Jartsev

Engine is new... Oh well, not so new actually,- in development since mid-80s probably. BMD-3 and 2S25 had engine belonging to the same family... Transmission is also new, but still mechanical. Another accident happened today. This time with T-15 IFV- transmission failure(problems with transmission controls according to some accounts), only reverse gear was available: 8kEY_kOT8nA Vehicle climbed on to tank transporter after second attempt.

Video of this incident: S93ebaJXtXU Funny, but BREM-1(or BREM-90) ARV fails to tow that thing because of weight difference and insufficient traction. Eventually T-14 left Red Square under its own power, driven by manufacturer`s test driver, and UVZ representatives blamed army crew for incompetence. P.S. Russian T-72/90 based ARVs can barely handle towing of current tanks cross-country already, they are just too light for this task.

According to available data, T-14 crew consist of 3 men; TC seats on the right, driver on the left, gunner- on the center between them, may be with backward offset to save space(V-pattern) and do not have own hatch. T-15, as all russian IFVs, have 2-men crew consisting of gunner and driver; platoon/squad leader acts as VC when mounted.

Ah, forget those pics- they are just an artists fantasy inspired by presentation model of FSV shown by russian TV:

Thats wasn`t a MBT, but a concept of fire support vehicle(one of many attempts to resurrect assault gun on new tech level).

Top views of T-14 and T-15.

AT-14 series: -9M133M-2(HEAT warhead), 9M133FM(FAE warhead), both with 8000 meters max range probably. -9M133FM-3(FAE warhead, proximity fuse) with up to 10 km max range. Missiles presumably can be launched in pairs to increase kill probability.

Does not looks like an MG to my taste. Too close to main gun(issues with routing of traditional russian non-disintegrating belt and spend cases); IMHO its a kind of shadow thrown by MRS mount.

Not a high-resolution pic, but details of turret left side are recognizable. Intersting... Where is caox MG!? Or its not visible because of insufficient resolution?

Tarps are finally removed... So where are sideview cameras!? LWR and APS sensors are quite visible...

Some fresh information from interview with deputy chairman of military industry board of Russian Federation, Oleg Bochkarev: -Pilot batch of new MBTs will consist of 96 vehicles and will be produced in 2016-2019; 3-year contract is already signed. -State acceptance trials are expected to begin in the second half of 2016. -Pilot vehicles will be handed over to the troops in advance, before completion of state acceptance trials and formal standardization of the new tank. -New tank will not be available for export(at least export model is not planned) -New MBT still have a lot of unresolved issues, and a lot of changes are expected -New tank have modular design(with some kind of open architecture) to facilitate upgrades. -Confirmed remote operation capability for the new MBT. -MBT weight is in 50-tonn range There is possibility, that traditional alpha-numeric designation will be dropped, and tank will be standartized as "Armata" and not a "T-14".

Heavy IFV T-15 with complete armor kit installed:

Well, this is a price for complete isolation of the crew from ammo and fuel. More interesting, IMHO is how they solved problem with situation awareness, especially with observation. T-90MS, for example, have mast with cameras on top of the turret and it was expected to see same solution on T-14...

looks like glacis is chest-high, so average-build healthy male is presumable able to pull himself up without problems. But yeah, this beast definitely needs somekind of normal hand grab bars and footsteps...

Some new shots exposing hull details.

I mean trials for standardization of weapon system and its authorization for service, not a Q&A... BTW... New dashcam video popped-up: nA0A1A0IHbs

No, state acceptance tests are not done(or even started). Its all about russian internal politics and not a maturity or readiness of new systems

0.00- T-34/85 0.55- SU-100 1.11- STS Tiger-M/ AMN 233114. ID point is a distinctive bulge on engine hood. There no LMVs in column; it seems that project was finally axed in 2012 or 2013 with NIH reason. 1.52- BTR-82A 3.09- Typhoon-K/ KAMAZ 63968 3.32- Typhoon-U/ Ural 63095U 4.02- Kurganets-APC with MG turret under tarp; also note absence of APS on the hull. 4.33- Kurganets-IFV with Boomerang-BM unmanned weapon station. Looks like it have some kind of new hard-kill APS on the hull(aside of soft-kill APS/LWR integral to the turret) 4.57- T-90A. Note size difference between MBT and new IFV 5.46- BMD-4M. ID point is streamlined glacis plate 6.46- BTR-MD or BTR-MDM "Clamshell". Resolution is too low for proper ID... 7.12- 2S35 Coalition-SV. Turret shape is very distinctive. 8.10- 9K720. 4 TELs and 4 TLs... 8.37-11.55. Assorted AA stuff 11.56- SS-27 or SS-29 13.20- Boomerang wheeled platform in APC or IFV config...

...and the same day and place(Donguz test range)

Hard to guess. May be a pano sight on top with radar antenna near it, and GPS is on the turret`s left...

I have no idea. T-15 is a dedicated assault vehicle for high-threat environment(concept is somewhat close to Israely "Achzarit") and it can not be a primary vehicle of mechanized infantry units. The role of cheap mass-produced tracked IFV probably should be filled with BMP-3(its procurement was restarted recently) or new "Kurganetc-25"(development is far from completion, presumably), if russians will be able to fund such massive rearmament program. May be... Its too early to make any assumptions, IMHO.

Object 195 with turret exposed. Note, particular test vehicle does not have an APS.

Its not a turret, but a remote-controlled weapon station in fact, and virtually does not protrudes to the troop compartament. Its a hard-kill APS(probably "Drozd-2" derrivative). There are also a somekind of sensors visible.

Jokes aside actual prototype is chinese WZ502, because its preliminary design was prepared by russians...

Heavy IFV T-15 in N.Tagil: https://youtu.be/4Bk-wgWOTiA