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At a glance
L9 bar minelarger figure on 0 of 2
TR-85larger figure on 2 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source120 centimetres (47 in)[source]
Gun forward
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | L9 bar mine | TR-85 |
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| Type | Anti-tank blast mine[source] | Main battle tank[source] |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | Romania[source] |
| In service | 1969–present[source] | 1986–present[source] |
| Filling | TNT[source] | — |
| Used by | — | Romanian Land Forces |
9.92 m (32.5 ft) (with gun forward)[source]
commander, driver, gunner, loader
Single source4 (commander, driver, gunner, loader)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source60 km/h (37 mph)[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single source400 km (250 mi)[source]
Model 8VS-A2T2M C.N. ROMARM S.A, 8-cyl., 26.5 liter turbo charged direct injection diesel at 2300 rpm
Single sourceModel 8VS-A2T2M C.N. ROMARM S.A, 8-cyl., 26.5 liter turbo charged direct injection diesel 860 hp (640 kW) at 2300 rpm[source]
Filling weight
Single source8.4 kilograms (19 lb)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | — | Romanian Revolution of 1989[source] |
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| Designer | — | Institute 111 Direcția Tancuri și Auto[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1978–1986[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | Mechanical Factory Bucharest (part of ROMARM military consortium).[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1986–1990 (TR-85) 1997–2009 (TR-85M1 upgrade)[source] |
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| No. built | — | 617[source] |
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| Variants | — | TR-85, TR-85 M1,TR-85M1R , DMT-85 M1[source] |
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| Armor | — | turret: 320 + 20 mm add-on composite armour (580mm of RHAe) hull: 200 mm composite armour[source] |
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| Main armament | — | 100 mm gun A-308 41 rounds[source] |
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| Secondary armament | — | 7.62 mm coaxial PKT machine gun 4595 rounds 12.7 mm DShK AA machine gun 750 rounds 81 mm smoke grenade launcher (20 grenades) 2 four-barreled flare launchers[source] |
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| Power/weight | — | 17.2 hp/tonne[source] |
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| Transmission | — | THM-5800 hydromechanic (4 fwd, 2 rev gears)[source] |
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| Suspension | — | Torsion bar with eight telescopic hydro-gas shock absorbers[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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