T-14 Armata

T-14 Armata
A Russian Army T-14 Armata tank in rehearsal for Victory Day celebrations
TypeMain battle tank
Place of originRussia
Production history
DesignerUral Design Bureau of Transport Machine-Building, Uralvagonzavod[1]
Designed2014
ManufacturerUralvagonzavod[1]
Unit cost$3.7–$4.6 million in 2015[2][3] $5–7.1 million in 2022 [4]
Produced2014–2021 (prototypes), 2021–present (serial version)[5]
No. builtUnknown/Low tens[6][7]
Specifications
Mass55 tonnes[8]
Length10.7 m (35 ft)[9]
Width3.5 m (11 ft)
Height3.3 m (11 ft)
Crew3

Calibre125 mm (4.92 in)
Effective firing range5 km, Uralvagonzavod claims
Maximum firing range12 km, Uralvagonzavod claims

Armour44S-sv-Sh Steel[1][10]
Main
armament
2A82-1M 125 mm smoothbore cannon with 45 rounds (of which, 32 in the autoloader).[11]
Future version may use the smoothbore 2A83 152 mm tank gun.
Secondary
armament
12.7 mm (12 in) Kord machine gun (6P49), 7.62 mm (0.30 in) PKTM machine gun (6P7К)
Engine12N360 Diesel Double Turbocharger
1,100 kW (1,500 hp)[12]
Power/weight20.4 kW/t (27.3 hp/t)
Transmission12-speed automatic gearbox
SuspensionHydropneumatic suspension
Operational
range
Min. 500 kilometres (310 mi)[12]
Maximum speed 75–80 km/h (47–50 mph) (estimated)[12]

The T-14 Armata (Russian: Т-14 «Армата»; industrial designation Russian: Объект 148, romanizedObyekt 148, lit.'Object 148') is a Russian main battle tank (MBT) based on the Armata Universal Combat Platform.

The Russian Army initially planned to acquire 2,300 T-14s between 2015 and 2020.[13][14][15] By 2018, production and fiscal shortfalls delayed this to 2025,[16] before Russia announced the apparent cancellation of the main production run on 30 July 2018.[17] However, as of 2021, the Russian state-owned TASS media agency claimed the Armata had been expected to begin serial production in 2022, with delivery of a test batch of 100 to the 2nd Guards Tamanskaya Motor Rifle Division expected to begin in 2022.[18] The tanks are planned to only be officially transferred following completion of all state tests.[19][20][21][22] In December 2021 the Russian state conglomerate Rostec stated that serial production had commenced,[5] with "more than 40" Armata tanks anticipated to be delivered to Russian troops after 2023.[23] On 4 March 2024, Sergey Chemezov, the CEO of Rostec, stated that the T-14 Armata had entered service with the Russian Armed Forces.[24]

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  8. ^ Вес танка и БМП на платформе «Армата» рассекретили на «Армии-2019» 2019-06-28
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  18. ^ "Russian Army to get 1st batch of combat vehicles based on Armata platform in 2022".
  19. ^ "Russia: Two battalions of T-14 Armata MBT tanks will enter in service". Army Recognition: Global Defense & Security News. February 2018. Archived from the original on 23 October 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  20. ^ "Первые "Арматы" получат таманцы". Izvestia. 12 May 2017. Archived from the original on 12 May 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
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  24. ^ "Чемезов рассказал, почему танк «Армата» не применяют в ходе СВО". www.fontanka.ru (in Russian). 4 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.

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