The author of Edition The National Interest doubted the protection of modern Russian tanks. In the material about the anti-tank missile complex (FGR) FGM-148 Javelin Sebastien Roblin suggested that the characteristics of T-72B3 tanks, T-80BVM, T-90M and T-14 are insufficient to protect against the anti-tank complex from the USA.
Roblin notes that the Russian side is aware of the possibilities of Javelin. ” The proof of this is new systems for the protection of Russian tanks, including dynamic protection “Relic” and “Malachite”. The latter is used on the T-14 Tank “Armat”. It is believed that “malachite” is able to protect armored vehicles from the attack of the FPCC at the coal of a rapid to 60 degrees. This will protect the tank from shells attacking from above.
Also, the author mentions a complex of active protection (KAZ) “Afghanit”, which can destroy the cutting-based protective ammunition, and produce smokeometallic aerosols, masking tank from the channels of the PRKS guidance.
Roblin believes that the latest IR sensors of American FEDERs are able to distinguish between the target even through the curtain cloud, and can distinguish an outbreak from the initial target. Also, the author doubts the ability of “Afghanita” to destroy the Javelin rocket, which flies to the target from above. As an argument, Sebastien Roblin cites the location of the launchers of destroying elements of Kaz almost horizontally under the tower. In his opinion, it will not allow to protect the tank in the upper hemisphere.
At the end of the material Author The National Interest emphasizes that such a comparison is conditionally due to the lack of data of tests of Russian protection systems for shelling Javelin missiles.