Talk:T-90

Renamed T-72

The article doesnt really explain T-90 was the T-72BU re-labelled, to remove this latest variant from the taint of the T-72s poor survivability in combat. It was originally to be renamed the T-88 (contraction of the internal design program); the designation T-90 was eventually adotped to imply it was the first 'new' tank design of the nineties. source: Zaloga: "T-90 Standard Tank" LoatesyJnr (talk) 13:02, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

T-72BU is actually another parallel development of the T-72 which used a completely different gun. 37.162.243.147 (talk) 19:45, 20 December 2023 (UTC)

The T-72BU doesn’t exist, it’s a made-up name based on the english translation of « Усовершенствованный танк Т-72Б » Upgraded T-72B.

The name T-90 is a reference to the manual of the Object 188TO-1, made in 1990. GrosTaga (talk) 17:11, 18 October 2024 (UTC)

Spinning Turret Syndrome

This should be in the article somewhere: https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidhambling/2024/05/24/spinning-turret-syndrome-the-disastrous-bug-in-russias-most-modern-tank/?sh=4f4b9ee21ec0 Victor Grigas (talk) 11:44, 25 May 2024 (UTC)

The suggestion to turn T-90s into turtle tanks to stop the turret from spinning seems deeply unserious. Schierbecker (talk) 20:03, 25 May 2024 (UTC)

The article is under a "Senior Contributor", so that article's generally unreliable according to the reliable source list BarakHussan (talk) 16:01, 29 May 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 15 October 2024

Change of paragraph:

The T-90M features the 'Kaktus K-6' bolted explosive reactive armour (ERA) package on its frontal hull and turret-top (the T-90S has 'Kontakt-5' ERA), is fitted with an enhanced environmental control system supplied by Israel's Kinetics Ltd for providing cooled air to the fighting compartment, has additional internal volume for housing the cryogenic cooling systems for new-generation thermal imagers like the THALES-built Catherine-FC thermal imager (operating in the 8–12 micrometre bandwidth). In all, India plans to have 2,080 T-90 tanks in service by 2020.[citation needed]

In the sense of the first sentence. "Kaktus K-6" is a fictitious protection system, with the T-90M using 4S23 Relikt instead of the 4S24 Kaktus explosive reactive armor. The only relevance to Kaktus is its soft-protection, also known as "bags" or "boxes" that are additional armor upgrades for the sides of the hull and turret, and that is only in the fact that it applies 4S24U.

No vehicle uses Kaktus. It was originally a prototype called Karkas-1 (4S24) in the 1990s, where it was found to be largely ineffective compared to the competitor in the market, being Relikt (4S23). It was only then applied to more lightly armored applications, as well as lightweight packages. This includes Karkas-2 (4S24U used on BMP-3M, T-90M, T-72B3, T-72BM2, and T-80BVM[-1]) in its soft form, typically called Relikt due to its design. The only change between 4S23 and 4S24U Relikt packages is its explosive insert, in which Kaktus would technically be the correct plastic explosive.

IN SHORT The T-90M features the 'Kaktus K-6' bolted explosive reactive armour (ERA) package on its frontal hull and turret-top -> The T-90M features the 'Relikt' explosive reactive armour (ERA) package on its frontal hull and turret-top TheArcticFoxxo (talk) 23:34, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. TylerBurden (talk) 09:17, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

It’s « Relikt » not « Kaktus » GrosTaga (talk) 17:15, 18 October 2024 (UTC)

Remove the "full scale invasion" descriptor

"Full scale invasion" is a loaded term of Western pro-Ukrainian propaganda that does not accurately reflect the amount of Russian military personnel or level of Russian assets initially committed to the SMO. 2600:1014:B0C8:3E34:FD91:F4C0:2E0B:1FD9 (talk) 06:47, 23 January 2025 (UTC)