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Revision as of 21:45, 10 April 2012 by Judicatus (talk | contribs) (Clarifications, minor grammar and flow effects)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff) Main battle tank| T-99 | |
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| Type | Main battle tank |
| Place of origin |  Russian Federation |
| Service history | |
| Used by | Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (Future) |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Ural Design Bureau of Transport Machine-Building, Uralvagonzavod |
| Manufacturer | Unknown |
| Unit cost | Unknown |
| Produced | 2014-2015 |
| Specifications | |
| Length | Unknown |
| Width | Unknown |
| Height | Unknown |
| Crew | Unknown |
| Main armament | Unknown, improved compared to the T-90 |
| Secondary armament | Unknown |
| Engine | Diesel, more powerful than the T-90 Unknown |
| Suspension | Unknown |
| Maximum speed | Unknown |
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| Light / medium | |
| Prototypes, experimentals | |
Background: History of the tank, Tank classification | |
The T-99 "Armata" Universal Combat Platform is a Russian fourth-generation main battle tank. Russian Lieutenant-General Yuri Kovalenko states that the "Armata" combat platform will utilize many features of the T-95 tank, of which only few prototypes have been built. The ammunition compartment will be separate from the crew, increasing operational safety while the engine will be more powerful and the armor, main gun and autoloader will be improved. The expected service date is currently 2015; while in wait, Russian tanks in service, such as the T-72, T-80 and T-90 will be upgraded to extend their service period.
There are also plans to develop a heavy IFV, an Engineering Vehicle, a Heavy Armored Personal Carrier and a Tank Support Combat Vehicle under the same codename based on the same chassis.
The name designation of this tank (or more correctly "perspective family of heavy unified battlefield platforms" - "перспективный ряд тяжёлых унифицированных платформ поля боя") "Armata" is derived from Latin word "arma" (weapon) and was old Russian word for first guns. Inevitably this was wrongly transcribed as "Armada" by journalists.
References
- http://army-news.ru/2011/06/kakim-mozhet-byt-tank-armata/
- http://www.lenta.ru/news/2011/04/28/armada/
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- Main battle tanks of Russia
- Tanks with autoloaders
- Main battle tanks of the post–Cold War period
- Armoured personnel carriers of Russia
- Armoured personnel carriers of the post–Cold War period
- Armoured recovery vehicles
- Tracked infantry fighting vehicles
- Infantry fighting vehicles of the post–Cold War period