Turtle Tanks, “Cope Cages” & Modified Vehicles in Ukraine – Purpose, Evolution & Effectiveness May 12, 2024 Unipro2013main Military Weapons, Ukraine War, Weird Weapons </p> <h2>Turtle Tanks, “Cope Cages” & Modified Vehicles in Ukraine – Purpose, Evolution & Effectiveness</h2> <p> When you fight a war against a backdrop of shortages, emerging threats and Slavic ingenuity, perhaps it’s not surprising that you end up with a bunch of systems being used that aren’t exactly factory standard.</p> <p>One of the first images of the Russian invasion were tanks equipped with add-on overhead cages, but in 2024 the most extreme examples of anti-drone protection now include vehicles with entire structures built over them to provide near all round protection.</p> <p>In this episode, I look at vehicle modification in Ukraine, examine some of the main classes of modification and ad-hoc vehicles we’ve seen and ask why they exist, and what sort of military value they might have.</p> <p>Timestamps:</p> <p>00:00:00 — Opening Words<br /> 00:00:50 — What Am I Talking About?<br /> 00:01:25 — Modifications & Motives<br /> 00:16:48 — Protection<br /> 00:19:21 — Spaced Armour & Cope Cages<br /> 00:33:06 — Other Adopters?<br /> 00:40:51 — Extreme Evolutions<br /> 00:48:14 — Protection – Reactive Armour<br /> 00:54:46 — Protection – Improvised<br /> 01:01:45 — Channel Update<br /> Credit to : Perun</p> <p> Please support our Sponsors -
