Proceed with caution from your JANE'S ref. quote...
1) "The new versions of the T-72B3 seen in the Moscow parade featured a number of
survivability upgrades over existing B3 models. (To your main point.) A
new explosive reactive armour (ERA) layout
fixes some of the vulnerabilities in the existing T-72B3 design and is stated to bring the vehicle to a comparable level of protection as the
export (Not the same necessarily as "home" production i.e. an Indian version of the AH-64E
DOES NOT have the same capabilities as ours, for it's equipped with a slightly improved
LONGBOW FCS vs. ours.) T-90MS. This claim is
somewhat optimistic, however, given that the
latter vehicle's turret ERA layout is far more compact, with minimal space between modules, as well as these modules
being the newer Relikt ERA."
2) "Frontal coverage changes are
limited to the addition of a small ERA module to the left of the gun mantlet, covering a location that is fully exposed on the T-72B3. This module appears to
only contain a lower and not an upper ERA panel, probably to avoid obstructing the view of the sighting unit located above and behind it."
http://www.janes.com/article/70252/r...-moscow-parade
https://shop.ihs.com/buy/en/ihs/aero...icles-yearbook
The second ref. is the
public version almost anyone can buy. I can ensure you the
government sales version will add almost another $2000 USD to the above price as it contains more "
stuff" in it. Point being simply, that JANE's is not will to hang their reputation on what they don't actually see as highlighted above from their ref you used. Wording is
critical it can "
twist" and "
alter" the
intent of the written and spoken true meaning of a topic.
I've been guilty of the same
many times in the past especially in dealing with equipment issues in this forum-as Don will tell you along with a handful of others.
It appears Don is meeting your request but as noted the numbers are set for older versions of ERA vs. current versions.
This
STILL gets "
lost" out here sometimes but, Russia being one of the more notable OOB's in this category I believe it only has about 10 slots
left +/-2 or 3.
2026 is a long way off yet to have very limited slots left for all the new equipment that's yet to come. And as been noted already, I already have current (Some that Don has already entered.), equipment that be operational within 3-4 years and others that should be fielded just after 2020 that I'm tracking now for Russia.
Do you know what my problem is
at this very moment! Combined I have more pieces of equipment as noted above, than the Russian OOB has slots!
THAT's something to think about as we move forward.
Regards,
Pat
