31 March 2015

The T-14 Is a New Russian Tank —And a Whole Lot More

By PAUL HUARD

The Kremlin plans a dozen other vehicles with the same chassis

In March, a Russian motorist filmed a very unusual, camouflaged tank rolling down a street outside Moscow. Most likely, it was the mysterious T-14 — or Armata — heavy tank, which could represent a major evolution in Russian tank design.

The Kremlin has largely kept the T-14 under wraps, both literally and metaphorically. But we have a pretty good idea of what it can do.

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