Tipu7
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To put Dazzler post in perspective and make it more clear for others to understand who criticize the armour protection of AK unnecessarily, I am attaching pics of AK Turret and Hull
Further I would request to those members to bookmark Dazzler post .....
Front of AK Turret:
The hollow space is +650-670 mm and it is the place where special composite armour is inserted which offer better armour protection then RHA but lighter in weight
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And below is the turret of AK from inside which shows the so called 'weakest spot' of AK Turret, plz observe the dept of opening for gun port of 7.62mm Machine Gun it is difficult to calculate the thickness but If observe carefully and compare it with the above attached pic then it appear that it is approximately 100-150mm less in thickness which mean its thickness at minimum is anywhere between 500-550 mm
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below is the front of Turret after attachment of composite armour
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Here kindly note these are the figures which are without any additional armour protection of ERA or slant space armour which add further protection to the tank turret ....
1- Back Armour Plate
2- Special Armour Cavity
3- Frontal Armour Plate
4- Driver Sitting Place
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and If we go by the below attached pic then the value of front armour thickness of AK hull is almost +900mm without any additional armour or ERA
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The cavity is visible here also. (Turret of T96) This design is inheritance of Western input in Chinese defense industry as Turret designs of Chinese origin tanks are very different from that of Soviet /Russian ones.
And here is the inner cross section of composite armor modules which are inserted in those cavities. The exact configuration may vary from tank to tank, but overall pattern is very much common.
Imagine a comprehensive upgrade of T85 in same line as T59 upgrade to AZ.Have not seen the upgraded tank, but engine exhaust suggests it uses the same engine as Alzarrar. Its a chinese engine and not Ukrainian as i understand.