德国装甲权威曼弗雷德·赫尔德认为,俄国新式坦克尽管较欧洲或者美国相对应坦克轻,但其前面弧形部则可有效抵御任何现役化学能或者动能弹的侵彻力。 上述看法是赫尔德在1996年6月在英国施里文哈姆的皇家军事学院举行的装甲战车科学技术研讨会上发表的。赫尔德是60年代德国爆炸反应式装甲的发明者。他指出,德国已用前东德陆军转过来的T-72M坦克进 German armor authority ManfredHerde believes that the new Russian tank, although lighter than its counterparts in Europe or the United States, can effectively withstand any active chemical or kinetic energy penetration. The above observations were made by Helder at a seminar on science and technology of armored fighting vehicles held at the Royal Military Academy in Schilling, Ham in June 1996. Herder was the inventor of the German explosive reaction armor of the 1960s. He pointed out that Germany has used the T-72M tank that the former East German Army turned over