Vietnam's T-90S is equipped with the T-14 Armata brain?

According to an announcement from Russia, Vietnam has ordered the T-90S version, not the T-90MS as expected.

When comparing basic configurations, the T-90S seems to be inferior to the T-90MS in both offensive and defensive capabilities.

This is not wrong when placing two factory units side by side, but if it is a newly produced T-90S, it is not necessarily true.

T-72B3 tank model 2017 appeared at the parade on Red Square on May 9, 2017.

In this year's Victory Day parade, the Russian Army introduced a new generation of T-72B3 tanks, which have been equipped with 3rd generation Relikt explosive reactive armor on the sides along with cage armor around the turret.

Although the older ERA Kontakt 5 armor is still present, customers can absolutely request Relikt armor if necessary.

At this point the T-90S's protection level will be no different from the T-90MS.

Besides, Russia has announced that the current T-90 tanks along with the T-72B3 will be equipped with the 1,130 horsepower V-92FS engine, meaning that the mobility between the T-72B3, T-90S or T-90Ms is equivalent.

Will the T-90S be equipped with the 'brain' of the T-14 Armata?

In late 2016, the website izvestia.ru reported that the Russian Army was planning to carry out a deep upgrade package for the T-72B3 and T-90A main battle tanks currently serving in their armored force, by applying technologies applied on the T-14 Armata.

These tanks will receive the latest electronic components in the T-14 Armata's fire control system, such as the automatic target detection and tracking (ASC) device and an upgraded ballistic computer (WB), enabling the ability to destroy enemies with absolute precision, even in zero visibility.

ASC helps the gunner - commander operate as simply as possible, it will independently follow the enemy tank, control the turret's rotation direction as well as the elevation angle of the main gun.

Meanwhile, WB analyzes different options from speed, direction of vehicle movement to weather conditions and gun barrel condition, thereby calculating optimal parameters to ensure a hit from the first shot.

The advantage of the above devices is that they almost completely eliminate errors due to human factors, creating great stability.

It is worth noting that this upgrade package can be completely integrated into tanks exported by Russia abroad such as the T-90S or T-90MS.

Thus, it is likely that the newly produced T-90S of Vietnam will not be inferior, and even superior to the T-90MS in some specific features.

According to Baodatviet