Like all of the previous T-80 models, the T-80U has full length rubber side skirts protecting the sides with those above the first three road wheels being armoured and are provided with lifting handles. It can fire the 9M119 Refleks (AT-11 Sniper) guided missile and the long-rod penetrator (HVAPFSDS) 3BM46. The remotely controlled commander's ...

Apr 13, 2014 · The T-80U has advanced composite armor at the front and sides, and the front, side and top armor behind Kontakt-5 ERA (T-80U, U(M), UK) or Arena APS (T-80UM1).

Jul 15, 2024 · torsion bar suspension with each side consisting of six forged steel-aluminum rubber-tired roadwheels, a drive sprocket at the rear, an idler at the front, and five return roadwheels. Gaps between the second and third, fourth and fifth, and fifth and sixth roadwheels. The side skirt covers the return rollers. Speed: 70 km/h: Cruising Range:

Like all of the previous T-80 models, the T-80U has full length rubber side skirts protecting the sides but those above the first three road wheels are armored and are provided with lifting handles. There are also rubber elements fitted beneath the front glacis which provide additional protection against mines with tilt-rod fuses and HEAT warheads.

Apr 16, 2024 · Four distinct variations of T-80 Main Battle Tank equipment were observed. One version had fabric skirt armor over the tracks; another added side armor to cover the rear deck against overhead attack by aircraft or missiles.

Jul 15, 2024 · The T-80 MBT is equipped with a bar suspension with each side consisting of six forged steel-aluminium rubber-tyred roadwheels, a drive sprocket at the rear, an idler at the front and five return roadwheels.

Sep 4, 2004 · Visual keys are rubber-tired road wheels, a self-entrenching blade on the lower glacis, a large left-hand optic, and smoke grenade launchers on the rear of the turret sides.

Feb 23, 2016 · With these side hull panels, the T-80 should be immune to hits from most 105mm APFSDS shells within a 70° frontal arc, but this probably goes down to a much narrower 40° arc for 120mm APFSDS. This should include the DM13, DM23, and M829.

Dec 12, 2022 · Standard equipment of the T-80BV MBT includes NBC (nuclear, biological, chemical) protection system, night vision, and fording kit. The driver is equipped with modern TVN-5/TVN-5M binocular night vision goggles. The T-80UD has a new welded turret and is armed with a fully-stabilized 125 mm smoothbore gun, fitted with a carousel-type autoloader.

May 14, 2019 · The T-80 is a third-generation main battle tank (MBT) designed and manufactured in the Soviet Union. When it entered service in 1976, it was the first MBT in the world to feature a powerful multifuel turbine engine as its main propulsion engine.