Ukrainian Troops Test Javelin Missiles Against Russian Cage-Style Tank Armor

Ukrainian Troops Test Javelin Missiles Against Russian Cage-Style Tank Armor. In this video A javelin missile seems to have failed but the target is hit stripping much of the make-shift armor that is a metal cage destroying it and leaving the turret on fire. What is not clear is whether this test is relative to the current situation or not. Keep in mind that Russa has made a point of modernizing its tanks. The Ukrainian range test target did not have any modern features such as reactive armor and other features such as active protection systems designed to detect and counter incoming missiles. The target seems to be a combination between the turret of an old Russian tank probably a T-64 attached to what looks like a BTR armored personnel carrier. This “tank” is not an appropriate target if the main purpose of the exercise was to test the sturdiness of the new Russian tank defenses or try to see if a javelin could still damage it, in which the answer would be a firm no seeing as the only thing damages was the cage. Not to mention that if the turret of an old WW2 Russian tank was not penetrated, the modern version will maybe be scratched at most.
The metal structure above the tank turret can interfere with Javelin’s explosion sequence and reduce the chance of killing, but cage armor alone provides substantial protection against this type of advanced anti-tank guided missile. The Russian Ground Forces have begun installing metal cages on the tops of the new Russian T-72B3M tanks turrets stationed in the Rostov region and the occupied Crimea, to protect them from top-attack, anti-tank, guided missiles like the American Javelin missile systems. These cages also protect tanks from missiles fired from drones. Although the main function is probably to protect against munitions dropped by drones, possibly from Turkish Bayraktar TB2 attack drones, which are also in Ukraine’s arsenal. These structures, added to the turrets of Russian tanks, are rigid slatted metal grids, which are clearly designed to protect against attacks directly from above, while traditionally, tank protection has been concentrated on the sides and front of its hull.