No One's Talking About Russia's New Tank
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In the current conflict between Russia and Ukraine, there have been reports of a strange sight rolling its way across the battlefield. On several occasions, Ukrainian forces have encountered Russian tanks that are covered in what can only be described as a metal shed. Made from what appears to be thin metal sheets, the bizarre outer shell of the tank has led internet pundits to give them a number of names, such as the Shed Tank, Barn Tank, and Turtle Tank, among other, less flattering names
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You forgot to thank CIA for their generous donations for your propaganda bullshit.
Why you deleting my comments you filth
Never before has one of your videos openly made me exclaim "You have got to be kidding me."
That changed today. I will now shut up and have what exactly what I'm looking at be given to me as context.
But seriously, WTF?
@@ShadowsWrath4 What???
@@bastiaan7777777
What do you mean, "what?"
Oh, I missed a word. My apologies. Editing....
The Turtle tank actually looks like the Killdozer but a tank
but unlike the killdozer it can easily be destroyed
@@ArcaneOdysseyCampMarkerthe bulldozer would be easier to destroy. It seems not like it because they didn’t use any missiles or other tanks.
I remember having one of those cheap tank fireworks once. I put it under metal bowl and lit the match.
seeing this sure brings back memories.
@@ArcaneOdysseyCampMarker It doesn't even plow through buildings
Killdozer on steroids
Just want to appreciate a small detail I noticed. At about 5:30, when they're welding the humvee. the guy who isn't wearing glasses, his eyes turn red when they start welding, then the other guy puts his sun glasses on.
Well you obviously had your eye protection on cause i didnt see squat~ xD
arc-eye... makes it feel like you have 80 grit sandpaper on the inside of your eyelids 😵lol
@@Zbezt the time stamp wasn't super accurate. But I didn't see it happen the first time. I just noticed the guys eyes were red, so I had to rewatch it.
@@CommanderJPSyup, not fun. Been there and done that lol
@@BigJoe2.0 twice bitten here lol 😆 bet it would make a horrific torture method
5:27 One of the soldiers wearing sunglasses to protect his sights, meanwhile the next guy burning his eyes staring at the welding 😆
😂
I’m dead 😂
His eyes is even turning red😂
A weapon to surpass metal gear
Snake: otacon wth???
People underestimate wartime economics:
That little scrap metal is substantially cheaper then a constant flow of drones
meat dynamic armor in russia was always cheaper
@@espada_i_daga new volunteers receive $10 000 at first and then $2 000 each month, so NO
UPD: I forgot about $20 000 per wounded and $30 000 when killed
@@Xeem_Pad Thats if Russia pays them (they wont) and if they live (they wont)
@@Njrocks00i mean russia got less casualties so i think sone of them get his paid
@@Njrocks00 source you made it up?
Rumor has it that they are saving stalinium for the next batch of tanks
Then we are all doomed
"Trust bro we will give you proper equipment just wait a lil bit more"
-The Russian MoD since the start of the war
stalinium with an admixture of putinite
The tank proved itself to be effective in attracting all enemy fire to itself from rpgs and drones while also clearing out positions and mines, other armoured vehicles would be close behind to do their job without worrying about enemy fire ,now that the turtle tanks or as the russians call it ,,the tsar's grill" has drawn all of the enemies attack onto itself
Огромный сарай принимает весь удар на себя чем отвлекает противника и позволяет команде выполнять свои функции
Dude these tanks get blown off regularly with cheap drones. So they are now mostly using meat waves of infantry instead. The russians are cheaper than scrap metal.
@@KasumiRINA ahh the usual whatever the media and the youtube experts tell me is true normie
@@KasumiRINAdont u tired blabbing the same bs over and over?
@@KasumiRINA This cope is very old bring something new.
