object modeling etc would be a game changer. But the Russians are the last ones with the technology to make that happen.
      Thinking beyond the detailed technology, if everything is based on sensors, what is the value of a in-hull crew? The concept literally designs itself out of a purpose. It make sense with traditional manual control, but that is a constraint that wasn't questioned.

  • @davidpalmer4184
    @davidpalmer4184 Рік тому +54

    Hi Simon, I think the Armata can be put into the same category as the Russian SU-57 Felon. India threw $$ at Russia as a co-developer but when they did the math and realised it wasn't as good as advertised they pulled out. I think this tank is the same. Even if it and the SU-57 were as good as Russia claims how could they build them with all of the sanctions imposed by the west. They cant even build modern cars anymore.

    • @TorianTammas
      @TorianTammas Рік тому +8

      David Palmer - The Armata should have become Russia's main MBT and between 2015-20 2000 should have been produced. In reality, 2023 only prototypes exist.

    • @TheFastcraig74
      @TheFastcraig74 Рік тому +5

      1. Russia could never build modern cars, without western input. 2. SU-57 was a failed attempt to generate foriegn income 3. Even without sanctions, Tussia does not have the capacity to build modern anything

    • @victorzvyagintsev1325
      @victorzvyagintsev1325 Рік тому +1

      Su-57 is being used in Ukraine. No one denies this...

    • @RedXlV
      @RedXlV Рік тому +5

      One of the biggest problems is that Russia cannot produce modern microchips.

    • @dirtyace1668
      @dirtyace1668 Рік тому

      ​​@@victorzvyagintsev1325 riiiight. You mind providing some evidence of its actual use in Ukraine? I think you won't and are simply a lying Kremlin bot.

  • @AndyDickens-n4x
    @AndyDickens-n4x Рік тому +3

    UA-camr Lazerpig did a deeper dive into T-14 a little while ago.

  • @MrDlt123
    @MrDlt123 Рік тому +4

    I hear the T-4 armata comes with a parachute pre-installed in the turret so it can land gracefully after getting blown off the tank.

  • @Adam_Malcher
    @Adam_Malcher Рік тому +2

    The T-14 Armata should be named nickname "Yeti". Why? Because all heard about it and none seen it.

  • @vic5015
    @vic5015 Рік тому +5

    At least the M1 Abrams actually exists. So far the T-14 is pretty much vaporware.

    • @victorzvyagintsev1325
      @victorzvyagintsev1325 Рік тому +2

      M1 is a T-72 equivalent though

    • @vic5015
      @vic5015 Рік тому +3

      ​​​except thst the Abrams wiped the floor with the T72 and the T80 in both Desert Storm abd the Iraq War. To the point where both Russia and China had to re-think their defense strategy. Zero lost to enemy fire and its not like the Iraqis weren't trying.

    • @victorzvyagintsev1325
      @victorzvyagintsev1325 Рік тому

      ​@@vic5015 Sure sure, if taking out Polish made T-72 is an accomplishment than Russians are not far behind USA these days. There is a reason why Poland stopped making tanks.

    • @vic5015
      @vic5015 Рік тому

      @@victorzvyagintsev1325 actually, the USSR's biggest tank factory was in the Ukranians SSR. Which is a *big* part of the problem Russia now has.

    • @victorzvyagintsev1325
      @victorzvyagintsev1325 Рік тому +1

      @@vic5015 That factory these days can't even produce 1 tank per month for the last 30 years or so. In any case, Iraq had mostly Polish T-72....same ones that were shipped to Ukraine lol

  • @gregjohnson298
    @gregjohnson298 Рік тому +4

    It will be fun to see how high these turrets can fly.

  • @brockvegas9571
    @brockvegas9571 Рік тому +2

    This should have been sponsored by War Thunder... the only place the T-14 has any chance of actually doing any fighting!

