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At a glance
Measured figures
with sand shields and rear stowage box
Single source15 ft 10.5 in (4.84 m) with sand shields and rear stowage box[source]
Gun forward T-80B
Configuration
| Specification | M3 Stuart | T-80 |
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| Type | Light tank[source] | Main battle tank[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1941 ( 1941 ) –present[source] | 1976–present[source] |
| Wars | World War II Hukbalahap Rebellion Indonesian National Revolution Darul Islam rebellion First Indochina War Chinese Civil War Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948 South Maluku rebellion Korean War Laotian Civil War Portuguese Colonial War PRRI rebellion Permesta rebellion 1959 Cuban Revolution Indo-Pakistani war of 1965 Nicaraguan Revolution 30 September Movement Football War Salvadoran Civil War[source] |
Length
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]
Twin Cadillac Series at 3,400 rpm
Single sourceTwin Cadillac Series 42 220 hp (160 kW) at 3,400 rpm[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]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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 | U.S. Army Ordnance Department[source] | Nikolay Popov , LKZ (T-80) KMDB (T-80UD)[source] |
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| Manufacturer | American Car and Foundry Company Cadillac division of General Motors General Motors Massey-Harris[source] | LKZ and Omsk Transmash , Russia Malyshev Factory , Ukraine[source] |
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| Unit cost | $32,915 (M3A1), $27,057 (M5)[source] | US$3 million[source] |
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| Produced | 1941 ( 1941 ) –1944 ( 1944 )[source] | 1975–2001 (T-80) 1987–present (T-80UD)[source] |
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| No. built | 22,744 M3 and M5[source] | 5,500+[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | Engineering & recovery, mobile bridge, mine-plough with KMT-6 plough-type system and KMT-7 roller-type system.[source] |
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| Armor | 0.375 to 2.0 in (9.5 to 50.8 mm)[source] | — |
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| Main armament | 37 mm Gun M6 in Mount M44 147 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] |
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| Secondary armament | 3 × .30 caliber (7.62 mm) Browning M1919A4 machine guns 6,750 rounds[source] | 7.62 mm PKT coax MG , 12.7 mm NSVT or DShK or PKT antiaircraft MG[source] |
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| Power/weight | 13.14 horsepower per short ton (14.48 hp/t)[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 | Hydramatic 4 speeds forward, 1 reverse[source] | Manual, 5 forward gears, 1 reverse T-80B, 4 forward, 1 reverse T-80U[source] |
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| Suspension | Vertical volute spring suspension (VVSS)[source] | Torsion bar[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 89 U.S. gallons (340 liters; 74 imperial gallons)[source] | 1,100 litres (240 imp gal) (internal) 740 litres (160 imp gal) (external)[source] |
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| Former operator · Australia | Australia[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Belgium | Belgium[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Bolivia | Bolivia[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Brazil | Brazil[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Canada | Canada[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Chile | Chile[source] | — |
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| Former operator · People's Republic of China | People's Republic of China[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Taiwan | Taiwan[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Colombia | Colombia[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Cuba | Cuba[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Dominican Republic | Dominican Republic[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Ecuador | Ecuador[source] | — |
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| Former operator · El Salvador | El Salvador[source] | — |
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| Former operator · France | France[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Guatemala | Guatemala[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Haiti | Haiti[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Kingdom of Hungary | Kingdom of Hungary[source] | — |
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| Former operator · India | India[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Indonesia | Indonesia[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Italy | Italy[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Japan | Japan[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Kingdom of Laos | Kingdom of Laos[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Mexico | Mexico[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Netherlands | Netherlands[source] | — |
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| Former operator · New Zealand | New Zealand[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Nicaragua | Nicaragua[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Pakistan | Pakistan[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Philippines | Philippines[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Poland | Poland[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Portugal | Portugal[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Romania | Romania[source] | — |
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| Former operator · South Africa | South Africa[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Southern Rhodesia | Southern Rhodesia[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Turkey | Turkey[source] | — |
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| Former operator · United Kingdom | United Kingdom[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Uruguay | Uruguay[source] | — |
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| Former operator · United States | United States[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Soviet Union | Soviet Union[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Venezuela | Venezuela[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia[source] | — |
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| Service status · Ecuador | Ecuador also still has a number in service.[source]Source text · numeric interpretation needs review | — |
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| Used by | — | See Operators[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1967–1975[source] |
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| 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] |
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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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