Russia invades Ukraine {2022-02-24} (Part 1)

This particular vulnerability is from the Russian autoloader design which doesn’t compartmentalize ammo (and propellant) from the crew space. US and other NATO designs separate ammo from the crew with a fireproof door and the ammo vault has pressure-release blowout panels to allow ammo fires to burn without jeopardizing the crew or the rest of the tank.

It’s more survivable. Dunno what else @DigitalC had in mind, but that would be the topic of a different thread anyway.