  • @tallshort1849
    @tallshort1849 Рік тому +10

    The building of the T-14 is taking nearly as long as capturing Bakhmut

    • @Brian-om2hh
      @Brian-om2hh Рік тому

      The only difference being that there are more Russians involved in trying to capture Bakhmut. But like the T14, it still hasn't worked out as the Russians intended......

  • @DavidFMayerPhD
    @DavidFMayerPhD Рік тому +3

    Just a nice target for Javelin missiles.

    • @danielmlinar4892
      @danielmlinar4892 Рік тому +1

      NATO ran out of Javelins keep dreaming🤣

    • @DavidFMayerPhD
      @DavidFMayerPhD Рік тому +1

      @@danielmlinar4892 You are WRONG. Ukraine has many on hand. In addition, USA has just signed a new contract for Javelin production of a couple of thousand per month.
      Furthermore, Ukraine now has MODERN main battle tanks that can smash the T-14 into scrap metal with kinetic energy rounds.
      Finally, Ukraine has many NLAW missiles in stock.
      If Russia dares to put T-14 junkers on the front line, they will be burned out hulks in minutes.
      You are obviously a Russian troll.

  • @chriswhite3692
    @chriswhite3692 Рік тому +1

    No, you mistake it's key, secret feature:
    An advanced cloaking device, rendering the tank undetectable to enemy soldiers, drones, IR, Russian tank crews, overhead satellites, physical reality, thermal cameras and advanced motion trackers.

    • @sH-ed5yf
      @sH-ed5yf Рік тому +1

      Dont forget its Feature to fly over the battlefield

    • @chriswhite3692
      @chriswhite3692 Рік тому +1

      @@sH-ed5yf Right. The turret detaches much like the Enterprise-D saucer section can, in a pinch.
      It's not a defect, it's a high pressure/velocity escape system.

  • @kazekamiha
    @kazekamiha Рік тому +3

    The T-14 is a good representation of the Russian Military; looks powerful and mighty but there's not enough of it, hampered by issues with the state and isn't really that good.

    • @stuarthart3370
      @stuarthart3370 Рік тому

      The state loves a direct line of hierarchy for its military. Officers give orders and the soldier has strictly no autonomy. I think the Western or Nato doctrine, is for individual soldiers to be given as much autonomy as possible. Under Putin it all seems bound up with a judiciary that is beholden to Putin. That's a lot of clout when dealing with issues of state!

    • @tardvandecluntproductions1278
      @tardvandecluntproductions1278 Рік тому +1

      The Russian army is large and modern!......
      Except the large part ain't modern and the modern part ain't large.

  • @01oo011
    @01oo011 Рік тому +26

    Please do the Abrams X Collectors edition.

    • @CharliMorganMusic
      @CharliMorganMusic Рік тому +4

      This comment is pretty good. :)

    • @granatmof
      @granatmof Рік тому +3

      The platinum skin is pretty sweet. it's a pretty rare drop though, even the US Army hasn't collected one

    • @mikedrop4421
      @mikedrop4421 Рік тому +1

      They are waiting for the GOTY edition

    • @deimosvoralius2988
      @deimosvoralius2988 Рік тому

      But there is still so much to learn about how incompetent Putin is.

    • @Quetzalcoatl_Feathered_Serpent
      @Quetzalcoatl_Feathered_Serpent Рік тому

      The awesome thing about the Abram X is that you can either have it built from scratch or you can upgrade existing Abrams to its specifications. So you can turn your base Abrams premium model into a collectors piece :P.
      Honestly the AbramsX is what the Russian T-14 wants to be but in this case actually works and is used by experienced crews. .

  • @SteveMHN
    @SteveMHN Рік тому +2

    The russians are right about it being untouchable, if they don't put them in harms way they can't be touched.

  • @paulschlachter4144
    @paulschlachter4144 Рік тому +6

    The T-14 Armata, a combat platform that never fails to strike fear and anguish in the people who are tasked to crew them!

