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Russia’s new tank reportedly will be faster than America’s Abrams, may have a larger main gun and could be part of a 13-vehicle system that will put everything from personnel carriers to self-propelled artillery onto the same chassis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The T-14 Armata also could become “fully robotic,” Russia’s RT news reported. But until Monday, its public appearances came with a decidedly low-tech camouflage system: Fabric covering the turret.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, the wraps are off in time for the tank to take center stage in Saturday’s Victory Parade: May 9 marks Russia’s version of V-E Day, when the nation will celebrate the 70th anniversary of the fall of Nazi Germany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Experts say the first real public showcase of the T-14’s capabilities could come at the annual Russian Arms Expo in September, but for now, here’s what you need to know:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Armata 101. <\/strong>The new tank will weigh 48 tons and could hit speeds of more than 50 miles per hour, according to a spec sheet released by Russia’s TASS news agency and translated by the U.S. Army’s Foreign Military Studies Office. The three-person tank will be able to fire up to 12 rounds per minute from a 125 mm main gun that can fire multiple types of munitions, including guided missiles, with a range topping out at 8,000 meters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

High-tech highlights include circular-view cameras, a heat sensor and the Afganit active protection complex, which reportedly uses radar<\/a> to detect incoming threats and destroys them with a rocket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Abrams variants weigh in between 65 and 70 tons, according to General Dynamics Land Systems spec sheets, with a top speed of just more than 40 mph.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Ready to roll.<\/strong> A Russian military official said the tank will enter service next year. Within five years, more than 2,300 Armatas are set to reach Russian troops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sales of the tank to other nations could begin in five years. No potential buyers have been discussed; India makes its own version of Russia’s current T-90 tank under a licensing agreement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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New Russian military vehicles including the new Russian T-14 Armata tank, foreground, make their way to Red Square during a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade which will take place at Moscow’s Red Square on May 9 to celebrate 70 years after the victory in WWII, in Moscow, Russia, Monday, May 4, 2015. Russia’s new Armata tank has appeared in public for the first time, rumbling down a broad Moscow avenue on its way to Red Square for the Victory Day parade’s final rehearsal. (AP Photo\/Alexander Zemlianichenko)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

New Russian military vehicles, including the T-14 Armata tank, make their way toward Moscow’s Red Square during a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photo Credit: Alexander Zemlianichenko\/AP<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Variants of the Armata could include a 152 mm self-propelled howitzer, a bridge layer, a mine layer, various transport vehicles, even a “launch vehicle in system for heavy rocket propelled flame throwers,” according to the March issue of FMSO’s OE Watch magazine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Safety first? <\/strong>The T-14 includes a “multi-layer armored capsule separated from the ammunition container,” RT news reported, an arrangement that creates a safer, roomier environment. As one FMSO analyst put it in the March OE Watch, “Unlike previous Soviet\/Russian vehicles, crew safety (survivability) and comfort appear to be a concern.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. And in this corner …<\/strong> The U.S. Army pulled all its tanks and Bradley Fighting Vehicles out of Europe in 2013, but they were back the next year, used in training at Grafenwoehr, Germany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In January 2015, the service announced plans<\/a> to include about 150 Abrams tanks within its European Activity Set by the end of the year. The increase came in response to a more aggressive Russian presence in the region: Annexing the Crimea region, destabilizing Eastern Ukraine and launching more active aerial patrols, including buzzing U.S. warships<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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