There was a case of tanks covered in wood outer shells, with 12 inches gaps, in the Philippines if I recall correctly. it was to make the shaped charge of an rpg detonate early, as it's effectiveness would drastically decrease with the plasma blast loosing energy through the wood and air before hitting the steel
It was cheap and was against terrorists it didn't matter much
@Playing096 why does the price and terrorism matter? Warfare is still warfare no matter the enemy
I know this one, but i dont think spaced wood can stop some better projectiles. RPG rockets arent really best out of best. Against javelin it wouldn't work. I saw video with russian tank having a cage on top of it. Javelin struck the cage, exploded and the heat kept in going until penetrating the turret of a tank. It will work against drones, but really it would be dependant on the amount of explosives put inside of the drone.
@@Playing096 then why are merkavas being lost to mere terrorist in gaza?
Same as my favorite, the bedspring armor Russians used assaulting Berlin. They built a series of frames with steel fencing that look somewhat like box springs for beds and welded them to the sides of tanks. Some of it looked pretty professional.
I made a school presentation about that last month
What grade did you get?
@@youngmasterzhi its was a no grade presentation about somthing that happend this 2024
What grade are you, four of five?
Username checks out
@@kored8688 ??
when russia does it: new russian scrap metal tank
when nato implements it: revolutionary concept
lmao
Do you even know why the slant US armor works ? Is only against RPG 7 works only sometimes as they say because it cut off the circuit that makes the shape.charge to go off dosent different mode of operation
This is a stopgap solution. Its filling the role of something that hasn't yet been developed/entered service in enough numbers such as short range air defence meant to combat fpv drones and active protection systems. NATO isn't going to be putting scrap metal on their tanks anytime soon, its already working on systems to stop drones
@@flakcannonhans6170 Considering how the MIC works, these "solutions" are going to be ready for testing in 2032 and will cost 4-5 millions per piece. And when they are finally ready, the military will be surprised to find that these are effective against the old generation of drones that are no longer in use.
@flakcannonhans6170 lol but so is Russia. It has the volnorez system that has essentially stopped fpv drone strikes on many of their vehicles. Its why you see alot fewer Ukrainian FPVs hitting Russian vehicles now
@@AndRei-yc3ti I still see them everyday. If your seeing less, its because you have stopped looking.
2:37 This munition can destroy the thin outer shield but the main armour is designed to protect tank against it.
Side armor is not as thick as the front armor.
All MBTs concentrate the heaviest armor at the front
The turtle tank concept started with the DPR forces (mostly made up of locals from the eastern parts of Ukraine that is pro-russian), they have always been more underarmed compared to the russian armed forces which has led to them always looking at "ghetto"-style solutions to problems on the battlefield. This turtle design they made was actually super successful because it led an assault that marked the first meaningful advance around Krasnohorivka in a long time.
Personally I like the word "battering tank" more, because that's the main purpose of it. Be at the head of the column, clear mines, soak incoming projectiles (mainly by a large margin FPV drones), make a hole in the line and then the column follows up on its success. It was never meant to help against artillery or something like a javelin, because the purpose was to launch an armored assault and be quick in order to avoid effective artillery, advanced anti-tank systems though will obviously knock it out. But FPV drones and artillery is the largest threat on the battlefield in Ukraine, and it's made to counter both, which it doesn't do perfectly but at least it's a cheap improvement.
Just think about it logically, your tank gets tasked with being the front tank.. would you want to cover your tank up with more defense making it harder for FPV drones to penetrate weak spots? I think the answer is obvious lol.
And Turtle tanks only appeared during the time Ukraine on extreme shortage of artillery shells bwcause the next package be stucked on US Senate. They slowly disappeared when the new batch of arty shells and ATGM arrived. So I guess they will emerged again next time Ukraine on low of arty shells
@@superspies32 True, very true
To be fair not only DPR rebels but Ukrainians also did this to their vehicles in 2014 ATO conflict, google "«Шушпанцеры» Украины" you'll see some examples from Ukraine, DPR even captured some of those, and vice versa.
@@F.B.I Not true I still see turtle tanks doing successful offensives.
