I just attended the AUSA seminar on the Objective Force in Washington, DC and heard from the Secretary of the Army and the Chief of Staff of the Army. At one eight general officer led panel, it was disclosed that the Russkies have developed a thermobaric rocket grenade launcher known as the RPG-29. The South Africans made reference to this weapon when I visited Pretoria, but did not have a classification of type. As you might imagine, the RPG-29 packs quite a punch and is undoubtedly the most powerful and destructive man portable weapon in existance. They also spoke of some of the capabilities of the T-95 which include the ability to penetrate 1000mm of armor and the ability to score kills from a distance of 5-12KM with its BLOS (beyond line of sight) capability. Pretty amazing capabilities if you ask me.
re: RPG-29. Great, just what a grunt needs, a weapon to lug around that can only be used when there's no wind whatsoever (any breeze will dissipate the vapor).
Re: T-95 BLOS capability. You tell me where in the world you can actually SEE and IDENTIFY another tank at 12,000 meters. Absent a robust C4ISR grid to support it with engagement-quality data, that's a wasted capability. If the C4ISR grid exists, it isn't ENOUGH capability (I want to wipe the SOB out at 50 to 100 kilometers).
Penetrate 1,000 millimeters--a meter--of RHA? THAT, good sir, is why the tank is becoming obsolete--we're running out of ways to stick enough armor onto the tank.
The next generation of "AFVs" are going to have to rely on other means for protection besides slabs of armor, unless you want a tank that can only be used as a pillbox.