Russia spent a lot of time and effort developing the T-95 tank to counter the M1 Abrams
T-95: The Mythical Russian Tank With a formidable main gun and a variety of other advanced systems, Russia’s Object 195 main battle tank project was intended to be a major leap in capability for Russia’s tank corps. T-95 However, the tank, which later became known as the T-95, was never produced outside of prototype models, consigning it to a sizeable category of Russian ωεɑρσռ systems which its R&D system could not support. Below you find a rundown of the tank’s overall theoretical capabilities and an analysis of why Russia passed on the T-95. T-95: The Mythical Russian Tank While the T-95’s capabilities were impressive on paper, it should be noted that practically all of what we know about the Object 195 comes from technical information which has trickled out of Russia over the years. One of the T-95s biggest draws was its 152mm smoothbore main gun, which itself was located in an automated turret. T-95 This feature, as well as the main gun’s autoloader, wo...