  • @tolitsdterrible4785
    @tolitsdterrible4785 Рік тому +5

    I believe It's indeed very deadly....if you're the crew of this tank. 😅

  • @greenflagracing7067
    @greenflagracing7067 Рік тому +2

    LazerPig did a great takedown of this tank.

  • @Einygmar
    @Einygmar Рік тому +8

    T-14 seems to be quite a vulnerable target. Its thickest armor is concentrated in the crew capsule while the turret has little to no armor compared to the majority of other tank designs. Sure, it wouldn't launch the turret into space killing the crew, but a turret hit with any relatively modern APFSDS would definitely render it out of action.

    • @carlosgamarrath244
      @carlosgamarrath244 Рік тому

      That's just your opinion any evidence what you saying about........?

    • @JustAnotherAwesomeGuy
      @JustAnotherAwesomeGuy Рік тому +1

      @@carlosgamarrath244 remote controlled. The top of any tank has lighter armour and ATGM like the Javelin has the capability of hitting the target from the top so if it penetrates the top it could possibly hit any important electronic components that can easily render the turret inoperational.. sure it wouldn't make the tank crew a part of the airforce for a while but the tank sure would need to retreat for repairs.

    • @Einygmar
      @Einygmar Рік тому +1

      @@carlosgamarrath244 I'm not the only one criticizing T-14 for its turret protection. The bulk of it is just a relatively thin steel cover, you can google how it looks without it. There's simply no space for any composite armor. Sure, russia claims its active protection system can intercept even APFSDS but it wouldn't be able to affect it that much. AP systems are generally effective against slower AT missiles and lower speed HEAT projectiles, but not against kinetic energy penetrators.

    • @victorzvyagintsev1325
      @victorzvyagintsev1325 Рік тому

      A turret hit with any relatively modern APFSDS would definitely render out of action any tank on the battlefield...

    • @Einygmar
      @Einygmar Рік тому +1

      @@victorzvyagintsev1325 Not necessarily. Modern composite armor packages protect the turret pretty well from APFSDS, at least from the front. That's why both modern guns and APFSDS are getting longer (like DM 53 with its 850mm of penetration). T-14's turret can be penetrated by something like DM 23 (400mm pen.) or even DM13 (380mm pen.)

  • @jonlamontagne
    @jonlamontagne Рік тому +1

    Well it is a good thing that the T-14 can be fired unmanned seeing that everybody keeps ditching these on the battlefield and running away from them!

  • @livewyr7227
    @livewyr7227 Рік тому +12

    Anyone have any video of this tank shooting while moving?
    (Bonus points if you can find a video of it shooting while not crawling along a gravel path)

  • @whiskeysierra972
    @whiskeysierra972 Рік тому +12

    Also you gotta remember that the T-14 has S-2500 time traveling missiles and co-axial Su-357 stealth fighters😂. 9:48 Did they seriously call a tank a terminator 3?! They should have called it the "Under Siege 3: Under Stephen Segal"😂

    • @marka4891
      @marka4891 Рік тому +4

      Maybe they meant Terminated 3?

    • @stuarthart3370
      @stuarthart3370 Рік тому +1

      Segal is a fan of Mr Putin so I'd go with Under Siege3 🙂

  • @knpark2025
    @knpark2025 Рік тому +1

    Armata is indestructible. You can't destroy the tank if it is never manufactured.

  • @jazmynleenelson3349
    @jazmynleenelson3349 Рік тому +3

    It’s so unstoppable it’s already stopped

  • @Hillbilly001
    @Hillbilly001 Рік тому +4

    One of the more useful pieces of equipment supplied by the Lizard Overlords. Allegedly.

  • @Poctyk
    @Poctyk Рік тому +2

    Armata is a first tank with machine spirit.
    And said machine spirit screems in pain of being Armata

    • @ShadowLurker334
      @ShadowLurker334 Рік тому +1

      Poor machine spirit, hope they reincarnated as a god engine also known as Abraham tank.

