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T-80
| General Characteristics | |
| Length: | 7.01 m |
| Width: | 3.60 m |
| Height: | 2.20 m |
| Weight: | 46.0 t |
| Speed: | 70 km/h (road) 48 km/h (off-road) |
| Range: | 335 km 600 km (with extra tanks) |
| Primary armament: | 125 mm smoothbore gun |
| Secondary armament: | 7.62 mm machinegun 12.7 mm anti-aircraft mg |
| Power plant: | 932 kW (1250 hp) Gas turbine |
| Crew: | 3 |
The T-80 is a Soviet main battle tank which is a further development of the T-64 and T-72.
The T-80 was first produced in 1984 and was the first Soviet tank to be equipped with a gas turbine engine and a laser rangefinder. It is very similar to the T-72 in appearance.
Variants
- T-80 - First production model.
- T-80B - New ceramic armour[?].
- T-80BV - Added explosive reactive armour.
- T-80U - New turret[?]. Added ATGM AT-11 Sniper. More powerful engine.
- T-80UD - Ukrainian version with 1000 hp diesel engine. (delivered to Pakistan)
- T-80UM1 Snow Leopard - Prototype with new Arena protective system.
- T-80UM2 Black Eagle - New turret and autoloader[?]
- T-84 - Ukrainian upgrade of the T-80UD made for the export market.
See also: List of tanks, List of Soviet tanks, T-84[?], T-90[?], T-95[?].
- Army Technology, T-80U Main Battle Tank Information: http://www.army-technology.com/projects/t80/index
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