What Are Those Cages on Russian Tanks? | Koala Explains: "Cope Cages" (& Why They're Not Working)

Perhaps the most famous, or infamous, point of interest when it comes to the Russian equipment sent to Ukraine in 2022, is the presence of large rooftop cage armor pieces, nicknamed "Cope Cages". Initially reported as an anti-Javelin measure, after the Ukrainian army took delivery of shipments of the deadly top-attack missiles, their failure in this role has lead many to believe that some other motivation must have been behind their creation. But is that really true, or do Russian armor manufacturers just not know what they're doing...?

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