What is T-90?
[[File:T-90 (1).jpg|thumb|The T-90 at a rehearsal for the victory day parade]] The '''T-90''' is a [[main battle tank]] in service with the [[Russian Ground Forces|Russian army]]. Some other [[Country|countries]] have T-90S tanks. It is a third generation tank. <!--It is part of an grouping of advanced tanks called the third generation of tanks and has mostly replaced the [[T-72]] in Russian service.-->The tank started as a type of the T-72B with some features of the [[T-80]]U and was accordingly called the T-72BU before being named the T-90.The main weapon of the tank is the 2A46M smoothbore main gun. Other weapons are the [[Kord heavy machine gun]] on the top of the tank and the [[PK machine gun]] next to the barrel. <!--In terms of protection the tank first has sloped [[armour]] that is a mix of many different materials that is covered by blocks of explosive reactive armour(ERA).Beyond this it has an active protection system called Shtora-1 which makes some types of [[Missile|missiles]] not able to guide themselves towards the tank.It has many additional features shared by other advanced tanks such as a the tanks aiming being done by a computer called the 1A45T fire control system.The gun of the tank also will not change its angle when the tank moves because of the 2E42-4 Zhasmin System.Along with this it has a [[fire]] suppression system(puts out fires) along with being able to launch [[9M119 Svir/Refleks]] missiles out of the main gun.--><ref>{{Cite web|title=Main Battle Tank - T-90/T90S/T90C|url=https://id3486.securedata.net/fprado/armorsite/T-90S.htm|access-date=2024-03-21|website=id3486.securedata.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=ODIN - OE Data Integration Network|url=https://odin.tradoc.army.mil/WEG/Asset/T-90_Russian_Main_Battle_Tank_(MBT)|access-date=2024-03-21|website=odin.tradoc.army.mil}}</ref> == Features == === Firepower === [[File:9M119F1 Invar-M.jpg|thumb|[[:en:9M119_Svir/Refleks|The 9M119 Refleks]]]] The main firepower of the t-90 is the 125mm 2A46M smoothbore main gun mounted in the turret.