Died 2010
Born 2024
Welcome back, assault gun
The funniest thing is that Abrams began to sculpt such barbecues and install Contact 1 dynamic protection systems, as well as mobile electronic warfare installations
Oh, yeah, the classic "Blyatmobile" or "turtle tank" has come to action, but the "Tutel" tank is best!!!
bob semple tank is the best bro
@@TM0TP For a zombie apocalypse?, no doubt bro.
2 Corrections i have to mention for this vido.
1. The vast majority of anti tank weapons work with HEAT or Tandem rounds which simply means its either a beam created by the explosion of the round that cuts into the tank or that paired with a explosive round that destroys the reactive armor of a tank befor the shaped charge takes effect. This sort of ammunition is easily negated by the layered protection of these tanks including something like a javelin if its any of the itterations that has a reinforced top with not just wooden boards and some wire mesh but as seen in some examples, actual concret roofs.
2. These DIY project tanks arent intended to face off in combat, most carry some ammunition since as mentioned their main armament due to the construct around them essentially functions like a WW2 tank destroyer. However they are still capable and sometimes intended to face off against infantry by i.e lobbing high explosive rounds into buildings or trenches, treelines etc. whilst drawing anti tank fire allowing APCs and IFVs to deploy their troops with less risk of losing said vehicles and their crew to anti tank fire. Similar works for drones, instead of having a cheap FPV drone destroy tanks or drop explosives into infantry mounted on a vehicle or onto one stranding infantry in the middle of an open field in the eye of an enemy MG emplacement, these tanks block drones from getting close whilst remaining mostly invurnerable to said drones and most anti tank weapons essentially having them function more as support vehicles like engineering vehicles since as seen in the video they can be equipped with EOD tools like a mine flail essentially turning them into a hard to kill mine clearing vehicle that can take charge towards enemy positions through mine fields or anti tank fire. Still any tank or strong anti tank weapon like most guided anti tank missiles can destroy them with a well placed hit to the front since these older tank models dont have the strongest frontal armor.
Wrlng informations
I see.
The tank just doesn't seem practical, that much visibility reduced to maybe stop 2 drones, when someone can just target it with a Javelin or other anti-tank weapons from any of its many blind spots, even when it's just used as a supply truck, i don't think the tank is good at all due to such limited sight
@@CROMSTER a few remarks
1) There have been confirmed videos where turtle tanks successfully survived attacks by more than 10 fpv drones
2) They are still vulnerable to javelin, but the problem is getting close to the tank for a shot - the battlefield is controlled by drones (observation and fpv), and I don't remember the last time I saw a tank hit from javelin
3) visibility from the tank is decided by control from a drone hanging over the battlefield, or a regular webcam that is installed inside.
Turtle tanks are pretty good, although they are not a game-changer, if they were useless, no one would make them in such numbers.
The funny thing is, that it is actually works
yeh it took days to be destroyed or days before they have footage of it being destroyed.....so we can assumed it was used multiple times
No it doesn't
@@LibertyPrime-ur5vtthey’ve launched a successful push with these, so yes, it works
@@LibertyPrime-ur5vt they used it in Toresk offensive , Chasive yar , near kopyansk and more. And 4 only destroyed.
@@LibertyPrime-ur5vt bro, its a fact, not an opiniom. The plate armor can defend against drones.
0:50 These capitalists will never stop Pharoah Tank
Come on it called ''tuTANKhamun''
@@eioclementi1355 nice
@@eioclementi1355can't believe someone said it
Lol. But honestly, ruzzia is just a kleptocracy
The turtle tank looked like that one shy and socially anxious kid in class
It’s not stupid if it works
0:06 I thought this was an old school final fantasy attack animation at first. 9999 damage. Tank sprite turns red and dissolves out with the wooshing sound
Aaaaah ok captured near bhakmut? First of all russia never used before bhakmut they used it after adivvka.
There’s still fighting nearby it.
