Russia's T-14 Armata, one of its newest main battle tanks seen on video while training, is sparking ideas about whether it will see combat in Ukraine.
Will the T-14 Armata Rock the Ukrainians Soon?
Last November 20, videos of Russia's new battle tank on one of the training grounds for its armed forces said local media, reported Eurasian Times.
The Russian soldiers were seen moving alongside the Armata tank on a concrete road as it moved through dirt in the clip. This footage was released over a month after one related video went viral on the internet last month. Another early video was from Kazan in the capital of the Russian Republic of Tatarstan; some media outlets say it is in the village of Midginskaya in Luhansk, noted Sofrep.
Military watchers and cybernauts closely watching the dispute doubted if the brand-new tank could be used in battle as soon as the most recent video surfaced online. But the Armata is still under testing, and many are curious if Ukraine is a testing ground for new arms.
Nevertheless, it is assumed that Russia's decision to hold off on using such tanks in combat is an attempt to keep cutting-edge technology out of potentially risky situations in case it has to end up in the hands of its foreign rivals.
Russian Federation's New Tank Is Formidable
Moreover, Russia may be contemplating adjustments to the T-14 given the lessons it has understood from the actual battle, where it lost so many tanks, citing Military Today.
Russian media said the cost of one tank is 350 million rubles which is more expensive than the T-72 or the B-3 version. Losing it in combat is unthinkable.
As shown by estimates posted on Twitter by the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, between February 24 and November 20, Russia managed to lose 2,886 tanks.
The Russian T-72 and T-90 tanks that were heavily engaged in combat by Russia in the current conflict were broken by Ukraine using a wide range of anti-tank munitions, UAVs, and rockets.
A Russian magazine remarked that it drew attention, but the vehicle was insanely expensive. Consequently, the Ministry of Defense indicated that there's no need to rush with high volumes of arms.
As well as the focus should be on the T-72, T-80, and T-90 tanks, using huge modernization possibilities integrated into them back in Soviet times.
Against such a background, Russia might be predicted to be anxious about dispatching the T-14 to battle Ukraine, as the latter has amplified the ground assault since re-taking Kherson.
Russia seems to have developed a tank with the Armata that can outfight NATO tanks by highlighting performance over quantity, mentioned Yahoo.
Nevertheless, the tank's output has been delayed for a while, with the Russian military lowering the number of tanks for itself in several units.
The Russian Federation's T-14 Armata MBT is a tank level to the west but too expensive based on doctrine.