T-80

The T-80 is similar in layout to the T-64, the driver's compartment is on the centre line at the front, the two-man turret is in the center with the gunner on the left and the commander on the right, and the engine is rear mounted. The T-80 is in service in Belarus, Cyprus, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Russia, South Korea, and Ukraine.

LKZ and Omsk Transmash, Malyshev Factory

Type

Main Battle Tank

Role

Soviet Union

Country of Origin

1976–present

Introduction

5400+

Note

The original T-80 design uses a 1,000 horsepower gas turbine instead of a 750-horsepower diesel engine, although some later variants of the T-80 reverted to diesel engine usage. The gearbox is different, with five forward and one reverse gear, instead of seven forward and one reverse. Suspension reverts from pneumatic to torsion bar, with six forged steel-aluminium rubber-tyred road wheels on each side, with the tracks driven by rear sprockets. The glacis is of laminate armour and the turret is armoured steel, with cavities in the turret cheeks containing either a ceramic filling or non-explosive reactive armor elements. The turret houses the same 125 mm 2A46 smoothbore gun as the T-72, which can fire anti-tank guided missiles as well as regular ordnance. The tracks are slightly wider and longer than on the T-64 giving lower ground pressure. The main gun is fed by the Korzina automatic loader. This holds up to 28 rounds of two-part ammunition in a carousel located under the turret floor.

The technical characteristics ​​may have minor differences according to the different manufacturers of the given product. The manufacturers reserve the right to make changes to the specified parameters.

Mass:  42.5 tonnes T-80B, 46 tonnes T-80U

Length:  9.9 m (32 ft 6 in) T-80B, 9.654 m (31 ft 8.1 in) T-80U (gun forward) 7.4 m (24 ft 3 in) T-80B, 7 m (23 ft 0 in) T-80U, (hull)

Width:  3.4 m (11 ft 2 in) T-80B / 3.603 m (11 ft 9.9 in) T-80U

Height:  2.202 m (7 ft 2.7 in) T-80B, T-80U

Crew:  3

Main armament:  125 mm 2A46-2 smoothbore gun, 36 rounds T-80B, 2A46M-1 with 45 rounds T-80U and 9M112 Kobra ATGM, 4 missiles T-80B, 9M119 Refleks ATGM, 6 missiles T-80U

Secondary armament:  7.62 mm PKT coax MG, 12.7 mm NSVT or DShK or PKT antiaircraft MG

Armour:  T-80B – Hull 440–450 mm vs APFSDS 500–575 mm vs HEAT, Turret 500 mm vs APFSDS 650 mm vs HEAT T-80U – Hull & Turret with Kontakt-5 780 mm vs APFSDS 1,320 mm vs HEAT

Engine:  SG-1000 gas turbine T-80B, GTD-1250 turbine T-80U, or one of 3 diesel T-80UD / 1,000 hp T-80B, 1,250 hp T-80U

Power/weight:  23.5 hp (17.6 kW) / tonne T-80B / 27.2 hp (20.3 kW) / tonne T-80U

Transmission:  manual, 5 forward gears, 1 reverse T-80B, 4 forward, 1 reverse T-80U

Suspension:  torsion bar

Ground clearance:  0.38 m (1.2 ft) T-80B, 0.446 m (1.46 ft) T-80U

Fuel capacity:  1,100 litres (240 imp gal) (internal) or 740 litres (160 imp gal) (external)

Operational range:  335 km (208 mi) (road, without external tanks) or 415 km (258 mi) (road, with external tanks)

Maximum speed:   70 km/h (43 mph) (road) or 48 km/h (30 mph) (cross country)

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