25 April, 2024
A Russian tank with a giant anti-drone superstructure tried to storm the positions near Krasnohorivka.
Footage of an unusual combat vehicle was released by Serhii Sternenko.
A colossal sheet metal structure was installed on the Russian tank, supplemented by an electronic warfare system to protect against attack drones. Mine trawls were also attached to the tank to clear the track.
Following a style previously observed in Russian operations in Syria, this tank led a column of several IFVs as they advanced to break through Ukrainian positions.
“It makes you laugh, not forgetting that it’s still effective,” says the blogger.
However, the Ukrainian military was still able to stop this tank. Judging by the lack of an anti-mine roller, it encountered minefields during its advance.
The Russians used a tank with a new type of anti-drone protection. April, 2024. Footage from the video of the Khortytsia operational-strategic group
The Russians had already made several such attacks with Syrian-style updated vehicles. Similar vehicle was observed recently in Krasnohorivka (Donetsk region) on April 16, 2024.
The Russian military is also beginning to modernize wheeled equipment, such as the Z-STS “Akhmat”. The armored vehicle was hung with metal nets covering it all around. The structure has only one entrance in the form of a door, which is located in the rear part. So the only way to get in and out of the barbecue is to go through the door or crawl under the structure.
Recall that at the beginning of the month, the Ukrainian military neutralized a tank equipped with a powerful EW system that prevented the operation of drones using strike drones with a “machine vision” system.
“So the only way to get in and out of the barbecue is to go through the door or crawl under the structure.”
Indeed, if the vehicle does somehow get set on fire, the roach inside will have a greater chance of being barbecued, which is not a bad thing.
As for the garage tank, the same goes for it, too. And, it will be in a world of hurt if it should come across an enemy tank operating without the barn covering due to being so impeded by the contraption and its vision so impaired. Can’t see what advantage such a tank could have on the battlefield. The cure seems as bad as the disease.
Is this comedy? 🤣
The moscow design bureau are busy at work. 😂
Sometimes, it is. 😂
This contraption destroys the whole concept of what a tank is made for. Mainly a 360 degree rotating turret, to fire at the enemy.
Yeah, might as well remove the whole turret.
That’s Ukraine’s job to remove the turret. 😂
Right! They’ve become experts in turret launching.
Usually nothing but the turret will be left after a ukrainian strike. 🤭
Yeah, it gets to fly to safety while the rest of the tank is obliterated. 😂