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Russia delivers 200 T-90M tanks to Pro-Russian forces of Lugansk People's Republic armyrecognition.com/ukraine_-_russ… Why the #tank argument is silly. #Russia has already offloaded 200 T-90Ms to its forces in E. Ukraine & Ukraine won't receive a handful of NATO tanks until "several months"

2/ these T-90M tanks come directly from the factory of the Uralvagonzavod tank manufacturer located in the city of Nizhny Tagil. These tanks will strengthen the existing military units of the Pro-Russian Armed Forces in the region.

3/ For several weeks, Russia has been increasing the deployment of its latest generation of T-90M tanks in the theaters of operations in Ukraine.

4/ The T-90M is the latest generation of Main Battle Tank (MBT) in the T-90 tank family. It was unveiled to the public during the edition 2017 of military exercise Zapad which was held from 14 to 20 September 2017.

5/ It is an improved version of the T-90 MBT with more protection, mobility, and firepower.

6/ According to Army General Oleg Leonidovich Salyukov, the current Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces, the armor of the T-90M is able to withstand modern ATGMs (Anti-Tank Guided Missiles) including the American Javelin anti-tank missile.

7/ The tank is fitted with the third-generation of Relikt which is the most modern ERA (Explosive Reactive Armor) developed by the Russian defense industry.

8/ The T-90M is also equipped with elements of the Afganit APS (Active Protection System) which are also mounted on the T-14 Armata MBT.

9/ The system can reportedly intercept armor-piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot kinetic energy penetrators in addition to high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) munitions.

10/ Standard equipment of the T-90M also includes the Kalina, a new generation of automatic target tracker and computerized fire control system.

11/ The system is capable of automatically tracking and continuously locking the MBT (Main Battle Tank) main gun on a target based on input from various sensors until the gunner decides to engage the target.

12/ The Kalina also includes a panoramic sight providing 360° combat situation awareness at the same time for the tank commander and the gunner.