Patent EA-002225-B1 (EA)
Title: Tank
Inventor: BELYAKOV VLADIMIR FEDOROVICH
IPC: F41H7/02
Filed: 1999-07-15
Abstract: 1. A tank, comprising the running gear (2) with the tracks (72), armored hull (1), including frontal part crew (4) and power-transmission plant (7) compartments, the turret mounted on the hull by means of the race ring, the armament, including high effective ammunitions (13), the gun (9) with autoloader (11) and protection complex, characterized in that the outer surface of the turret is shaped as low, flat dome, which has rounded off frontal part ("a") and straight side contour ("b") in a horizontal plane, rests on the race ring and is limited with upright rear plate; protection complex offers three levels of protection comprising: countermeasure system, which includes warning devices (68, 69) that detect irradiations of the tank with enemy optic and electronic target acquisition or aiming apparatus and suppression devices that jam operations of the enemy's devices; active defence system (66) with projectiles (67), which provides detection and destruction of the enemy's projectiles attacking the tank at a distances preventing its damage; differential armor protection against projectiles and other means of destruction including combined armor (24 , 33,34,42,46-49,53,54,57,62) with detachable elements (45,50); frontal part of the hull is divided on three separate sections by longitudinally placed upright armor sheets (33,34), central section is used to locate Driver's station and is connected with fighting compartment and air-tightened side sections are compatible to locale internal fuel tanks inside; crew station, in the tank hull (1) are arranged so, that each crew member in its combat position is located low of the turret race ring (23) and separated by armor from the fuel tanks and ammunitions stowed (l3) as well as insulated from the powder fumes at gun (9) firing, thanks to location of the gun breach (14) in an insulated bay (16), which is outer protected with armored turret (3); all onboard ammunitions are located outside of the tank interior and distanced as far as possible from the crew location (20-22), the ready-to-fire ammunitions (13) are located at the turret rear over the roof of  the power-transmission plant compartment in detachable armored container and placed, being oriented toward the gun, in mechanized stowage of the autoloader; the container (12) is equipped with quickly-operated door with opening ("e") that corresponds in size to ammunition caliber and blow-off panels (64) located on the container roof to relieve shock wave of the ammunition explosion in , mainly, upward direction - outside the crew and power plant compartments. 2. The tank of claim 1 wherein armor protection is equipped with detachable blocks (45, 50) having armor, which upper layers have number of cells filled with elements, which protection effect is based on the shaped charge jet or projectile core destruction such as explosive reactive armor, hydrodynamic armor or other, or a combination thereof. 3. The tank of claims 1,2 wherein projectiles (67) of the active protection system are located on the outer side of the turret (3) and detachable armor container (12) and, therefore, are able to intercept enemy's projectile attacking the tank from any direction. 4. The tank of claims 1-3 wherein the antiradialion plates (39), on the fuel tank side, and fragment-proof plates (38), on the Driver's side, are attached to the upright armor sheets (33, 34), separating the front part of the hull. 5. The tank of claims 1-4 wherein the tracks (72) of the tank running gear (2) are equipped with detachable broadeners (73,74) that can be mounted on the both sides of the both tracks; and the overall tank width ("f) with removed from the outer side of the both tracks broadeners (73) meets to requirements of Railroad Regulations.