  • @bsit9439
    @bsit9439 Рік тому +3

    Probably the stealthiest tank ever made not a single drone ever saw or detected it.

  • @ryand2529
    @ryand2529 Рік тому +12

    Ukraine is looking forward to driving these new tanks.

  • @fetsluck5620
    @fetsluck5620 Рік тому +1

    The driver put the tanks emergency brake on and didn’t know how to release it lol

  • @theldun1
    @theldun1 Рік тому +4

    Its armor is made from a Russian supermaterial. "IS POTATOE!"

  • @jplemley8110
    @jplemley8110 Рік тому +4

    T 14 and su 57 the myth the concept the legend

    • @Registered_Simp
      @Registered_Simp Рік тому

      Don't forget the Su-75 Femboy

    • @Տիգրան-ժ1է
      @Տիգրան-ժ1է Рік тому

      @@Registered_Simp Who thought of that? Just to call a plane made in Russia, well.... not very logical

    • @Registered_Simp
      @Registered_Simp Рік тому

      @@Տիգրան-ժ1է It was an internet joke in a bid to insult it cause it looks like it's craving attention

  • @CrispyMuffin2
    @CrispyMuffin2 Рік тому +1

    So rule of thumb, dont make a new tank that relies on supplies from the group of nations you consider enemies and plan to invade

  • @timbo66
    @timbo66 Рік тому +4

    Designed, built, maintained and crewed by russians. What could possibly go wrong.....

  • @Zakster90
    @Zakster90 Рік тому +4

    MAKE AN EPISODE ON THE OVERSEAS HWY 7 MILE BRIDGE PLEEEEEEASE

  • @davids5566
    @davids5566 Рік тому

    Lazerpig’s take on this was a work of art.

  • @ryenmccormack2268
    @ryenmccormack2268 Рік тому +6

    A combat ready model has never been confirmed to have gone faster then 30ish MPH and didn’t mention that the engine is very unreliable and a design dating to WW2. Which is important since the entire tank was built around the small tank engine. It can’t fit any other engine without extreme design changes. Laserpig has a pretty good video on this tank.

