BMPT Terminator vs T-80: Specs Compared

BMPT Terminator — licensed reference photograph

ATanks

BMPT Terminator

Fire Support Combat Vehicle

Credit

Kirill Borisenko · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

BTanks

T-80

Main battle tank

Credit

Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation · CC BY 4.0 · Resized · CC BY 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

BMPT TerminatorLength

7.2 m

Length source ↗

T-80Length

9.654 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

BMPT Terminatorlarger figure on 1 of 2

Crew+67%

T-80larger figure on 1 of 2

Length+34%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

25 of 33 rows sourced on both sides

7.2m

9.65m

Length+34%

All recorded figures & sources

7.2 m

Length

Single source

7.2 m (23 ft 7 in )^[source]

9.654 m

Length

Single source

9.9 m

Gun forward T-80B

Single source

7 m

T-80U

Single source

7.4 m

T-80U Hull T-80B

Single source

Gun 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]

3.8mWidth · source measurement 2

3.6mT-80B T-80U

WidthScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

3.37 m

Width · source measurement 1

Single source

3.8 m

Width · source measurement 2

Single source

3.37 m (11 ft 1 in) 3.8 m (12 ft 6 in)^[source]

3.603 m

T-80B T-80U

Single source

3.4 m

Width

Single source

3.4 m (11 ft 2 in) T-80B 3.603 m (11 ft 9.9 in) T-80U^[source]

3.44mHeight · source measurement 2

2.2mT-80B, T‑80U

HeightScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

1.94 m

Height · source measurement 1

Single source

3.44 m

Height · source measurement 2

Single source

1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 3.44 m (11 ft 3 in)^[source]

2.202 m

T-80B, T‑80U

Single source

2.202 m (7 ft 2.7 in) T-80B, T‑80U^[source]

48t

42.5 tons (T‑80B), 46 tons (T‑80U)

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

48,000 kg

Mass

Single source

48 t (53 short tons ; 47 long tons )^[source]

42.5 tons (T‑80B), 46 tons (T‑80U)^[source]

Crew+67%

All recorded figures & sources

5 people

Crew

Single source

5^[source]

3 people

Crew

Single source

3^[source]

≥ 60km/hMaximum; ≥

70km/hMaximum; T-80U

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

≥ 60 km/h

Maximum; ≥

Single source

≥60 km/h (37 mph )^[source]

48 km/h

Maximum; Cross-country

Single source

70 km/h

Maximum; T-80U

Single source

70 km/h (43 mph) (T-80U) 48 km/h (30 mph) (cross country)^[source]

≥ 550kmOperational; ≥

415kmOperational; road, with external tanks

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

≥ 550 km

Operational; ≥

Single source

≥550 km (340 mi )^[source]

415 km

Operational; road, with external tanks

Single source

335 km

Operational; road, without external tanks

Single source

335 km (208 mi) (road, without external tanks) 415 km (258 mi) (road, with external tanks)^[source]

736kWV-92S2 diesel engine

932kWT‑80U

PowerScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

736 kW

V-92S2 diesel engine

Single source

V-92S2 diesel engine 1,000 hp (736 kW )^[source]

745.699872 kW

SG-1000 gas turbine T-80B, GTD-1250 turbine T-80U, or one of 3 diesel T‑80UD T-80B

Single source

932.124839 kW

T‑80U

Single 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]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

