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T-80U

IOC: 1984
Unitary Cost: USD$2.0 million
Origin: Russia

Contractor/s: Omsktransmash

Description: The T-80 is a Main Battle Tank (MBT) designed to engage enemy armored vehicles, troops, fortifications and low-flying helicopters in day/night and all-weather conditions. Its advanced fire control system jointly with the 125mm smoothbore main gun ensure target kill with the first-round while the T-80 is on the move or stationary.

The T-80U MBT features a GTD-1250 gas turbine engine, a 125mm 2A46M-1 smoothbore main gun capable of launching a wide variety of tank ammunition as well as anti-tank missiles, a coaxial 7.62mm machine gun, and a 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine gun. The 2A46M-1 gun features an autoloader system which allows the T-80 to be operated by a crew of 3. That gun provided a rate of fire of 7-9 rounds per minute.

To achieve improved survivability over preceding Soviet MBTs, the T-80 features multi-layer armor with integrated Explosive Reactive Armor (ERA) providing direct-hit and top-attack weapons protection. Low acoustic, visual, radar, and visual signatures also provide improved survivability to the T-80 MBT.

The T-80U entered service with the Soviet Army in 1984. The T-80UK is a command and control version of T-80U featuring improved survivability and improved communications. The T-80UM2 Black Eagle is the most advanced version of T-80U MBT produced to date featuring improved armor, survivability and equipment. The T-84 designation is applied to a specific version produced for the Army of Ukraine.

Parent system is the T-80
Other Family Members: T-80UD

Transactions: There are 8 transactions involving 494 items for T-80 from 1996 to 2010 and 6 transactions involving 170 items for the T-80U view report

Applications:

Self-Propelled Howitzers

MSTA-S

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:: Specifications ::

Ammunition Load: 45
Crew: 3

Dimensions
Height: 2.20 meter
Length: 9.65 meter
Main Gun Caliber: 125 millimeter
Width: 3.60 meter

Performance
Max Range: 335 kilometer

Power
Power: 1,250 shp

Rates
Max Rate of Fire: 9 roundperminute

Speed
Cross Country Speed: 11.7 mps (42 kph)
Top Speed: 19.5 mps (70 kph)

Weight
Combat Weight: 46,000 kilogram

:: News ::

There is 1 news on
4 May 2012

Russia to Set Up Military Maintenance Centers in Kazakhstan

:: Operators ::

Operators
	Country	Items	Country	Items
	Belarus	?	Cyprus	?
	Kazakhstan	?	Russia	?
	South Korea	?	Ukraine	?
	Yemen	66

fully confirmed operational planned retired cancelled destroyed

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	2A46M-1

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There are 5 images added on
3 Dec 2006

:: Notes & Resources ::

Last Updated:
Saturday, February 2, 2013

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IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
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