    • @hi-re2wp
      @hi-re2wp Рік тому

      He that is fake news

    • @nicholasbrown668
      @nicholasbrown668 11 місяців тому

      another person who watched lazerpigs video, and fell for his BS lmao

  • @joshuajwars4271
    @joshuajwars4271 Рік тому +3

    T14 Armata Tank was to be frank in the Western countries a parade tank. Add in India which previously used 2 carriers Hercules which in 1945 after it was nearly complete was sold to India then completed fully and named Courageous used during India Pakistan War (Bangladesh War of Independence) until scrapped in 2014 during light sanctions in Russia (not to worry India makes a new one simply called Courageous Modern) meanwhile Giant which was originally called Elephant before being called HMS Hermes was a centaur class aircraft carrier it was about to get cancelled when Falklands War broke out so Hermes and Invincible was sent out with Harrier jump jets to intercept and attack the Air Force of Argentina for underwater submarine operations it was led by 2 Churchill class submarines Conqueror and Splendid to attack 1 went north but retreated after it backed down (northern part was led by Venerable until it was sold to Netherlands as NLS Karel Willem Frederic Doorman which served notably in Western Guinea Crisis against Indonesia led by President Sukarno after a ceasefire it was used as anti submarine warfare carrier to drive away Soviet later Russian submarines) now for Argentina in around 1958 - 1968 the Canada later HMS Warrior originally called Brave 0 served during War of Korea from 1950 - 1953 after the war concluded it went to storage however Argentina needed 2 aircraft carriers for the purpose of serving the Navy of Argentina at Port Manny Manuels Belgrano Naval Base so in 1958 Warrior was sold to Argentina as Declaration of Independence meantime between 1951 - 1956 2 Brooklyn class light cruisers Phoenix & Boise veterans of World War 2 1 in Atlantic which fought Italy & Germany the 2 Axis components other in Pacific fighting against Japan particularly during War of Surigao Strait when Phoenix fired 1 shot against Yamashiro a Fuso class battleship including Mogami a cruiser of Japan once World War 2 ended in 1945 2 of the 7 cruisers got scrapped except 5 cruisers that are given to Latin America for use in their fleet Boise Phoenix Philadelphia Nashville & Brooklyn were bought by Argentina Chile & Brazil the aforementioned Boise & Phoenix once sold to Argentina were given July 9 (Independence Day of Argentina) and October 17 both were used to overthrow John Perron after that Phoenix then in service with Argentina under Rojas had the ship now called General Manny Manuels Belgrano Mark 2 served for a while however after Independence was decommissioned and scrapped the new carrier came around meanwhile Vengeance another ship in Colossus class was loaned to Australia for a bit that changed in 1956 when Vengeance was sold off to Brazil meantime it was sent to Rotterdam, Netherlands for upgrades and modernization like Venerable then Doorman before that Philadelphia next cruiser was sold to Brazil as Admiral Francisco Manuel Barroso Da Silva Mark 4 then participated in War of Lobster after Vengeance was upgraded and modernized partially it was commissioned in Navy of Brazil as General Mines then served for a long period of time second to Warrior sold as Independence for Argentina sorry for a big chunk there now Doorman after a fire broke out in engine room gets modified and then sold to Argentina as 25th of May originally it carried the Panther Cougar fighter jets but thanks to Independence before it got scrapped bought McDonnell Douglas A4 Skyhawk fighter jets (side note here these Skyhawk jets are used by USA during War of Vietnam only to have this disaster rectified during War of Easting 73 and with Israel during War of Atonement Day they also used Nesher Vulture fighter jets to intercept and break Egypt plus Syria's fighter jets in combat) was then placed on 25th of May's flight deck as part of embargo they need fighter jets that could sink warships later on so they bought 5 Dassault Breguet Super Battle Flag fighter jets equipped with Flying Fish anti ship missiles also placed on the ready to launch deck (later on the Libyan Air Force equipped these missiles to MIG 28 basically reverse engineered F5 Tiger 2) so what changed after Argentina invades the Venerable then Doorman now called 25th of May decided to attack it was escorted by 2 warships of Type 42 for Argentina (in England it was called Sheffield class most famous is HMS Sheffield Mark 4 and Coventry) called Most Holy Trinity & Hercules Splendid planned to attack 25th of May in order to sink the aircraft carrier backed out the southern part is led by Phoenix now called Belgrano Mark 2 along with Nantucket Salish Catawba Collette and Boerie sold to Argentina as Port Rosales Sub Officer Joseph Maria Sobral Commodore Antonio Somellera Luis Piedra Buena and Hippolyte Hipolito Bouchard during the southern theater Conqueror was successful and was turning point in Falklands War when 3 Mark 8 torpedoes got launched 1 continued to travel until striking Boerie now Bouchard nearly punching it (close one) except 2 struck Phoenix now Belgrano Mark 2 which blew the front part off before drilling and exploding in the rear machine area result of this 770 people got rescued in exchange for losing 323 lives in the sinking result 25th of May which was originally sunk got trapped in port leaving the aircraft to do dog fights next tipping point was C130 Hercules a reconnaissance plane from Commodore Martin Rivadavia at Chubut Province, Argentina got attacked by Sea Harrier Jump Jets from Minerva a Leander class frigate after the Invincible's radar pinged the Hercules the result no damage to England but 130 Hercules gone meanwhile Lynx Helicopter sent Sea Skua missiles into Salish now Sobral killing Sergio Roca Gomez Raul hence the new ship of Spore class corvette was named Sergio Roca Gomez Raul and served today at the same time Lieutenant Claudio Olivieri got killed and the former corvette USS Mar Sea was sold to Argentina as Lieutenant Claudio Olivieri while the badly torn bridge of Salish now Sobral was museum piece at Tigre Partial at Buenos Aires Province, Argentina the War went on until June 14 when England finally took Falklands away from Argentina as a result the catapult was used on Vengeance now General Mines to launch Skyhawk fighter jets from USA & Kuwait now serving with Air Force of Brazil the carrier served until 2001 when it was removed from service and scrapped luckily 2 carriers 1 aircraft and other helicopter carrier arrived to help Ferdinand Foch the second Georges the Tiger Clemenceau class aircraft carrier from France got removed then sold to Brazil as Saint Paul serving as flagship until 2017 when it was also removed and scrapped while in France it was succeeded by Charles Marie Andre de Gaulle for Britain HMS Ocean Mark 6 served from 1998 until 2018 now Brazil wanted a new carrier to use alongside the corvette Admiral Francisco Manuel Barroso Da Silva Mark 5 of course Brazil thinks it's convenient so it was sold as Atlantic aircraft carrier which served as landing platform for helicopters today.

