“The problem relates to how the tanks’ ammunition is stored. Unlike modern Western tanks, Russian ones carry multiple shells within their turrets. This makes them highly vulnerable as even an indirect hit can start a chain reaction that explodes their entire ammunition store of up to 40 shells.”
“The resulting shockwave can be enough to blast the tank’s turret as high as a two-story building, as can be seen in a recent video on social media.”
CNN shouldn’t be putting out how our tanks are designed
"If someone tries to sell you a used Soviet tank, say "Nyet!""
This was not long after he had written Rainbow Six, with some help, about an insane computer software billionaire who undertook a plan to wipe out 99 percent or so of humanity.
He died not long after that, IIRC. But I digress...
Autoloaders are awesome, until they’re not.
Crew survivability is not an expectation, much less a feature of Russian equipment.