The turtle is not exactly the most ferocious of reptiles, and so calling a tank a "turtle" doesn't seem like it would inspire fear in the hearts of your enemies on a battlefield.

What additional tanks and armored vehicles the Army possessed were scattered among ... bounding along like agitated turtles with their three .30-calibre machine guns, a heavier ...

VLADIMIR Putin’s forces have unveiled their barmiest “turtle tank” yet as Russia scrambles to protect its dwindling armour from Ukraine’s deadly drones. Footage from Russian… ...

The turtle tanks have therefore emerged as testbeds for new tactics and tech. Among their various strengths, they provide a defence against loitering munitions and first-person-view drones.

Estimates from U.K.-based think tank, the International Institute for Strategic Studies, earlier this year suggested Russian tank losses stood at around 3,000 since February 2022.

According to the defense-focused publication Army Recognition, these "turtle tanks" could serve multiple roles on the front lines, such as self-propelled artillery, mine-clearing vehicles ...

One social media user dubbed it a "Ninja turtle tank," noting how "the world's 2nd greatest army (is) desperately seeking solutions." On Tuesday, Röpcke shared a video which lasted more than two ...

One such Russian innovation is the “turtle tank,” a modified T-72 main battle tank outfitted with makeshift armor resembling a turtle’s shell. -The additional armor, constructed from ...

The third Russian turtle tank. Russia’s “turtle tank”—an old T-72 with a drone-resisting armored shell installed on top of it—wasn’t a one-off. The Russians clearly are building a host ...

Ukrainian troops pose with an up-armored Russian T-62 "turtle tank" they captured ... in Ukraine have radically reshaped the Russian army’s tank corps. According to @highmarsed, the army ...