T-80

The T-80 is part of the Soviet T-series of tanks and was a very effective armored fighting vehicle when it first entered service in 1976. It has since then been used by a number of nations, although the Soviet Union never exported it. It was passed on to the successor states and remains in service today within the armies of Armenia, Belarus, Cyprus, Egypt, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Pakistan, People's Republic of China, Russia, Ukraine, and Yemen. It was a development of the earlier T-64 main battle tank.

Specifications
Type: Main battle tank.

Place of origin: Soviet Union.

In service: 1976-present.

Designed: 1967-1975.

Manufacturer: LKZ and Omsk Transmash (Russia), Malyshev (Ukraine).

Produced: 1976-.

Number built: 5,404.

Weight: 42.5 tonnes.

Length: 9.9 meters.

Width: 3.4 meters.

Height: 2.202 meters.

Crew: 3.

Armor: 500-1,320mm.

Main armament: 1x 125mm 2A46-2 smoothbore gun.

Secondary armament: Engine: SG-1000 gas turbine (1,000 hp).
 * 1x 7.62mm PKT coaxial machine gun
 * 1x 12.7mm NSVT or PKT anti-aircraft machine gun

Power/weight: 25.9 hp/tonne.

Transmission: Manual, 5 forward gears, 1 reverse.

Suspension: Torsion bar.

Ground clearance: 0.38 meters.

Fuel capacity: 1,100 liters.

Operational range: 335 km (internal tanks only), 440 km (with external tanks).

Speed: 70 km/h.