IN LATE 2021 Russia began welding metal cages over the turrets of its tanks, in an attempt to protect them from attack. The cages proved ineffective—some Western analysts jokingly dubbed them ...

First came Russia’s “turtle tank”, a metal shed rumbling across the battlefield. Then Ukraine laughed at the so-called “hairy ...

What began as a viral curiosity has turned into a deliberate battlefield adaptation. New footage shows Russia fielding ...

The latest iteration of Russian tank design would have the creators of the formidable, war-winning T-34 of old spinning in ...

Russia’s improvised “turtle tank” was designed to survive Ukraine’s drones by covering a T-72 in massive steel plating. But ...

Russia and Ukraine have turned to improvised armor solutions to give their tanks extra protection. But Moscow, in recent weeks, appears to have taken this a step further with an innovation. Its new ...

Russia’s bizarre “turtle tank” died the way it lived: encased in an awkward metal shell that prevented its turret from rotating and surely hindered its mobility. Just a day or so after the modified ...

The third Russian turtle tank. Russia’s “turtle tank”—an old T-72 with a drone-resisting armored shell installed on top of it—wasn’t a one-off. The Russians clearly are building a host of turtle tanks ...

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