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Arjun (tank)larger figure on 0 of 1
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Measured figures
MK1
Single sourceMK1A
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Arjun (tank) | T-80 |
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| Type | Main battle tank[source] | Main battle tank[source] |
| Place of origin | India[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| Designer | Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment[source] | Nikolay Popov , LKZ (T-80) KMDB (T-80UD)[source] |
| Designed | 1983–1996[source] | 1967–1975[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
MK1 : 10.19 metres (33 ft 5 in) MK1A : 10.64 metres (34 ft 11 in)[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]
MK1
Single sourceMK1A
Single sourceMK1 : 3.85 metres (12 ft 8 in) MK1A : 3.95 metres (13 ft 0 in)[source]
T-80B T-80U
Single sourceWidth
Single source3.4 m (11 ft 2 in) T-80B 3.603 m (11 ft 9.9 in) T-80U
Maximum; Cross-country
Single sourceMaximum; MK1 : ~
Single sourceMK1 : ~70 km/h (43 mph) 40 km/h (25 mph) cross country[source]
Maximum; Cross-country
Single sourceMaximum; T-80U
Single sourceMK1 : MTU MB 838 Ka-501 V10 liquid-cooled turbocharged diesel engine MK1A : DATRAN
Single sourceV12 engine
Single sourceMK1 : MTU MB 838 Ka-501 V10 ; 1,400 hp (1,030 kW) liquid-cooled turbocharged diesel engine MK1A : DATRAN ; 1,500 hp (1,118 kW) V12 engine[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.
| Manufacturer | Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited (at Heavy Vehicles Factory )[source] | LKZ and Omsk Transmash , Russia Malyshev Factory , Ukraine[source] |
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| Developed into | Future Main Battle Tank[source] | — |
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| Produced | 2004– present[source] | 1975–2001 (T-80) 1987–present (T-80UD)[source] |
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| No. built | 141 (as of 2021)[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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| Armour | ERA–NERA , Kanchan armour[source] | 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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| Main armament | 1× 120 mm rifled tank gun able to fire LAHAT , SAMHO , HEAT , APFSDS , HESH , PCB, Thermobaric rounds (Rate of fire: 6–8 rounds/minute, total: 42 containerized rounds)[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 × NSV 12.7mm AA MG on BEL RCWS 1 × MAG 7.62 mm Tk715 coaxial MG 12 × 81mm AT-AL smoke grenades. ( MK1 ) 16 × 81mm AT-AL smoke grenades. ( MK1A )[source] | 7.62 mm PKT coax MG , 12.7 mm NSVT or DShK or PKT antiaircraft MG[source] |
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| Power/weight | MK1 : 24 hp/ton[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 | Renk epicyclic train gearbox , 4 forward + 2 reverse gears. CVRDE automatic transmission in development[source] | Manual, 5 forward gears, 1 reverse T-80B, 4 forward, 1 reverse T-80U[source] |
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| Suspension | Hydropneumatic[source] | Torsion bar[source] |
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| Ground clearance | 0.45 metres (1 ft 6 in)[source] | 0.38 m (1.2 ft) T-80B, 0.446 m (1.46 ft) T-80U[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 1,610 litres (350 imp gal; 430 US gal)[source] | 1,100 litres (240 imp gal) (internal) 740 litres (160 imp gal) (external)[source] |
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| In service | — | 1976–present[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Operators[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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| Unit cost | — | US$3 million[source] |
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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]