BMPT Terminator and T-80 configuration
Specification	BMPT Terminator	T-80
Type	Fire Support Combat Vehicle^[source]	Main battle tank^[source]
Place of origin	Russia^[source]	Soviet Union^[source]
In service	2011–present^[source]	1976–present^[source]
Used by	Russia, Kazakhstan , Algeria ,^[source]	See Operators^[source]
Wars	2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Battle of Sievierodonetsk (2022) Battle of the Svatove-Kreminna line^[source]	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]
Designer	Uralvagonzavod^[source]	Nikolay Popov , LKZ (T-80) KMDB (T-80UD)^[source]
Designed	1998–2002^[source]	1967–1975^[source]
Manufacturer	Uralvagonzavod^[source]	LKZ and Omsk Transmash , Russia Malyshev Factory , Ukraine^[source]
Produced	2002–present^[source]	1975–2001 (T-80) 1987–present (T-80UD)^[source]
No. built	33 built and 30 active as of December 2023^[source]	5,500+^[source]
Variants	BMPT-72^[source]	Engineering & recovery, mobile bridge, mine-plough with KMT-6 plough-type system and KMT-7 roller-type system.^[source]
Armor	Combination of composite armor , reactive armor and steel^[source]	—
Main armament	4× 130 mm Ataka-T GWS launchers 2× 30 mm 2A42 autocannons (850 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]
Secondary armament	2× 30 mm AG-17D or 2x AGS-30 grenade launchers (600 rounds) 1× 7.62 mm PKTM machine gun (2,000 rounds)^[source]	7.62 mm PKT coax MG , 12.7 mm NSVT or DShK or PKT antiaircraft MG^[source]
Power/weight	20.4 hp/tonne (15.0 kW/tonne)^[source]	23.5 hp (17.6 kW) / tonne T-80B 27.2 hp (20.3 kW) / tonne T-80U^[source]
Suspension	Torsion bar^[source]	Torsion bar^[source]
Ground clearance	406 mm (16.0 in )^[source]	0.38 m (1.2 ft) T-80B, 0.446 m (1.46 ft) T-80U^[source]
Fuel capacity	1,200 L (320 US gal )^[source]	1,100 litres (240 imp gal) (internal) 740 litres (160 imp gal) (external)^[source]
Unit cost	—	US$3 million^[source]
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]
Transmission	—	Manual, 5 forward gears, 1 reverse T-80B, 4 forward, 1 reverse T-80U^[source]
Reported operators	—	Reported operator · Cyprus Reported operator · Pakistan Reported operator · Russia Reported operator · Ukraine

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BMPT Terminator

T-80

Type

Fire Support Combat Vehicle^[source]

Main battle tank^[source]

Place of origin

Russia^[source]

Soviet Union^[source]

In service

2011–present^[source]

1976–present^[source]

Used by

Russia, Kazakhstan , Algeria ,^[source]

See Operators^[source]

Wars

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Battle of Sievierodonetsk (2022) Battle of the Svatove-Kreminna line^[source]

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]

Designer

Uralvagonzavod^[source]

Nikolay Popov , LKZ (T-80) KMDB (T-80UD)^[source]

Designed

1998–2002^[source]

1967–1975^[source]

Manufacturer

Uralvagonzavod^[source]

LKZ and Omsk Transmash , Russia Malyshev Factory , Ukraine^[source]

Produced

2002–present^[source]

1975–2001 (T-80) 1987–present (T-80UD)^[source]

No. built

33 built and 30 active as of December 2023^[source]

5,500+^[source]

Variants

BMPT-72^[source]

Engineering & recovery, mobile bridge, mine-plough with KMT-6 plough-type system and KMT-7 roller-type system.^[source]

Armor

Combination of composite armor , reactive armor and steel^[source]

—

Main armament

4× 130 mm Ataka-T GWS launchers 2× 30 mm 2A42 autocannons (850 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]

Secondary armament

2× 30 mm AG-17D or 2x AGS-30 grenade launchers (600 rounds) 1× 7.62 mm PKTM machine gun (2,000 rounds)^[source]

7.62 mm PKT coax MG , 12.7 mm NSVT or DShK or PKT antiaircraft MG^[source]

Power/weight

20.4 hp/tonne (15.0 kW/tonne)^[source]

23.5 hp (17.6 kW) / tonne T-80B 27.2 hp (20.3 kW) / tonne T-80U^[source]

Suspension

Torsion bar^[source]

Ground clearance

406 mm (16.0 in )^[source]

0.38 m (1.2 ft) T-80B, 0.446 m (1.46 ft) T-80U^[source]

Fuel capacity

1,200 L (320 US gal )^[source]

1,100 litres (240 imp gal) (internal) 740 litres (160 imp gal) (external)^[source]

Unit cost

—

US$3 million^[source]

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]

Transmission

—

Manual, 5 forward gears, 1 reverse T-80B, 4 forward, 1 reverse T-80U^[source]

Reported operators

—

Reported operator · Cyprus
Reported operator · Pakistan
Reported operator · Russia
Reported operator · Ukraine