Nakidka
![A tank equipped with RAM camouflage. Various parts are painted, draped in fabric, or covered with strips of astroturf.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Engineering_Technologies_-_2012_%281-22%29.jpg/220px-Engineering_Technologies_-_2012_%281-22%29.jpg)
Nakidka is a Russian
According to
Nakidka weighs 2 kilograms per square metre (0.41 lb/sq ft)
In 2006, during the Russian Expo Arms and International Defense Exhibition of Land Forces, a T-72BM "Rogatka" (an upgraded T-72B) fitted with Nakidka was demonstrated. A T-72B and a T-90S fitted with a signature reduction package based on Nakidka were also featured. Since then, that "signature reduction package" has become a standard component of the T-72B.[1]
To reduce its visibility, the new
Because the addition of
Nakidka entered serial production in June 2023.[4]
Combat use
On September 18, 2022, in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine, a T-90M equipped with Nakidka was captured by Ukrainian forces.[5] In early 2023 a Russian T-90M was targeted by a Javelin which engaged and disabled the tank normally, despite being fully equipped with Nakidka.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "RPM 'Cloak' to protect from exploration and precision weapons". Nii Stali. Archived from the original on 2011-10-09. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
- ^ a b Eugene Yanko, Copyright 1997 - [email protected]. "Nakidka kit for protection | Russian Arms, Military Technology, Analysis of Russia's Military Forces". Warfare.ru. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
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- ^ "ЦАМТО / / "Накидка" от НИИ Стали пошла в серию".
- ^ "Ukraine's Armed Forces captured the latest Russian Т-90М "Proryv" tank in Kharkiv Region".
- ^ "Marinka, Donetsk Oblast, Ukrainian forces from the 79th Air Assault Brigade reportedly hit a Russian T-90M with a FGM-148 Javelin, disabling it".