.IN LATE 2021 Russia began welding metallic cages over the turrets of its own tanks, in an attempt to safeguard them from attack. The crates proved inefficient– some Western experts jokingly dubbed them “emotional-support armour”. Now Russia has introduced a much more intensive retrofit, using metallic sheeting to completely enclose some of its containers.
The brand new armour has earned the motor vehicles the nickname “turtle containers”. Will kitting them out thus truly help?