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The NOELreports account specializing in reporting on war in Ukraine on May 14 posted a video of a Russian tank covered in turtle shell armor lying motionless on the road near the village of Andreevka, south of the city of Bakhmut in Donetsk province.
Right next to it were many fighting vehicles on fire, showing that this seemed to be the result of a Ukrainian attack on the Russian convoy, in which the turtle shell tank had its ability to move, many of which were disabled.
A Ukrainian suicide FPV drone then struck the turtle-shell tank’s open rear door, creating an explosion and causing it to burn from the inside.
Ukraine continuously destroyed Russian ‘tortoise shell tanks’
Russian turtle shell tanks were repeatedly attacked and destroyed in videos posted on May 14.
This situation is in contrast to what happened early last month, when Russia began launching into the battlefield tanks fitted with corrugated iron or steel panels covering their entire bodies like giant turtle shells to deal with suicide drones.
Russian military blogger Colonel Cassad on April 17 posted a video of a turtle shell tank of the 5th Brigade of this country penetrating the Ukrainian defense line in Donetsk province and then returning safely despite being repeatedly attacked by the enemy, allegedly by Russian forces.
According to Forbes military expert David Ax, turtle-shell-style cage armor is an effective method to help Russian tanks block attacks from FPV drones, weapons considered `tank killers` thanks to their ability to attack targets.
Some turtle shells are equipped with handheld electronic warfare equipment, helping to disable the FPV drone more effectively by jamming the communication signal between it and the operator.
At the time the new turtle shell tanks were deployed on the front lines, Ukrainian forces were seriously lacking artillery ammunition, largely depending on FPV drones to target enemy armor.
The US Congress late last month passed a nearly $61 billion aid bill for Ukraine, creating conditions for the Pentagon to immediately deploy a $1 billion military support package to Kiev, including a large amount of artillery shells and ammunition.
In addition to FPV drones, Ukrainian forces can now fire anti-tank missiles and artillery shells to counter Russian armored attacks.
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Turtle shell armor for Russian tanks is being built in the photo posted on May 14.
`A thin metal canopy can cause the drone to fly off course, but is almost useless against artillery shells with more than 10 kg of explosives. The shell will penetrate the turtle shell armor, causing the tank to catch fire and turn it into
In case the tank loses its ability to move due to being hit by artillery or missiles, the turtle shell-style armor will make it more difficult for the soldiers inside to escape.
Expert Ax said that the Russian army is facing a `dilemma` with turtle shell tanks.
`In the context that Ukrainian forces are expected to continue to receive aid of many types of weapons in the near future, Russian turtle shell tanks will be increasingly easier to defeat. This may force Moscow to abandon its rudimentary design.