🧵The T-90M is known for being arguably the most protected tank of all the in-service russian MBTs but the turret side protection leaves a lot to be desired...
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The turret side is protected by two segments of Relikt ERA (Explosives sandwiched between 2x flyer plates). One of them is angled, while the upper one is not. This leaves a large gap in the side protection, as the non-angled ERA will perform much worse.
Russian forces had to learn the hard way, as issues with this area of the tank have appeared over the course of the war, with some tanks being penetrated in the side of the turret.
They began deploying an impromptu solution to this problem, by mounting small bags of ERA on top of the flat portion, in an attempt to improve the protection. This improves it against RPGs and ATGMs, but not armor piercing tank shells, due to the lack of heavy flyer plates.
This is only one of the many examples of russian tank features which have been overlooked by the designers. The russian army is constantly having to adapt as they discover the flaws of their vehicles from combat experience and attempt to field quick solutions.
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