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FV101 Scorpionlarger figure on 0 of 1
T-80larger figure on 1 of 1
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Measured figures
Hull
Single sourceinc 90 mm gun
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | FV101 Scorpion | T-80 |
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| Type | Reconnaissance vehicle , Light tank[source] | Main battle tank[source] |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1973–present[source] | 1976–present[source] |
| Used by | Operators[source] | See Operators[source] |
4.79 m (15 ft 9 in) (hull), 5.288 m (17 ft 4.2 in) (inc 90 mm gun)[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]
Cummins BTA 5.9-litre (diesel)
Single sourceCummins BTA 5.9-litre (diesel) 190 hp (140 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 sourceSG-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]
Rate of fire
Single source6 rounds per minute[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | Iran–Iraq War Falklands War 1989 Philippine coup d'état attempt Gulf War Zamboanga City crisis 2025 Cambodia–Thailand clashes[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] |
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| Manufacturer | Alvis Vehicles , Coventry , England[source] | LKZ and Omsk Transmash , Russia Malyshev Factory , Ukraine[source] |
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| No. built | c. 3,000 (1,500 for UK, c. 1,500 exported)[source] | 5,500+[source] |
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| Variants | Scorpion 90[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 | Aluminium armour, Cast and 1318b plate 13 mm (front and sides)[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 | ROF 76mm L23A1 gun 90mm Cockerill Mk3 M-A1 gun (in Scorpion 90)[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 | Coaxial 7.62 mm L43A1 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 | 22.92 hp (17.3 kW) / tonne[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 | Self Change Gears TN15X[source] | Manual, 5 forward gears, 1 reverse T-80B, 4 forward, 1 reverse T-80U[source] |
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| Suspension | Torsion-bar[source] | Torsion bar[source] |
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| Elevation | +35 degrees/−10 degrees[source] | — |
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| Designer | — | Nikolay Popov , LKZ (T-80) KMDB (T-80UD)[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1967–1975[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | US$3 million[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1975–2001 (T-80) 1987–present (T-80UD)[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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335 km (208 mi) (road, without external tanks) 415 km (258 mi) (road, with external tanks)[source]