Examining photographs of domestic (and not only) military equipment, you can see that some suspicious mesh is attached to the turret of some modern tanks. A curious person will immediately inquire about why it is needed. It is quite obvious that there are no unnecessary things and exclusively decorative elements on military equipment. This means that the mesh on the turret of the tank also performs some important utilitarian function. Let's figure out which one.
The appearance of tanks on the battlefield at the beginning of the 20th century changed the face of war forever. Armored monsters have become a new word in military affairs. It is no wonder that already during the First World War, people began to think about creating additional means of destroying enemy tanks, in addition to artillery. Progress in this area was most active already during the Second World War.
Ultimately, it became clear that cumulative ammunition is perhaps the most effective means against a tank. Actually, the creators of the tanks also did not sit idle and began to come up with more and more improved ways to protect the vehicle and crew, including from the destructive cumulative jet. Stopping her with armor proved to be extremely difficult. However, it quickly became clear that a directed jet could be diverted to the side, reducing harm from it to a minimum.
Active tank protection as well as anti-cumulative grilles are two of the most common means of protecting an armored vehicle on the battlefield. As you could easily guess, the grid on the T-90 turret is needed just for this - protection from HEAT shells. The classic grille is a proven and reliable tool, but it still has a number of drawbacks. In particular, the grill is useless if the HEAT ammunition hits one of the ribs.
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At the same time, the HEAT shells mesh works in a fundamentally different way. Its task is not to detonate the shells before contacting the armor, but to prevent the release of a cumulative jet in principle. Especially for this, the entire mesh is hung with cunning weights, which with a high degree of probability damage the warhead of a projectile, grenade or missile so that it simply does not explode upon subsequent contact with armor.
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Today, this type of protection for armored vehicles is gaining more and more popularity. The nets are constantly being improved and are gradually replacing the already familiar anti-cumulative grilles from the arms market.
If you want to know even more interesting things about weapons, then you should read about why did the Nazis not let in the course of the missile "Fau" against the USSR.
A source: https://novate.ru/blogs/090720/55232/