Military intelligence great Britain recognized the Russian tank T-14 “Armata” the most revolutionary thing that ever happened to tank in the last half century, this publication reports The Telegraph. In the newspaper has got an internal document intended for consideration by the officers of the British army intelligence.
“Without exaggeration, the creation of “Armata” represents the most revolutionary step taken in tank for the last half century. No wonder he caused a sensation,” admits the author of the document.
“Fully loaded, “Armata”, certainly deserves recognition of its most revolutionary tank of its generation. For the first time in a main battle tank built fully automated turret, the first time the crew hid in a special armour,” adds the Creator of the report.
Speaking about the Russian tank, the author of the document drew attention to the recipients of the report to the current defense strategy of the United Kingdom, which does not imply creating a tank that can compete with the “Armata”. The current main tank of the British army Challenger 2 is expected to use up to 2035, therefore the author of the report calls into account the existence of “Armata” and rethink in this regard, the defense strategy of the United Kingdom.
However, the authors note that this report is for the internal study is not ready for use as the official statement of the Ministry of defence of the United Kingdom.
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