.IN LATE 2021 Russia started welding metal crates over the turrets of its tanks, in an attempt to safeguard them from attack. The crates verified useless-- some Western analysts jokingly termed them "emotional-support armour". Right now Russia has offered a a lot more extensive retrofit, making use of metallic sheeting to totally enclose several of its own tanks. The brand-new armour has gotten the cars the nickname "tortoise tanks". Will kitting them out in this way truly help?