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.

List of models and variants of the T-80 main battle tank. Command tanks with additional radio equipment have K added to their designation for komandirskiy ("command"), for example, T-80BK is the command version of the T-80B. Versions with reactive armour have V added, for vzryvnoy ("explosive"), for example T-80BV.

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Sep 9, 2023 · In today’s article, Peter Suciu takes look at the T-80 main battle tank. The last main battle tank to enter service in the Soviet Union (the T-90 would not enter service until after the USSR’s dissolution in 1991) now serves the Russian Army and several client states.

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Jul 15, 2024 · The T-80 is a main battle tank designed and manufactured at the Leningrad Kirov Plant (LKZ) under the direction of Nikolai S Popov, with the prototype being designated the Obiekt 219. The T-80 is a development of the Russian main battle tank T-64, the T-80 was the first Russian-made main battle tank motorised with a gas turbine engine.

Since 1976 the T-80 MBT has been improved as new technology became available, with the latest versions having a more powerful engine, better armour protection and a defensive aids suite. In 1996, Cyprus ordered a batch of 41 T-80 series MBTs for its National Guard with all vehicles delivered by early 1997.

Feb 19, 2001 · The T-80 is the most recent Soviet tank to enter series production and it incorporates the latest in Soviet technology. It is capable of firing the AT-8/SONGSTER ATGM through its main gun; it can also fire conventional 125-mm ammunition. It has an autoloader for the main gun. Its armament and optics are like those of the T-64B.

Aug 24, 2019 · Soldiers with 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team “Greywolf”, 1st Cavalry Division, visited South Korean 3rd Armored Brigade – is the only unit in the armed forces of South Korea that has Russian-made armored vehicles.

Dec 12, 2022 · The T-80 is a MBT of Russian Army and it was born during the Soviet Era. This type type was a further evolution of the T-64 line and its history began in 1949.