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Sabra (tank upgrade package)larger figure on 2 of 3
T-80larger figure on 1 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source6.95 m (22.8 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Sabra (tank upgrade package) | T-80 |
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| Type | Main battle tank[source] | Main battle tank[source] |
| In service | 2007–present[source] | 1976–present[source] |
| Used by | Turkish Land Forces[source] | See Operators[source] |
| Designer | Israel Military Industries[source] | Nikolay Popov , LKZ (T-80) KMDB (T-80UD) |
Gun forward T-80B
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]
Maximum; Mk I
Single sourceMaximum; Mk II & III
Single source48 km/h (30 mph) (Mk I) 55 km/h (34 mph) (Mk II & III)[source]
Maximum; Cross-country
Single sourceMaximum; T-80U
Single sourceContinental AVDS-1790-5A diesel engine (Mk I) MTU MT 881 KA-501 diesel engine (Mk II & III) Mk I
Single sourceMk II & III
Single sourceContinental AVDS-1790-5A diesel engine (Mk I) MTU MT 881 KA-501 diesel engine (Mk II & III) 908 hp (677 kW) (Mk I) 1,000 hp (750 kW) (Mk II & III)[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 sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Manufacturer | Israel Military Industries ROKETSAN (under license)[source] | LKZ and Omsk Transmash , Russia Malyshev Factory , Ukraine[source] |
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| Unit cost | $3.13 million (Sabra Mk. 1) $3.36 million (Sabra Mk. 2)[source] | US$3 million[source] |
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| Armor | Steel laminate (Mk I) Explosive reactive armor (Mk II~)[source] | — |
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| Main armament | 120 mm MG253 gun[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 | 7.62 mm M240 coaxial weapon 7.62 mm MG3 A1 machine gun 12.7 mm M85 machine gun 60 mm internal mortar[source] | 7.62 mm PKT coax MG , 12.7 mm NSVT or DShK or PKT antiaircraft MG[source] |
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| Power/weight | 16.95 hp/ton (Mk.II)[source] | 23.5 hp (17.6 kW) / tonne T-80B 27.2 hp (20.3 kW) / tonne T-80U[source] |
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| Payload capacity | 42 rounds (main gun) 900 rounds (secondary gun)[source] | — |
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| Transmission | Allison CD850-6BX (Mk. I) Renk 304S transmission (Mk II & III)[source] | Manual, 5 forward gears, 1 reverse T-80B, 4 forward, 1 reverse T-80U[source] |
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| Suspension | Independent, trailing arm[source] | Torsion bar[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 200 L (44 imp gal; 53 US gal) (internal fuel)[source] | 1,100 litres (240 imp gal) (internal) 740 litres (160 imp gal) (external)[source] |
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| Country of origin | United States, Israel, Turkey[source] | — |
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| Place of origin | — | Soviet Union[source] |
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| Wars | — | 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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| Designed | — | 1967–1975[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1975–2001 (T-80) 1987–present (T-80UD)[source] |
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| No. built | — | 5,500+[source] |
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| Variants | — | Engineering & recovery, mobile bridge, mine-plough with KMT-6 plough-type system and KMT-7 roller-type system.[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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70 km/h (43 mph) (T-80U) 48 km/h (30 mph) (cross country)[source]
SG-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]