Very informative thread, learned alot.
Good to see this deep modernization effort. Expensive upgrade for sure, but I certainly hope they continue to work on it until the project is able to be funded into serial production. I think the IRGC have already ordered it.
Although their are thick ERA blocks on the tank, when dealing with suicide drones that would strike the top of the tank. Would such a cheap and easy to apply cage armor improvement be useful to counter something like a Israeli Harop?
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