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Altay (tank)larger figure on 2 of 2
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Gun forward
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| Specification | Altay (tank) | T-80 |
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| Type | Main battle tank[source] | Main battle tank[source] |
| Place of origin | Turkey[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 2025–present[source] | 1976–present[source] |
| Used by | Turkish Land Forces[source] | See Operators[source] |
T-80larger figure on 0 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
7.3 metres (24 ft) (hull), 10.3 metres (34 ft) (gun forward)[source]
Gun forward T-80B
Single sourceLength
Single sourceT-80U
Single sourceT-80U Hull T-80B
Single sourceGun forward: 9.9 m (32 ft 6 in) T-80B, 9.654 m (31 ft 8.1 in) T-80U Hull: 7.4 m (24 ft 3 in) T-80B, 7 m (23 ft 0 in) T-80U[source]
Maximum; Off road T1
Single sourceMaximum; On road
Single sourceOn road: 65 km/h (40 mph) Off road: 45 km/h (28 mph) (T1)[source]
Maximum; Cross-country
Single sourceMaximum; T-80U
Single sourceEngine
Single sourceT1: HD Hyundai Infracore DV27K 4- long stroke , 12-cylinder water-cooled diesel, dry weight: 2550 kg T2: BMC Power BATU V12 4- short stroke , 12-cylinder water-cooled diesel
Single sourceT1: HD Hyundai Infracore DV27K 4- long stroke , 12-cylinder water-cooled diesel, dry weight: 2550 kg 1,500 hp (1,110 kW) T2: BMC Power BATU V12 4- short stroke , 12-cylinder water-cooled diesel 1,500 hp (1,100 kW)[source]
SG-1000 gas turbine T-80B, GTD-1250 turbine T-80U, or one of 3 diesel T‑80UD T-80B
Single sourceT‑80U
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer | Otokar (initial design) BMC (revised design) Hyundai Rotem (design assistance and tech transfer) For others, see below[source] | Nikolay Popov , LKZ (T-80) KMDB (T-80UD)[source] |
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| Designed | 2008–2016 (initial) 2018-2022 (revised)[source] | 1967–1975[source] |
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| Manufacturer | BMC[source] | LKZ and Omsk Transmash , Russia Malyshev Factory , Ukraine[source] |
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| Unit cost | T1: US$13.75 million (FY 2025) T2: US$11.75 million (FY 2025)[source] | US$3 million[source] |
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| Produced | 2025–present[source] | 1975–2001 (T-80) 1987–present (T-80UD)[source] |
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| No. built | 7 (2 prototypes)[source] | 5,500+[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | Engineering & recovery, mobile bridge, mine-plough with KMT-6 plough-type system and KMT-7 roller-type system.[source] |
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| Armor | Tank armor : Roketsan composite armor package based on KSAP Active protection system : Aselsan AKKOR hard & soft kill with electronic warfare suite[source] | — |
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| Main armament | MKE 120 MM 55C 120 mm smoothbore cannon[source] | Smoothbore 125 mm 2A46-2 gun , 36 rounds and 4 9M112 Kobra ATGMs (T-80B) 2A46M-1 with 45 rounds and 6 9M119 Refleks ATGMs (T-80U)[source] |
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| Secondary armament | 1 × Remote controlled weapon station equipped with 12.7 mm / 7.62 mm machine gun 1 x 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun[source] | 7.62 mm PKT coax MG , 12.7 mm NSVT or DShK or PKT antiaircraft MG[source] |
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| Power/weight | 23 hp/t (17.15 kW/t)[source] | 23.5 hp (17.6 kW) / tonne T-80B 27.2 hp (20.3 kW) / tonne T-80U[source] |
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| Transmission | T1: SNT Dynamics EST15K (6 forward, 3 reverse gears), dry weight: 2500 kg T2: BMC Power BATU V12 Cross Drive (6 forward, 2 reverse gears)[source] | Manual, 5 forward gears, 1 reverse T-80B, 4 forward, 1 reverse T-80U[source] |
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| Suspension | Passive in-arm suspension unit (ISU) with automatic track tension system (ATTS)[source] | Torsion bar[source] |
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| Wars | — | August Coup 1993 Russian constitutional crisis First Chechen War Yemeni Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present) Wagner Group rebellion[source] |
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| Armour | — | T-80B – Hull 440–450 mm vs APFSDS 500–575 mm vs HEAT , Turret 500 mm vs APFSDS 650 mm vs HEAT T-80U – Hull & turret with Kontakt-5 780 mm vs APFSDS 1,320 mm vs HEAT[source] |
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| Ground clearance | — | 0.38 m (1.2 ft) T-80B, 0.446 m (1.46 ft) T-80U[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 1,100 litres (240 imp gal) (internal) 740 litres (160 imp gal) (external)[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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70 km/h (43 mph) (T-80U) 48 km/h (30 mph) (cross country)[source]
SG-1000 gas turbine T-80B, GTD-1250 turbine T-80U, or one of 3 diesel T‑80UD 1,000 hp T-80B, 1,250 hp T‑80U[source]