L9 bar mine vs T-90: 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-90

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

L9 bar mineLength

1.2 m

Length source ↗

T-90Length

9.63 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

L9 bar minelarger figure on 0 of 3

None

T-90larger figure on 3 of 3

Length+703%
Width+3400%
Height+2607%

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 37 rows sourced on both sides

1.2m

9.63m

Length+703%

All recorded figures & sources

1.2 m

Length

Single source

120 centimetres (47 in)^[source]

9.63 m

Length

Single source

6.86 m

Hull

Single source

9.63 m (31 ft 7 in) 6.86 m (22 ft 6 in) (hull)^[source]

108mm

3.78m

Width+3400%

All recorded figures & sources

0.108 m

Width

Single source

10.8 centimetres (4.3 in)^[source]

3.78 m

Width

Single source

3.78 m (12 ft 5 in)^[source]

82mm

2.22m

Height+2607%

All recorded figures & sources

0.082 m

Height

Single source

8.2 centimetres (3.2 in)^[source]

2.22 m

Height

Single source

2.22 m (7 ft 3 in)^[source]

11kg

48tT-90SM

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

11 kg

Mass

Single source

11 kilograms (24 lb)^[source]

46,000 kg

T-90

Single source

46,500 kg

T-90A

Single source

48,000 kg

T-90SM

Single source

46 tonnes (45 long tons ; 51 short tons ) (T-90) 46.5 tonnes (45.8 long tons ; 51.3 short tons ) (T-90A) 48 tonnes (47 long tons ; 53 short tons ) (T-90SM)^[source]

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Crew

All recorded figures & sources

3 people

Crew

Single source

3^[source]

—

60km/hMaximum; T-90A and T-90MS

Speed

All recorded figures & sources

60 km/h

Maximum; T-90A and T-90MS

Single source

60 km/h (37 mph) (T-90A and T-90MS)^[source]

—

550kmOperational; without fuel drums

Range

All recorded figures & sources

550 km

Operational; without fuel drums

Single source

550 km (340 mi) (without fuel drums)^[source]

—

831kWfor V-92S2F (T-90M and T-90MS)

Power

All recorded figures & sources

736 kW

for V-92S2 12-cyl. diesel engine (T-90A and T-90S)

Single source

831 kW

for V-92S2F (T-90M and T-90MS)

Single source

617 kW

V-84MS 12-cyl. diesel (T-90) V-92S2 12-cyl. diesel (T-90A) V-92S2F for V-84MS 12-cyl. diesel engine

Single source

V-84MS 12-cyl. diesel (T-90) V-92S2 12-cyl. diesel (T-90A) V-92S2F 840 hp (617 kW) for V-84MS 12-cyl. diesel engine 1000 hp (736 kW) for V-92S2 12-cyl. diesel engine (T-90A and T-90S) 1130 hp (831 kW) for V-92S2F (T-90M and T-90MS)^[source]

8.4kgFilling weight

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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-90 configuration
Specification	L9 bar mine	T-90
Type	Anti-tank blast mine^[source]	Main battle tank^[source]
Place of origin	United Kingdom^[source]	Russia^[source]
In service	1969–present^[source]	From 1992 (T-90) From 2004 (T-90A) From 2019 (T-90M)^[source]
Filling	TNT^[source]	—
Used by	—	See Operators^[source]
Wars	—	War in Dagestan Syrian Civil War Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Russo-Ukrainian War War in Donbas Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present) Wagner Group rebellion^[source]
Designer	—	Kartsev-Venediktov^[source]
Manufacturer	—	Uralvagonzavod , Heavy Vehicles Factory^[source]
Unit cost	—	USD 2.5 million in 1999, USD 2.77–4.25 million in 2011 (varies by source) T-90SM: USD 4.5 million in 2016^[source]
Produced	—	1992–present^[source]
No. built	—	≈4,000 (2023, see Operators ) 1,400 units of T-90S/SM built in India under license >1000 delivered to other countries^[source]
Variants	—	See Variants^[source]
Armor	—	Steel-composite-reactive blend APFSDS : 550 mm + 250–280 mm with Kontakt-5 = 800–830 mm HEAT : 650–850 mm + 500–700 mm with Kontakt-5 = 1,150–1,550 mm^[source]
Main armament	—	2A46M 125 mm smoothbore gun with 43 rounds (T-90) 2A46M-2 125 mm smoothbore gun with 42 rounds (T-90A) 2A46M-5 125 mm smoothbore gun with 43 rounds (T-90M)^[source]
Secondary armament	—	12.7mm Kord Heavy machine gun , 7.62mm PKMT^[source]
Power/weight	—	18.2 hp/tonne (13.3 kW/tonne) (T-90) 21.5hp/tonne (15 kW/tonne) (T-90A)^[source]
Suspension	—	Torsion bar^[source]
Reported operators	—	Reported operator · Algeria Reported operator · Armenia Reported operator · Azerbaijan Reported operator · India Reported operator · Iraq Reported operator · Russia Reported operator · Syria Reported operator · Turkmenistan Reported operator · Uganda Reported operator · Ukraine Reported operator · Vietnam

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L9 bar mine

T-90

Type

Anti-tank blast mine^[source]

Main battle tank^[source]

Place of origin

United Kingdom^[source]

Russia^[source]

In service

1969–present^[source]

From 1992 (T-90) From 2004 (T-90A) From 2019 (T-90M)^[source]

Filling

TNT^[source]

—

Used by

—

See Operators^[source]

Wars

—

War in Dagestan Syrian Civil War Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Russo-Ukrainian War War in Donbas Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present) Wagner Group rebellion^[source]

Designer

—

Kartsev-Venediktov^[source]

Manufacturer

—

Uralvagonzavod , Heavy Vehicles Factory^[source]

Unit cost

—

USD 2.5 million in 1999, USD 2.77–4.25 million in 2011 (varies by source) T-90SM: USD 4.5 million in 2016^[source]

Produced

—

1992–present^[source]

No. built

—

≈4,000 (2023, see Operators ) 1,400 units of T-90S/SM built in India under license >1000 delivered to other countries^[source]

Variants

—

See Variants^[source]

Armor

—

Steel-composite-reactive blend APFSDS : 550 mm + 250–280 mm with Kontakt-5 = 800–830 mm HEAT : 650–850 mm + 500–700 mm with Kontakt-5 = 1,150–1,550 mm^[source]

Main armament

—

2A46M 125 mm smoothbore gun with 43 rounds (T-90) 2A46M-2 125 mm smoothbore gun with 42 rounds (T-90A) 2A46M-5 125 mm smoothbore gun with 43 rounds (T-90M)^[source]

Secondary armament

—

12.7mm Kord Heavy machine gun , 7.62mm PKMT^[source]

Power/weight

—

18.2 hp/tonne (13.3 kW/tonne) (T-90) 21.5hp/tonne (15 kW/tonne) (T-90A)^[source]

Suspension

—

Torsion bar^[source]

Reported operators

—

Reported operator · Algeria
Reported operator · Armenia
Reported operator · Azerbaijan
Reported operator · India
Reported operator · Iraq
Reported operator · Russia
Reported operator · Syria
Reported operator · Turkmenistan
Reported operator · Uganda
Reported operator · Ukraine
Reported operator · Vietnam