| Tango01 | 11 Aug 2014 10:38 p.m. PST |
"Tank crews of the Syrian army use T-72 main battle tank especially upgraded for urban warfare. A photo released on Internet show a Syrian army T-72M1 main battle tank fitted with new wire cage armor to increase protection against anti-tank guided missiles and rocket-propelled grenades. This new upgrade does not reduce the operational capacity of the tank. According to some military experts, this upgrade is performed by local industrial plant, based on the experience of Iranian tankers that use the same type of armour. The slat armour is fitted all-around the turret to give 360° protection and to each side of the hull…"
Full article here
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| 14th Brooklyn | 12 Aug 2014 1:57 a.m. PST |
I guess the driver will not get out alive, if that thing brews up! :-( |
| MHoxie | 12 Aug 2014 2:07 a.m. PST |
Don't Fence Me In
I'm Only a Tank in a Gilded Cage
Good Fences Make Good Neighbors
…Nor Iron Bars a Cage Slats all, folks |
| BattlerBritain | 12 Aug 2014 4:55 a.m. PST |
Is that armour or scaffolding? |
| Prof Pate | 12 Aug 2014 5:27 a.m. PST |
and the point of the camouflage is? |
 Legion 4   | 12 Aug 2014 6:48 a.m. PST |
The "Turkey Cage" and "balls & chains" is all the fashion rage for AFVs to wear when going to town this year !!!!!  And should stay fashionable for many years to come. It's the new "little black dress" of AFV fashion trends !!!! |
| flicking wargamer | 12 Aug 2014 8:01 a.m. PST |
They should put a few chickens inside the cage. Then the paint would not be needed at all. |
| Garand | 12 Aug 2014 10:04 a.m. PST |
I thought the Syrians were just using T-72As! Damon. |
| Weasel | 12 Aug 2014 11:59 a.m. PST |
It's basically just Schurzen. |
| Mako11 | 12 Aug 2014 3:24 p.m. PST |
As an armored vehicle fan, and modeler, I can't say I am happy with this trend. However, I suspect the vehicle crews have a different outlook on this development. |
| Weasel | 12 Aug 2014 4:12 p.m. PST |
Reading WW2 books, one thing that stands out is that tank crews will always find ways to extend their life spans a bit. Whether it's GI's welding railroad parts to the front of Shermans or Soviet tankers welding bed springs to T34 hulls. Might be a market out there for a manufacturer making some of these improvised defence systems. |
| Legion 4 | 13 Aug 2014 7:14 a.m. PST |
The cage should stop most weapons like RPGs or maybe other HEAT type projectiles … In Vietnam, some Armor/Mech crews just used standard heavy wire fence sections like you find around installations. Strung from standard Engineer "U" shaped pickets. When they'd stop for a long time period, go NDP, etc. … They'd set up the fence strung on pickets in front and possibly on the sides of vehicle. The B-40s/RPGs would get hung up in the wire, and usually didn't detonate. And if it did, the warhead would explode and have little to no effect … Lessons learned put to good use, by some US AFVs, like Strykers and others …. link |
| Tango01 | 13 Aug 2014 10:59 a.m. PST |
Those tanks… didn't have an scape door behind the tank? Amicalement
Armand |
| Tango01 | 13 Aug 2014 10:16 p.m. PST |
BTR-80 Joker 8x8 armoured personnel carrier with four SPG-9M 73mm recoilless guns Ukrainian army . YouTube link Amicalement
Armand |
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