T-14 Armata



"Oh look! It's a T-14 Armata. Russia's main battle tank. Can't believe they just produced a handful of T-14 Armatas so they could strengthen the country."

--Su Ji-Hoon, Factory Incident

A T-14 Armata (Russian: Т-14 «Армата»; industrial designation "Ob'yekt 148") is a 4th generation Russian main battle tank based on the Armata Universal Combat Platform. It is the first series-produced next generation tank. The Russian Army planned to acquire 2,300 T-14s in the period 2015–2020 but production and fiscal shortfalls will restrict the number built to just 100 by 2020. The first batch of T-14 Armata tanks will be deployed to the Taman division after 2020, tanks will be transferred only after the completion of all state tests.

Design
Featuring a number of innovative characteristics, the T-14 represents a new generation of Russian main battle tanks. The most significant novelty is an unmanned turret, with the crew of three seated in an armored capsule in the front of the hull. The development of the tank took five years.