@@luigimrlgaming9484no russia captured more westren bachmut they literally away
@@Giganibba511 Fighting nearby if you look at the map.
The fights are all around Donetsk suburbs for 11 years now. You probably don't understand that entire ru army, despite being 20 times larger than Ukraine and better financed, failed to capture Donetsk oblast' for a decade. So fighting is in the SAME PLACE STILL. They would need entire population of RF sacrificed to get near Sloviansk, a city they held in 2014. YES, they sent entire army to push Ukraine back to early 2014 lines and after almost a million ruskies goodened, still can't.
@@KasumiRINA Yeah, and they’ve almost completely pushed Ukraine out of Lukhansk at this point. This war was a slow war but the end is in sight now, and Ukraine has broken first. With the U.S elections coming up, chances are there won’t be anymore aid coming into Ukraine regardless of who wins, and Ukraine already has a massive manpower shortage, so its defenses are failing.
When the Russian first did this, Ukrainian and the west make fun of them calling it the blyat mobile. Now apparently Ukrainian put the cages on their tank also.
And even Israel have to put the cage to their tanks to counter against Hamas
Ukrainians put cages, not garden sheds...
Never saw a Ukrainian tank do this. This basically dooms the tank's crew, because its already a tin can, but now its a double tin can without any vision except the optics, which can get destroyed pretty easily.
@@F.B.I i guess ur the expert since ur the FBI
@@liamdinh3524 its a support vehicle, its meant to tank FPV and DJI drones, its extremely prone to enemy anti-tank weapons, thats about it, no incredibly long essays, just facts.
In real, we called this a "Mangal"(brazier)
Mangals are previous variant of this idea, with metal cage over tower of tank
@@ДаниилЛактионов-т2п Да, правильно подметил
in real we called this a Tsar Mangal
Fish State be like:
Xd
Multicrew reference…
I want mocmish back fr
@@Joe_Spier Yeah, but mocmish thinks the age of consent should be lowered to 12.
Tbh also good against rpg ahd HEAT
People are being misinformed. Russia made modifications to a couple t72s and one t62 for use of mine clearing, and scouting out areas. If i remember correctly one of the modified t72s (which didnt have any ammo) had an inoperable horizontal drive, so it was converted to become a mine clearer. The guns are NOT intended to be used in these types of modifications.
Thats is false, you are the one hwonis misinformed. The guns are used and have been used they just have limitied rotation due to the added armour
These have also been used as part of main assault formations.
The main gun simply doesn't need to rotate that much. The frontline is clear and linear*, and where the actual fighting happens, the infantry is already dislodged.
*that's why Ukraine opened a new front despite lacking manpower. They are taught to fight mobile warfare (the nato way) and they can't adapt to the Russian way (stepping from position to position like in a chess board).
Why is he saying there are "reports of" these tanks? There's a zillion videos of these in action...
the same reason most news stories come with "Allegedly" before claims.
I know like it's some big mystery. I have seen on Russian RUclips channels a dozen times
idk but this war is hella secretive so we barely even know what goes on
@@FakeLootAnimations its not secretive, there are many channels to know whats going on, if you are pro ukr, go for denys davidov. if you are pro russia, look for.... idk since youtube suppressed those channels, if you are neutral, look for HistoryLegends/Weeb Union/DefensePoliticsAsia etc.
Present toons for you, to tone down your critical thinking, use specific grammar to keep you in the place of uncertainty and in the dark. Nah... I am conspiracy theorist.
On paper it's a decent idea with a lot of potential. The problem is that it debuffs the tank to the point it becomes a modern day WWI tank.
Drones are the reason why this is happening even western tanks are not safe last year the counter offensive the lancet drone was a menace
Not that big of a deal since those tanks are purely for support roles. All they need to do is jam/attract the drones, clear the mines and provide cover for the rest of the detachment. It's certainly not a perfect solution but it seems to work better than just throwing a shiny new unmodified T-90M in its place, and for cheaper too.
