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A Russian T-90M has been captured in Kharkiv Oblast, a couple days after the rapid retreat of the Russian Army. The reason for the retreat is completely stranger to me, as the Kharkiv region was one of the most fought-over regions since the start of the invasion. Nonetheless, it is gone and probably will not return to Russian hands - not in the condition it once was, definitely. The captured Proryv-3 sported Nakidka thermal/visual camouflage which many know as the one being found on some obscure post-Soviet Russian or Ukrainian T-64/T-80 variants. The T-90M was also the only tank in the war to sport Nakidka. The tank appears to be detracked, thus why it was abandoned by Russian forces. Why they abandoned it so quickly after being immobilised would probably be attributed to the undeniably plummeting Russian morale and will to fight in Ukraine, especially in this Kharkiv region. T-90M sporting Nakidka camouflage with what looks like a PNM-T, also signalling to a brand new model The T-90M...

  Current projects: - Falcon 2 - Armata   - Armata's development log Projects awaiting completion: - American prototype components Projects awaiting start: - M1TTB - Chinese FY-series ERA Possible abandonments: - V-92 engines The world is troubled, I don't want to meddle there. Everything is non-political, everything must be factual.

China has recently developed a new tungsten that is "more pure, tensile and durable" than other existing tungsten metals. The tungsten was developed by a team of scientists in the Chinese Acedemy of Sciences, situated in Hefei, Anhui province. The team had reported that they had developed "the strongest bulk material derived from tungsten," and reported that the new technology would be able to be used in the most demanding of applications - both civilian and military. Now with this technology, Chinese engineers might not need to develop kinetic energy projectiles that long to achieve a similar amount of penetration on par with other nation's best projectiles, like Germany's DM53 (63 and 73 bear no significant differences aside from penetration) and America's M829A4. OFL 120 G1 projectile, similarly possessing a tungsten core Source:  SCMP

Ukraine has sent Poland 5,000 23 mm APDS-T (Armour Piercing Discarding Sabot - Tracer) rounds to Ukraine as aid. The current type is currently unconfirmed, however it does seem as if they are  23 x 152 mm for ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft cannons. There is an option for Ukraine to receive another 66,000 23 mm rounds.  Links:  Breaking Defense ,  23 x 152 mm shell specs

Composite armour is no stranger to anyone who knows modern tanks, or tanks at all. It's usually told that the T95 experimental medium tank  was the first to feature it. However, reportedly in August 1943, with the headaches of shaped charges, namely the Panzerfaust and Panzershreck anti-tank weaponry that were introduced in 1942 and 1943 respectively. At the time, the Panzerschreck produced, in German and Finnish tests , around 230 mm of penetration against standard RHA steel at 90 degrees, which lowered to 160 mm at 60 degrees, then 95 mm at 30 degrees. This was impressive, even for around 1 or 2 years after World War 2, where HEAT weaponry was beginning to be mastered by all nations. In Finnish tests, FHA steel was used, where at 30 degrees, the Panzershreck penetrated 100 mm of FHA. For comparison, the  M47 Patton had around ~180 mm of CHA (LOS thickness), dead-centre on the hull which was angled at around 56 to 60 degrees.  In post-war  US tests of captured enem...

The USA  sent Ukraine 300 Javelins as we all know, however what is undiscussed is the fact they're old and presumably have reduced reliability. Below displays an image of the exact same order of Javelins that were sent to Ukraine. The order is "DAAH01-00-C-0108", and below here according to  this website , for the same order: "Date Signed The date that a mutually binding agreement was reached. The date signed by the Contracting Officer or the Vendor, whichever is later.:  06/24/2003 Effective Date The date that the parties agree will be the starting date for the contract's requirements. :  06/24/2003 Current Completion Date For an initial award, the scheduled contract completion date for the base contract and any options exercised at the time of the award. For modifications that exercise options, the revised scheduled completion date for the base contract and the exercised options.:  03/06/2006" …and this image below (taken from US Army manual for the Javel...