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‘Tsar grill’: Russian ‘turtle tanks’ defy Ukrainian FPV drones Russian forces are successfully using T-72 tanks fitted with a shed-like metal cover on top to help protect against drone attacks in the special military operation. These “cope cage” armored vehicles, also known as “turtle tanks”, were specifically designed to survive strikes by first-person view (FPV) kamikaze drones; One of the “turtle tanks”, which reportedly “looked to have the largest metal covering seen to date,“ effectively supported recent Russian troop attacks near the town of Krasnogorovka; The tank, nicknamed “tsar grill”, added to a successful landing of the Russian assault troops and their subsequent offensive outside the town; In addition to the cope cage, this “turtle” armored vehicle is equipped with “an omni-directional counter-drone electronic warfare jammer with eight antennas, a design that has been increasingly seen on other Russian tanks and armored vehicles,” according to The War Zone (TWZ) news ... Source: Sputnik International
