.IN LATE 2021 Russia started welding metal cages over the turrets of its tanks, in an attempt to defend all of them from attack. The crates proved inadequate-- some Western side professionals amusingly termed them "emotional-support armour". Currently Russia has launched an even more extensive retrofit, making use of steel bed linen to absolutely enclose several of its own storage tanks. The brand new armour has actually made the autos the nickname "tortoise storage tanks". Will kitting them out in this way actually assist?