M1A1 Abrams VS T-90M | Armour Piercing Simulation

This simulation shows the impact of the 120mm M829A3 APFSDS-T with a Depleted Uranium penetrator being fired from a US M1A1 Abrams tank at a range of 0.8km, targeting the front hull of a Russian T-90M tank.

In 2017-2021, the Russian government signed a contract for the production of 270 tanks Т-90М. The supply of Т-90М in 2021 was 80 units, in 2022 – about 60, making up 140 in total. The T-90M, while upgraded from the third-generation T-90, is not quite a fourth-generation tank. Rather, the T-90M is a “modernized” third-generation tank.

While the T-90 relied upon Kontakt-5 armor, the M-variant is encased within Relikt built-in Explosive Reactive Armor. The T-90M has other enhanced safety features, too, including rubber side skirts, cage armor, special netting, and spall lining. To further protect the crew, the T-90M uses an NBC system, which uses tank interior sealing and overpressure generation to protect against mass destruction weapons.

The Russian army has reportedly lost over 20 T-90M tanks during the ongoing operations in Ukraine.

[Das_Red]

some mf said ERA is useless against apfsds bruh

[edmonsb]

its very good that while animation is running, a commentary speak about what's going on in this video and history about it! good job

[mr.waffentrager]

Why is the relikt exploding so quickly?
If it exploded slowly it would be more effective. This is the fastest i have seen on any simulation.

[Phantom-bhru]

The relict is exploding way too soon and far too fast. The back plate does not even contact the rod

[metaworld]

Love how the projectile flies upwards to avoid the truck, then goes straight back to it’s original flight path.

[jonathanberger]

I would like to suggest a simulation of 50mm ap round vs m1a2 abrams side skirt (around 30mm ar550 steel) + side hull (around 80mm ar550 steel), as the armour and thickness are classified, this is a closer thickness specification and steel hardness.

[coteaandrei]

Hello !
How did you manage to make those text arrows at 0:17?

[somerandomboibackup]

Wait why does the DU rod bend with the steel tip? While the tip itself never break off?

[GUNNERHEATTANK]

This is brilliant animation work, are you using Blender or Unreal, both?

[Mark]

So which type of ammo can destroy T-90M from front?

[combatvet]

I like comparing these computer simulations to reality. If the Russian 3BM44M 125mm APFSDS rounds can punch through the frontal armor of the T90M as we've seen in Ukraine, I don't think the M829A3 would have a problem cutting into it.

[alanch]

Why are T-90M steel plates segmented? That may have altered the results in some way.

On the other hand, perhaps try delaying the detonation of ERA a little bit more? This feels very "sudden", the back flying plate had almost no interaction with the projectile.

[MarcinP]

You are not applying proper boundary conditions. Parts of tank armor are moving freely as if you were firing at a cutout IRL. The tank would shake itself apart if you built it like this.
What is the deal with the upwards strike angle?

[taw]

Would the M829A4 pen it? It seem like this was a close one.

[dirkdiggler]

Почему реликт сработал, когда снаряд даже не пробил его внешнюю плиту?

[ThéBuilderStuff]

I don't know did the ERA do well or not

[DefinitelyNotBlackOpalDirect]

Someone made a good point, why did the tip not break off and immediately warped what would have been an intact rod, which is the point of the breakaway tip, no?

[HANGING_SILVER]

I think the ERA should have done a bit more damage to the penetrator, it seems to me like the ERA plates are moving slightly too fast in comparison to the penetrator, at least based on other ERA simulations ive seen although i could be wrong.

[Phapchamp]

Too close. I think weaker base armor of T-80BVM would have been penetrated. T-90M just has better base armor.

[lurtzy_]

Please add disclaimers to your videos. Alot of people actually think this is a realistic one-to-one simulation. Which its not, so its pretty misleading.