    • @nickdownham5251
      @nickdownham5251 Рік тому +1

      Punctuation

    • @joshuajwars4271
      @joshuajwars4271 Рік тому +1

      @@nickdownham5251 I used punctuation at the start but continued a run on sentence until punctuation at very end.

    • @nicholasbrown668
      @nicholasbrown668 11 місяців тому

      bro failed high school

  • @BibEvgen
    @BibEvgen Рік тому +1

    You're like old market women here.
    Any tank is being developed for a long time, then they get rid of children's sores, then they are modernized. Many options have to be abandoned, because the concept is changing, the situation is changing, the reality is changing.
    Why should it be any different with the T-14 tank?
    Armata, first of all, is a base, a basis on which it is possible to create new machines of different types in the future and modernize for a long time.
    In my opinion, due to the aggression of Western countries, today it is impossible to introduce new equipment like the T-14 into the troops, today it is more relevant that we can operate and maintain.

  • @Justin_North
    @Justin_North Рік тому +8

    Literally ever since the Russia Ukraine conflict started I have been asking why this tank hasn't been seen. Thank you for the video and the explanation.

    • @12hampf
      @12hampf Рік тому +5

      @Meat Salad How do you figure?

    • @Stand_By_For_Mind_Control
      @Stand_By_For_Mind_Control Рік тому +6

      @MrSaiga308 Lol how you figure any of that? Really showed us up by slamming their head repeatedly into a brick wall.

    • @radioactive828
      @radioactive828 Рік тому +1

      ​@Meat Salad Lol. No, child. They are losing since they needed to use mercenaries and prisoners in order to fill in front line positions, in a neighboring nation that is MUCH smaller (population, land mass, and military wise). The supposed "2nd Strongest Military in the world" needed drones from Iran, munitions from North Korea, and begs for help from China. As for the US being powerless, them HIMARS from the US seem to be more than enough to wipe out numerous Officers and other high ranking officials. Also, the fact that the US is still supporting Ukraine even after a year is more than enough to show its strength. And for deleting our stockpiles, they were going to be replace with newer equipment anyway, at least this way they can be used as intended.
      Do I need to use legos for me to better explain it for you, kiddo?

    • @radioactive828
      @radioactive828 Рік тому +5

      @Meat Salad Geopolitics must be very difficult for you to understand, poor baby.

    • @radioactive828
      @radioactive828 Рік тому +6

      @Meat Salad And how close is it to taking Kyiv again? 🐏

  • @Stay_at_home_Astronaut81
    @Stay_at_home_Astronaut81 Рік тому +3

    Well........its garbage. Overly expensive garbage, thus the concentration on building more T-90's and T-72's and rehabing older T-62's. T-54/55 has even entered the chat.

  • @Brother_Nihilus
    @Brother_Nihilus Рік тому +1

    The Terminator is not based on the Armata, rather the T-72