Something hit the ammo storage (Wilshire says a Stugna-P ATGM) which then blew up the tank. It’s one of the big weakness of the Russian T-series tanks, they don’t have blowout panels; so when the ammo storage is hit the entire crew cabin explodes. Tanks like the Abrams separates the crew cabin and the ammo storage and directs any ammo detonations out the back of the tank via said blowout panels. While the tank is still totaled, the crew has a good chance of surviving.
Something hit the ammo storage (Wilshire says a Stugna-P ATGM) which then blew up the tank. It’s one of the big weakness of the Russian T-series tanks, they don’t have blowout panels; so when the ammo storage is hit the entire crew cabin explodes. Tanks like the Abrams separates the crew cabin and the ammo storage and directs any ammo detonations out the back of the tank via said blowout panels. While the tank is still totaled, the crew has a good chance of surviving.