MODERNIZED TANK Russian patent published in 2003 - IPC

FIELD: armored forces. SUBSTANCE: in correspondence with invention main hull of tank is fitted with front added-on unit that comes in the form of bearing protective module with base surfaces in form of nose part of main hull and with spaced apart armor with built-in blocks of dynamic protection. Tank is equipped with units of guiding wheels and units of suspensions of first pair of supporting rollers of small diameter with increased radius of equalizing beam to ensure forward stagger of mentioned rollers outside the limits of bottom of main hull. Gun turret can accommodate gun with caliber over 100 mm and is mounted on special facility of main hull. Gun is fitted with automatic loading machine with mechanized ammunition stowage brought outside of combat compartment into separable armor transportation and loading container. EFFECT: enhanced combat efficiency of tanks of outdated design to level of present-day tanks. 2 cl, 5 dwg