Yeah, thats what tanks are going back to, WW2 and the Cold war were the Tank era, now with drones surveilling everything allowing quick artillery and even bombs to be dropped from them. Tanks are no longer what they were before and the turtle tank resembles an attempt to modify a tank to the new kind of warfare
It was the temporary solution during the time Ukraine lacked of artillery shells due to the support pack from US be halted at congress. Those tanks slowly disappeared in June after the artillery shell supplies arrived. I bet that those will returned when Ukraine low on arty shell again.
You seems to not know anything and these videos are not helpful, these tanks are not even have ammunition because these tank are not being used for combat, it is being used for clearing minefield, clearing the path for the column of other tanks and IFVs, because in a assault front vehicle is the most important part of the column, more accurate name is "battering tank".
Needs to be camo option in tank video games.
i love the little detail of the man holding the armor at 5:36 without goggles has red eyes from the welding arc
Kinda like "camping" in online games is called "zoning" or "area control" if done by "1337 pr0" players, but it's just plain camping if done by "noobs".
5:10 fish state be like:
One thing not mentioned is turtle tank having smaller heat signature, acting like a massive poncho.
Small correction......the outer scrap metal shell is still good against shaped charge weapons (i.e. RPG7) since the rocket would detonate after hitting the scrap metal, thus preventing the Munroe Effect from damaging the main armour.
The scrap metal would also slow down kinetic projectiles making them yaw, tumble, keyhole instead of the tank taking the full brunt.
Surprisingly, before the War on Ukraine, back in 2017 the Philippine Army and Marine Corps in Marawi actually use wooden and slat armor against the Maute and Abu Sayyaf terrorists that are occupying the city, in fact the APCs that using these improvised armor were still effective conventional armor for the Philippine Ground Forces of both Army and Marines, which the latter it liberated the city of Marawi.
There were a lot of examples of turtle tanks in Syria war start from 2013
Think about Baba Yaga's house... But it's a tank instead of chicken.
Дом на курьих ножках
Russians take him joke name "Tsar Mangal"
At some point, a new tank design will appear, and everyone will panic.
can we get a history video about the history of Drone warfare?
Who else would be interested?
When Russia improvises something to stop drones: ha ha lmao what a bunch of losers
If Ukraine does the same: Brave fighters, saving their vehicles and crews. Slava kokaini
Funny I've seen that same thing happen vice versa
@@DNG12900 For example?
exactly! hypocrites!
istg, this comment section is a dumpster fire
The difference being Russia was supposedly a modern military with top-of-the-line equipment. This has proven laughably false.
The 'turtle tank' is a fascinating example of how desperate times lead to desperate measures. It might seem crude, but it's a reminder that even in modern warfare, soldiers are still finding creative ways to adapt to emerging threats like drones.
It's a reminder that in war practicality is always above aesthetics.
This reminds me of the "free wifi" tank from the Philippines during the Marawi siege...
yeah they used this too
Some pretty good, mostly unbiased info. Good
I liked the little cameo that Gen. Patton had yelling at the men for putting random crap on the tanks. For those who dont regularly watch; this is a callback to a previous episode that featured a scene very similar.
I like the name assault shed.
This turtle tank looks a lot like a Mendeleev tank, which, ironically was also a russian protoype tank
the tank shed is really good at protecting it from drones, but the rollers are not covered and you can just hit them and the tank will not be able to move and you will have to evacuate, but for etc. the crew of the tank could easily run away so they are stupid
Barn Tank is how to counter FPV drones.
