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.

Table of contents

1 Production History 1.1 Variants 2 External Link

Production History

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.

External Link

• Army Technology, T-80U Main Battle Tank Information: http://www.army-technology.com/projects/t80/index.html