British intelligence admits Russian tank power

"Without exaggeration, the Armata is the most revolutionary change in tank building in half a century. It is no surprise that this tank is causing a stir," - The Sunday Telegraph quoted verbatim from the British Ministry of Defense intelligence report that the newspaper had access to.

Russian Armata tank.

According to the document, Armata is called "the most revolutionary generation of tanks", because it is equipped with a radar system previously deployed on Russian fighter jets, and the tank's special artillery shells have very high initial velocity.

"For the first time, a fully automated and electronically equipped turret was introduced into the design of a main battle tank. For the first time, the tank crew was located in an armored capsule," the document points out.

The Armata general combat chassis will serve the T-14 main battle tank, the T-15 heavy BMP, the T-16 armored repair-evacuation vehicle and a series of combat vehicles. The T-14 tank is equipped with a new 125 mm 2A82-1M gun, mounted separately on an unmanned turret and has very strong firepower./.

According to Sputnik