A modified version of the T-62M tank appeared in the southern direction

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A video appeared on the web with a modified version of the T-62M tanks in the ranks of the volunteer Cossack brigade "Don" named after the Archangel Michael. This formation was created in the south of Russia to participate in the NMD in Ukraine and was recently transferred from the Donbass to the southern direction (Nikolaev-Krivoy Rog).

The footage taken by the fighters shows the T-62M with makeshift protective visors on the turrets and dynamic protection "Contact-1" on the hulls of combat vehicles. Tanks are used as fire support.




It should be noted that the expected initial goal of protecting armored vehicles with such visors from ATGM ammunition attacking from above turned out to be unrealistic. However, during the battles with the Armed Forces of Ukraine, such visors acquired for themselves an unexpected and initially unplanned function of protecting them from hand-held cumulative grenades and mortar mines dropped on armored vehicles from commercial quadrocopters hovering in the sky.

The thing is that “bombing from quadrics” has become the most massive and cheap attacking phenomenon, but inexpensive defensive measures have now been taken against it. RKG-3 and other small free-falling ammunition used from these small drones will no longer be able to harm the tank and its crew, causing detonation of the ammunition.

We remind you that on August 22, a State Duma deputy from the Rostov region, Viktor Vodolatsky, informed the public that units of the DKB "Don" broke through the front, which was held by the formations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Nikolaev. The next day, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation confirmed this information.
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    2. -4
      27 August 2022 22: 14
      I couldn’t understand what the use of this drywall canopy was for the t-62m (demon). From rain or something?
      In case of emergency leaving the car, this design will create some inconvenience.
      1. +2
        28 August 2022 09: 24
        I saw a lot of videos, Bandera commercial copters drop grenades, small mines and quite accurately on our tanks. There are even videos when they fall into the open hatch of the tank, detonation of ammunition, guess what happened to the crew?
    3. +2
      28 August 2022 09: 10
      The tank, of course, is old, but it disposes of the svidomnya as good as new.
    4. 0
      28 August 2022 09: 18
      I do not understand.
      If tanks of old modifications do not live up to modern requirements in terms of performance characteristics,
      why not make armored BMPTs out of them by replacing or upgrading the tower ?!
      Moreover, in various versions, with different weapons - 23, 30, 57 mm.
      1. +1
        28 August 2022 11: 32
        Quote: prior
        why not make armored BMPTs out of them by replacing or upgrading the tower ?!
        Moreover, in various versions, with different weapons - 23, 30, 57 mm.

        The T-62 was taken precisely as self-propelled guns 115-125 mm, which are very necessary. Cheap, killer and now - tenacious.
        Equipment with guns 23-30-57 mm is also necessary, just do not need to break other necessary things.
        And for the BMPT, another chassis is needed - more protected / armored, since close contact involves shelling with various RPGs, which were brought from all US satellites.
    5. 0
      28 August 2022 16: 34
      It should be noted that the expected initial goal of protecting armored vehicles with such visors from ATGM ammunition attacking from above turned out to be unrealistic.

      My God, well after all it was clear initially!!!
    6. -1
      29 August 2022 14: 37
      I would also put dynamic protection on the visor, it will be more reliable.
      1. -1
        31 August 2022 16: 03
        It looks like protection from grenades and other small ammunition from quadrocopters above the tower. It was built from improvised means, but it should be done in workshops more efficiently and thoughtfully, with camouflage elements from Javelins and so on ...
    7. 0
      31 August 2022 12: 50
      Yes, with the T-62 our army is strong. It’s interesting that Shoigu in his report to Putin about 72% of new equipment in the army, did he also include these tanks?