The American "Abrams" of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was equipped with ARAT-1 dynamic protection

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The Americans announced that they had delivered the first batch of their Abrams tanks to the Ukrainians at the end of September 2023. In total, the United States promised to give Ukraine 31 units, but since then the tanks dissolved in the Ukrainian expanses and no one has seen them. Now the Armed Forces of Ukraine have posted a video of one of the M1A1SA/FEP on the Internet.

The footage shows a gas turbine tank, clearly being prepared for combat operations. On the side projections of the hull, elements of the first generation Abrams Reactive Armor Tiles anti-cumulative dynamic protection screens made in the USA are visible. The ARAT-1 was based on the Bradley Reactive Armor Tiles dynamic protection system, previously developed for the M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle.



It is likely that similar remote sensing units may appear on the turret and in other places of the Abrams, which will increase the tank’s protection and make it more difficult to defeat it with FPV drones, grenades dropped from UAVs, loitering ammunition, a number of ATGMs, RPGs and other anti-tank weapons with a monoblock warhead. But where exactly the video was filmed is not clear.


At the same time, this remote sensing system is practically incapable of providing protection against the 9M133M-2 ATGM Kornet ATGM and the Vikhr-1 ATGM with tandem warheads, especially at heading angles of more than 45 degrees. Therefore, there is a second configuration option. The Ukrainians may well equip the Abrams with elements of the KHSCHKV-19P “Knife” dynamic protection, which is installed on the T-64BM2 “Bulat” tanks, placing them on the front and side armor plates of the turret. After the first fire contacts, it will become clear which configuration option has been selected.

It should be noted that the Americans and Ukrainians clearly drew certain conclusions from their mistakes. The fact is that the first batches of Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, previously received by the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the Pentagon, were generally sent into battle without any remote protection. The Americans simply forgot about such useful gizmos, and after a while the Ukrainians greatly disturbed them, since the supplied infantry fighting vehicles were quickly destroyed by the Russians and now the Bradleys of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are equipped with BRAT, increasing their survivability.
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  1. Dmitry Volkov
    Dmitry Volkov
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    14 January 2024 21: 02
    A tank is a consumable item, well, with dynamic protection, instead of one missile, you need two...
  2. Prisoner
    Prisoner
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    14 January 2024 22: 11
    Americans will learn that abrashka is being prepared “for marriageable age,” and all those who prepare it are on the chopping block. Do they need this kind of advertising?
  3. canopus
    canopus
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    14 January 2024 22: 45
    The crests have been marinating these tanks for a long time, apparently the owner is afraid of bad publicity when they start to burn. The British burned a couple of Challengers and they immediately died down - they said that they had no more tanks and hid the rest somewhere in the rear
  4. svoroponov
    svoroponov
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    15 January 2024 14: 43
    At one time, during testing at a test site near St. Petersburg, an uninstalled missile projectile pierced the Abrams tower from a distance of 6800 meters, straight through. This tower was brought for testing from Iraq. This was about 2.5 years ago.
    Today, this projectile with a installation called Kornet 1D is already on the front line. In addition to the missile, the sight has been improved both for the approach of the target and for the day-night parameter. As a result, recently, Pskov paratroopers using a similar installation hit a foreign infantry fighting vehicle along with a Ukrainian crew at a range of 7800 meters. In general, the maximum destruction range of this installation is about 10000 m.
    So Abrams is in for big trouble when he appears at the front. The Americans strengthened the side armor but did not touch the forehead, considering it impenetrable. Today the weight of this monster has exceeded 72 tons and this is not the limit. If they hang it up, then it’s better to immediately send it to scrap metal or bury it, turning the tank into a bunker.
  5. Flight
    Flight
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    11 February 2024 12: 54
    The American "Abrams" of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was equipped with ARAT-1 dynamic protection

    It will be too small. It is advisable to concrete the perimeter and throw about five meters of soil on top, and you will get a good “long-term” point.
  6. Jstas
    Jstas
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    27 February 2024 11: 36
    The burning Leopard and Challenger were replaced by the burning Abrams
    The first M1 Abrams will probably be credited to units of the 15th Motorized Rifle Brigade from Samara.
    Kyiv kept these tanks in reserve until the last moment, but ultimately sent them to the front due to a shortage of armored vehicles.
    The fact that Abrams, Leopards and Challengers are much worse suited to the current war than Soviet tanks was clear even before the conflict. Heavy, gluttonous, dynamic protection not for everyone. One fact is important now: the symbol of American military power is burning incompetently. And the whole world sees it.
    Well, as a confirmation of the obvious know-how of the SVO - an expensive tank is carried forward feet first by a simple crew from a UAV and a grenade launcher. Such is the arithmetic of war.
    Now we expect the following excuses:
    1. Abrams of the wrong system
    2. The crew consisted of Kremlin agents,
    3. The tank was not destroyed, but simply disguised as a damaged one,