5:48 average WT PLAYER😁
Lots of benefits, could be a old tank or a new, hard to tell with the improvished shed. Drone production, abd could be good camouflage. Just a shed next to a house
Looks like a Churchill gun carrier lol
4:52 Barotrauma vibes anyone?
i watched a single turtle tank take 6-7 anti-tank mines and 3 fpv drones, so it really isn't useless at all
Забавно что считают потери в деньгах, а не в 3 членах экипажа в этом танке
Before people start mocking this scrap metal heap understand that the town were it was deployed at is now firmly under Russian control. Krasnohorivka pre war population of 50000 was for ten years like Avdiivka fortified and was mined all around. This Turle tank was able to clear a way thru mine fields allowing Russian units to enter the town and after 3 months the inner city was taken with only the outskirts left after the Ukrainians withdrew the Russians have been using the town as a base to attack the direction of Kurakhove a massive settlement which was acting as a forward base for the Ukrainians. If the turletank didn't exist Krasnohorivka would have been a longer costlier battle for the Russians. Don't need to be pro Russian or Ukrainian to see that effect
Sure thing, Yuriy
@@andyj8841 Wikipedia confirmed
@@asavelakuse6865 wikipedia easily vandalized by moskals who want their fantasies to be real
You're missing the most important thing. Tanks by themselves just don't work in this war. They're more like inconvenient artillery.
Also known as "Blyat Mobil"
If it looks stupid but it works
It’s not stupid then
1590s - korean turtle ship(basically invincible, was never destroyed by the enemies of koreans, has poison gas breath)
2020s - russian turtle tank(basically impossible to not destroy, was always destroyed)
Simple answer Russia Called the A TEAM
i dont think javelin has a kinetic penetrator. I think a plate added to the outside (even if it is thin) will cause the missile to explode without contacting the armor and cause the penetration performance to decrease significantly.
Javelins have tandem charges - first explosion blows a hole into the protection making way for the second charge to hit the tank directly
@@TotallyNotAFox tandem does not work like that. Its for blowing up reactive armor
@@TotallyNotAFox even if it blows a hole it will too tiny for missile to pass
they said javelin cannt lock on this tank due to weird look lmao
@@skarhabekgreyrukh8601 who said that?
What a hack?!
I've never seen T-62 in such modifacation atacking defence posi tions
6:25 Cages do not protect against suicide attacking drones but those drones rarely could destry a whole tank with a crew in one hit as well as atgm. Cages are protecting abanddoned tank against grenade drops and made at least part of them recoverable. It's a cheap and potentionally could save you a whole tank so no point do not using it.
No One's Talking About Russia's New Tank, literally me after see this tank videos for months, bruh
These tanks actually works, and they played main role in big breakthrough on all fronts.
Assuming the cupola cage is for anything other than drones dropping explosives into the hatch, while showing a drone doing that.
😂 reminds me of the billboard dirt track cars,they have a huge billboard that stands straight up on one side of the car .
Close enough, welcome back casemate tank design
reject turret, return to casemate
Ukraine: call rusiians "dumb orks"
Russians: AND WE TOOK ET PERZOANOLLY
"Tanks are easy prey to drones now."
A rusky tank that looks like a shed: UNO reverse Card.
We call it "the cope cage" so russian crews can cope with being potentially cooked by drones 😂
2:47 Actually it´s called Pharao-tank 😂
Was really hoping for a Blackhawk down video from you guys today
Oh, look, an unbiased video! It's a miracle!
The infographic show is biased this one is actually good
Most turtle tanks I've seen where leading a column of other tanks, and it was equipped with mine plowing equipment, so they where indeed rightfully the priority target. Also they tend to get immobilized by said mines and then destroyed by drone using the doors and hatches left open.
Just shed the shed as soon as you are at the front line.
I mean you got a tank engine. Put down one anchor and pull.
Then you have the advantage of protection against drones on the move and you can use your turret again.
Beware of the Shed Tank by a dude that’s some say he punts his opponents, he drives around the Nurburgring alot
Jimmy Broadbent.
