Russia and Ukraine have turned to improvised armor solutions to give their tanks extra protection. But Moscow, in recent weeks, appears to have taken this a step further with an innovation. Its new ...
Russia’s bizarre “turtle tank” died the way it lived: encased in an awkward metal shell that prevented its turret from rotating and surely hindered its mobility. Just a day or so after the modified ...
The turtle is not exactly the most ferocious of reptiles, and so calling a tank a "turtle" doesn't seem like it would inspire fear in the hearts of your enemies on a battlefield. Which is why it's not ...
David Axe writes about ships, planes, tanks, drones and missiles. May 14, 2024, 04:43pm EDT A destroyed Russian turtle tank. In early April, a new kind of Russian armored vehicle crawled onto the ...
IN LATE 2021 Russia began welding metal cages over the turrets of its tanks, in an attempt to protect them from attack. The cages proved ineffective—some Western analysts jokingly dubbed them ...