Looks like a t-90
diesel engine instead of jet
auto loader
lighter armour
IR camera & laser detector
active protection system
all taken from t-90
G'day Mate
- It does not looks like a T-90, it still look likes a M1A2
- M1A2 can use both Diesel and Jet Fuel in its engine. For example, US, Egypt and Saudi were using JP-5 on their M1, While we Aussie uses Diesel on our M1A1 with the same engine. We can use JP-5 just that we choose not to, so do they can use diesel and they choose not to.
- Autoloader was not a thing from Russia, the US were actually ahead of the Russian on Autoloader usage when they first put an autoloader on a T-20 medium tanks in 1944 (Which were to replaced the M-4 Sherman) However due to the sheer number of M-4 being produced, T-20 project were scraped with several phototype and instead the US developed a new M-48 design. While the first combat application of Russian autoloader is on a T-64 tank, designed in 1952
- Armour being classified all the way thru, I doubt anyone actually know how thick is the M1A3 armour will be
- IR, Laser Detection, APS is basically not a Russian thing.
Some??? I think many would be more appropriate. Just check the fact they elected Murdoodi.
On topic; this tank is a white elephant and NOT a marvel of engineering. It has failed in middle east and especially in Yemen.
G'day Mate
From my own experience as an Abrams Gunner of the Australian Army. The tank is not a white elephant as you said.
Armour warfare have a lot of different level. Where each MBT from different country have something they would excel at and something they are bad at. It is highly dependable on the crew to capitalise the advantage of your tank and exploit the weakness of your enemy tanks.
Where as Abrams excel at running engagement with goof FCS, Challenger excel at static engagement with heavy armour and low profile and the Eastern block and Chinese tank excel at fire power.
There are simply so different between each tanks and it depends a lot on the crew to actually perform in combat. And if you put a British crew in an American tank, the result would still be a disaster.
Davos