Im liking the "red painted interior " & "bottle" animations on the cut-away RU tanks! Pretty sneaky-breaky of you & shows the team is evolving , & not afraid to try new things. How very un-lazy of them. Apply 3 pats on back , and one standard " atta boy " to each team member. = 15% credit bonus applied to next video. GJ
Maus 2.0 lore
the mad max mods of vehicles in this war are cool to see
These commentators can laugh all they want
Yet those things are good and clear out well
I would encourage a more open minded perspective. The video states that the vehicle is useless in combat, likely based on the assumption that it is intended to operate as a conventional tank. Further, since it does not quite fit this description, there is the idea that it's used for logistics, rather than considering other roles.
What's far more likely, is that they may be deployed as static weapons similar to the SPG-9 within a fortified emplacement. It still fires a 155mm ammunition of various types, nothing to take lightly. As far as the design of the outer metal shell, if it were to be used as a static / movable emplacement, it's a sitting target for drone attacks. This is a very inexpensive solution that is likely designed for the following reasons:
1. The triangular geometry is not designed to protect against projectiles such as a shell or a rocket. It's specifically designed to deflect bombs dropped by drones. The top of the tank is relatively flat, this is designed to cause low velocity munitions dropped by drone to be directed away from the top of the vehicle where the armor is far thinner than other areas rather than just hitting a flat surface and detonating.
2. It's a primitive buffer similar to reactive armor. A shell has so much kinetic energy that it would punch through the thin metal shell like paper without detonating and hit the tank like usual. However, the types of bombs dropped by drones, are much more susceptible to detonation on impact. Detonating above the tank disperses the energy of the explosion in all directions, rather than right on the vehicle itself and could limit damage.
As an OEF vet...this is nostalgia mixed with nightmare fuel. The Thor systems & primitive mine rollers kept us alive in Trashcanistan
Now imagine if they could fly, because they can.
You invade a country and call them trash..?
@@Hrrrrrrrrrreng they can't fly very far or very well at best. Maintenance on those things is gonna prove to be difficult when they weren't maintained very well to begin with. Thank the Pentagon failed audits for that one 🥹
2:59 It's basically a Russian Stridsvagn 103
It’s a good idea just not executed well. Maybe if the turret was holding a tight metal mesh umbrella, it’d help against drones while keeping the turret normal. There’s little to stop AT but drones can for sure be thwarted.
the armor of the tank itself is supposed to stop AT normally that's not the sheet's job, plus it could maybe hide the tank's weakspots in the sides, so that the ennemy could not fire accurately but i don't know
@@justacat2 I agree there is definitely a metal umbrella design that’s being overlooked by these tank designers. I would think the lack of drone protection is cause it’s so new and becoming a common idea, even Taiwan is using drone mortar drops.
Simple history should make a video about the mendelev tank
It obviously works it’s on video they get taken out sometimes but it’s rare compared to normal tanks
since about a year they are talking about turtle tanks, there are many videos on youtube about this
The turret limitation makes it akin to a tank destroyer like the StuG or the Jagdpanzer
Gaijin: yeah look hear me out simple history this is gonna be at BR of 13.7 soon
Your videos on history are amazing! They are great.
It only worked against light combat drones which deploys grenades into hatches or suicide drones. Now after the US send new supply to Ukraine they have TOW and Javelin Missiles, so the rusty metal wont work anymore.
Someone was looking into Bob Semple's work for inspiration?
But, if it is nothing more than a sacrificial lamb to save the rest of the advancing tanks, why even use a tank at all? Why not a cheap atv or truck. It would save money, fuel, crew, and an ever-shortening supply of tanks.
wouldn't netting be more effective like a bug net you put over a bed as that would stop drones getting close. all you'd have to do is weld a pole sticking up to the top of a tank & put netting over the pole
That's what the Cope Cage was
Turtle tanks are already be blown up by drones.
They fly along the barrel of the tank hitting the turret.
If drones are the only threat the shed protects against while making the vehicle unfit for combat they'd be better of with a more conventional electronic warfare platform with a better field of vision.
The main Point about that constructions is that they work.
Also, tsar-grill can carry stormtroopers to enemy positions