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I assume it's meant to work like slat or spaced armour, which aims to interfere with the detonation of the shaped charges that are quite common in anti-tank weapons. Modern tank armour can more or less handle them, but there's a lot of not-very-modern armour in service in this war
I'm looking at the wire spikes and wondering what they're good for. Those won't interfere with any serious munition.
My guess:
It's for quadcopter FPV drones. The trigger on them is often two wires that bend to connect on contact. Triggering the detonationy 2-3 meters away from the turtle shell , means it takes more drones to destroy the tank.
That's still back to my original point though, the quad ones I've seen don't carry much. The tank should be able to easily take that hit.
Tanks were designed and built long before drones entered the picture. They were designed to defeat more traditional attacks. Tanks also have to maneuver so weight is a major concern. One of the tradeoffs made a long time ago is the armor on all tanks is uneven.
The front and sides of the tanks where most incoming fire came from from were made extra thick. The top and rear of the tank are much thinner.
Drones attack tanks from the top or the rear. They mostly use an RPG HEAT munition that can easily penetrate the thinner armor in the weak spots.
Cages are an attempt to keep the drones away from the tanks weak spot long enough for them to run away.
Do you have a link to a drone that needs to land to set off a tank penetrating HEAT round. Not to drop a HEAT round, because the wires wouldn't stop that, one that has to land first.