The T-80 is a main battle tank (MBT) [11] that was designed and manufactured in the former Soviet Union and manufactured in Russia. The T-80 is based on the T-64, while incorporating features from the later T-72 and changing the engine to a gas turbine. When it entered service in 1976, it was the first production tank to be powered solely by ...

Jun 4, 2024 · Today, we’re starting pre-orders for the T-80U-E1 — a premium variant of one of the best Soviet top-tier tanks, which features excellent armor, good mobility, a large selection of ammunition, and is also equipped with an advanced high-resolution thermal imager.

The T-80 has some features of both the T-64 and T-72, and other features unique to itself. In general, the offensive capabilities of the T-80 are similar to the T-64A, but it is faster thanks to the GTD-1000T 1,000 hp (746 kW) multi-fuel gas turbine engine.

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Mar 22, 2025 · The T-80 Main Battle Tank, when the initial pre-production models rolled out in 1976, was a considerable upgrade on previous models. Built with composite armour which was then further layered in Explosive Reactive Armour (ERA) around both the turret front and hull, it was fitted with a Gas-turbine engine, that allowed the 42 ton machine to ...

The T-80UM3 enjoys a +2 to strike for the main gun using the laser targeting sight (not for the ATGMs). The T-80UM3 can also fire the AT-20 ATGW through the 125 mm gun; Truly a multi-purpose weapon that is considerably effective against enemy armor and robots alike. Plasma rounds are a late pre-Rifts innovation and are rare and expensive.

New turret, 1250 hp GTD-1250 turbine, Kontakt-5 reactive armor, possibility of firing AT-11 Sniper missiles. Command version of the U, fitted with Shtora electro-optical countermeasure equipment. T-80U equipped with the 1000 hp 6TD Diesel engine, exported to Pakistan.

Apr 13, 2014 · Two generations of the T-80 Main Battle Tank: On the left, the T-80B; on the right, the new T-84. The T-80 was a direct descendant of the earlier T-64, which was a high-technology main battle tank designed by the Tank Design Bureau of Kharkiv that went to revolutionize the Soviet tank concept.

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Mar 28, 2020 · Even though production of the T-80 at the Molotov GAZ factory was not planned, in practice preparations for production were underway by January of 1943 by the initiative of the NKSM. The first pilot T-80 was built in early March. A hull and turret produced at …