(TrueTrendNews.com) – As the war between Russia and Ukraine continues to rage, the invading country has attracted attention for its so-called “turtle tanks.”
The devices are Russia’s method of further protecting their assets as both nations have improved their drones to be better protected from exploding on the battlefield, including doubling down on the amount of outer armor. The additional protective layers are intended to provide greater protection against inbound artillery, missiles, and little drones that are equipped with explosive devices.
The war, which began with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, has been analyzed for its modern approach to warfare. The use of drones—and contemporary technological features—has been said to exemplify a historic shift in modern combat.
Both Russia and Ukraine have been using similar approaches to drone and tank protection, but Russia has recently launched a new piece of equipment that has been dubbed the “turtle tank” by some. Videos of the new design have circulated on social media in the past few weeks, revealed by intelligence experts who source from Ukrainian military members.
Based on observation and expert opinion, the new design features metal armor covering all sides of the tank except for the front, at which point the gun comes out in a similar appearance to a turtle head.
The Foreign Policy Research Institute’s senior fellow Rob Lee reported that one such tank was involved in a Russian attack on Krasnohorivka, a town in eastern Ukraine, that occurred in the middle of April. One video of the incident shows the turtle tank apparently going through a munitions strike without being destroyed. According to Lee, this new design is not as strange as it may look. He pointed out that Russia’s military is merely adjusting its weapons to the “particular conditions” of the Ukrainian battlefield.
The turtle tanks are also believed to have some capability to identify and clear mines when traversing the ground.
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