Russian tanks are notorious for erupting after being hit, and the carousel autoloader is often blamed as the critical design flaw. This video explores how the system works and whether it is truly ...

The armament was also placed in its own compartment, to allow for it to be easily changed and upgraded to meet evolving threats. In a change from the carousel autoloader featured in regular T-80s and ...

It is well known by now that Russian tanks suffer from two major drawbacks. First is their carousel autoloader, which when struck often leads to catastrophic detonations or cookoffs. And the second ...

Key Point: Some might have written this old weapon of war off. But it seems Moscow hasn’t. While many Russian tank types are nominally meant to be replaced by the T-14 Armata, the modernization of old ...