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T-72larger figure on 0 of 1
T-80larger figure on 1 of 1
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Length
Single sourceGun forward
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | T-72 | T-80 |
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| Type | Main battle tank[source] | Main battle tank[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1969–present[source] | 1976–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | See Operators[source] |
) hull
Single sourceto
Single source9.73 m (31 ft 11 in) gun forward 6.67 to 6.86 m (21 ft 11 in to 22 ft 6 in) hull[source]
Length
Single sourceGun 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]
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Single sourceWidth · source measurement 1
Single sourceWidth · source measurement 3
Single source3.40 to 3.59 m (11 ft 2 in to 11 ft 9 in)[source]
T-80B T-80U
Single sourceWidth
Single source3.4 m (11 ft 2 in) T-80B 3.603 m (11 ft 9.9 in) T-80U
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single sourceMaximum; reverse
Single source60 km/h (37 mph) 4 km/h (2.5 mph) (reverse)[source]
Maximum; Cross-country
Single sourceMaximum; T-80U
Single sourceOperational; Operational range
Single sourceOperational; with fuel drums
Single source500 km (310 mi), 650 to 700 km (400 to 430 mi) with fuel drums[source]
Operational; road, with external tanks
Single sourceOperational; road, without external tanks
Single sourceV12 diesel V-46-4 (T-72 Ural), V-46-6 (T-72A), V-84-1 (T-72B), V-92S2F (T-72B3 & T-72B3M) V-46-4/V-46-6
Single sourceV-84-1
Single sourceV-92S2F
Single sourceV12 diesel V-46-4 (T-72 Ural), V-46-6 (T-72A), V-84-1 (T-72B), V-92S2F (T-72B3 & T-72B3M) 780 hp (580 kW) (V-46-4/V-46-6) 840 hp (630 kW) (V-84-1) 1,130 hp (840 kW) (V-92S2F)[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.
| Wars | List Iran–Iraq War 1982 Lebanon War 1982 Ethiopian–Somali Border War Sri Lankan Civil War First Nagorno-Karabakh War Gulf War 1991 Iraqi uprisings Georgian Civil War Civil war in Tajikistan Sierra Leone Civil War Yugoslav Wars Algerian Civil War Rwandan Civil War First Chechen War Kargil War Second Chechen War 2003 invasion of Iraq Russo-Georgian War First Libyan Civil War Syrian Civil War South Sudanese Civil War War in Iraq (2013–2017) Second Libyan Civil War Boko Haram insurgency 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh clashes 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war Tigray War Russo-Ukraine War 2023 Sudan conflict[source] | 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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| Designer | Leonid Kartsev-Valeri Venediktov[source] | Nikolay Popov , LKZ (T-80) KMDB (T-80UD)[source] |
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| Designed | 1967–1972[source] | 1967–1975[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Uralvagonzavod , Heavy Vehicles Factory[source] | LKZ and Omsk Transmash , Russia Malyshev Factory , Ukraine[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$0.5–1.2 million in 1994–1996, US$1–2 million (30,962,000–61,924,000 rubles) in 2009, US$0.5 million in 2011[source] | US$3 million[source] |
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| Produced | 1973-present[source] | 1975–2001 (T-80) 1987–present (T-80UD)[source] |
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| No. built | approx. 25,000[source] | 5,500+[source] |
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| Armour | Steel and composite armour with ERA[source] | 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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| Main armament | 125 mm 2A26M2/2A46/ 2A46M /2A46M-5 smoothbore 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 PKT coax. machine gun 12.7 mm NSVT[source] | 7.62 mm PKT coax MG , 12.7 mm NSVT or DShK or PKT antiaircraft MG[source] |
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| Power/weight | 19.0 hp/tonne (T-72 Ural), 18.8 hp/tonne (T-72 A/B)[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 | Synchromesh , hydraulically assisted, with 7 forward and 1 reverse gears[source] | Manual, 5 forward gears, 1 reverse T-80B, 4 forward, 1 reverse T-80U[source] |
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| Suspension | Torsion bar[source] | Torsion bar[source] |
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| Ground clearance | 0.49 m (19 in)[source] | 0.38 m (1.2 ft) T-80B, 0.446 m (1.46 ft) T-80U[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 1,200 L (320 U.S. gal; 260 imp gal)[source] | 1,100 litres (240 imp gal) (internal) 740 litres (160 imp gal) (external)[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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| Reported operators | — |
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70 km/h (43 mph) (T-80U) 48 km/h (30 mph) (cross country)[source]
335 km (208 mi) (road, without external tanks) 415 km (258 mi) (road, with external tanks)[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]