L9 bar mine vs T-64: Specs Compared

L9 bar mine — licensed reference photograph

ATanks

L9 bar mine

Anti-tank blast mine

Credit

Uploaded by User:Megapixie at en:wikipedia · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

BTanks

T-64

Main battle tank

Credit

VoidWanderer · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

L9 bar mineLength

1.2 m

Length source ↗

T-64Gun forward

9.225 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

L9 bar minelarger figure on 0 of 3

None

T-64larger figure on 3 of 3

Width+3062%
Height+2549%
Mass+345355%

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

Measured figures

Head to head

7 of 29 rows sourced on both sides

1.2m

9.23mGun forward

Length

All recorded figures & sources

1.2 m

Length

Single source

120 centimetres (47 in)^[source]

9.225 m

Gun forward

Single source

9.225 m (30 ft 3.2 in) (gun forward)^[source]

108mm

3.42m

Width+3062%

All recorded figures & sources

0.108 m

Width

Single source

10.8 centimetres (4.3 in)^[source]

3.415 m

Width

Single source

3.415 m (11 ft 2.4 in)^[source]

82mm

2.17m

Height+2549%

All recorded figures & sources

0.082 m

Height

Single source

8.2 centimetres (3.2 in)^[source]

2.172 m

Height

Single source

2.172 m (7 ft 1.5 in)^[source]

11kg

38t

Mass+345355%

All recorded figures & sources

11 kg

Mass

Single source

11 kilograms (24 lb)^[source]

38,000 kg

Mass

Single source

38 tonnes (42 short tons ; 37 long tons )^[source]

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3driver, commander, gunner

Crew

All recorded figures & sources

3 people

driver, commander, gunner

Single source

3 (driver, commander, gunner)^[source]

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45–60km/hMaximum; depending on version

Speed

All recorded figures & sources

45–60 km/h

Maximum; depending on version

Single source

45–60 km/h (28–37 mph) depending on version^[source]

—

700kmOperational; with external tanks

Range

All recorded figures & sources

500 km

Operational; Operational range

Single source

700 km

Operational; with external tanks

Single source

500 km (310 mi), 700 km (430 mi) with external tanks^[source]

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522kW5TDF 5-cylinder diesel 13.6 litre

Power

All recorded figures & sources

522 kW

5TDF 5-cylinder diesel 13.6 litre

Single source

5TDF 5-cylinder diesel 13.6 litre 700 hp (522 kW)^[source]

8.4kgFilling weight

—

Warhead mass

All recorded figures & sources

8.4 kg

Filling weight

Single source

8.4 kilograms (19 lb)^[source]

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

Configuration

Details

L9 bar mine and T-64 configuration
Specification	L9 bar mine	T-64
Type	Anti-tank blast mine^[source]	Main battle tank^[source]
Place of origin	United Kingdom^[source]	Soviet Union^[source]
In service	1969–present^[source]	1966–present^[source]
Filling	TNT^[source]	—
Used by	—	See Operators^[source]
Wars	—	Transnistria War Angolan Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War War in Donbas Russo-Ukrainian war Kamwina Nsapu rebellion^[source]
Designer	—	KMDB^[source]
Designed	—	1951–1962^[source]
Manufacturer	—	Malyshev Factory^[source]
Produced	—	1963–1987^[source]
No. built	—	≈13,000^[source]
Armour	—	Glass-reinforced plastic sandwiched between layers of steel. ERA plates on later versions Hull & turret – 370 mm to 440 mm vs APFSDS 500 mm to 575 mm vs HEAT^[source]
Main armament	—	125 mm smoothbore gun 2A26(M/M-1) (T-64A), 125 mm smoothbore gun D-81T (aka 2A46)^[source]
Secondary armament	—	7.62 mm PKMT coaxial machine gun, 12.7 mm NSVT anti-aircraft machine gun^[source]
Power/weight	—	18.4 hp/tonne (13.7 kW/ton)^[source]
Suspension	—	Torsion bar^[source]
Reported operators	—	Reported operator · Democratic Republic of the Congo Reported operator · Russia Reported operator · Ukraine Reported operator · Uzbekistan

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L9 bar mine

T-64

Type

Anti-tank blast mine^[source]

Main battle tank^[source]

Place of origin

United Kingdom^[source]

Soviet Union^[source]

In service

1969–present^[source]

1966–present^[source]

Filling

TNT^[source]

—

Used by

—

See Operators^[source]

Wars

—

Transnistria War Angolan Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War War in Donbas Russo-Ukrainian war Kamwina Nsapu rebellion^[source]

Designer

—

KMDB^[source]

Designed

—

1951–1962^[source]

Manufacturer

—

Malyshev Factory^[source]

Produced

—

1963–1987^[source]

No. built

—

≈13,000^[source]

Armour

—

Glass-reinforced plastic sandwiched between layers of steel. ERA plates on later versions Hull & turret – 370 mm to 440 mm vs APFSDS 500 mm to 575 mm vs HEAT^[source]

Main armament

—

125 mm smoothbore gun 2A26(M/M-1) (T-64A), 125 mm smoothbore gun D-81T (aka 2A46)^[source]

Secondary armament

—

7.62 mm PKMT coaxial machine gun, 12.7 mm NSVT anti-aircraft machine gun^[source]

Power/weight

—

18.4 hp/tonne (13.7 kW/ton)^[source]

Suspension

—

Torsion bar^[source]

Reported operators

—

Reported operator · Democratic Republic of the Congo
Reported operator · Russia
Reported operator · Ukraine
Reported operator · Uzbekistan