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Measured figures
Operational; road, with external tanks
Single sourceOperational; road, without external tanks
Single source335 km (208 mi) (road, without external tanks) 415 km (258 mi) (road, with external tanks)[source]
Operational; without external fuel drums
Single source469 kilometres (291 mi)(without external fuel drums)[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]
8V132电控 涡轮增压 柴油發動機
Single source8V132电控 涡轮增压 柴油發動機 650 kW（883.75马力）[source]8V132电控 涡轮增压 柴油發動機
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Configuration
| Specification | T-80 | Type 15 tank |
|---|---|---|
| Mass | 42.5 tons (T‑80B), 46 tons (T‑80U)[source] | 28.5公吨（基甲状态）32.5公吨（标准附加反应装甲状态）35公吨（巷战套装，包括爆发侧裙板）[source] |
| Type | Main battle tank[source] | Light tank[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | China[source] |
| In service | 1976–present[source] | — |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | See Operators[source] |
| 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] | — |
| Designer | Nikolay Popov , LKZ (T-80) KMDB (T-80UD)[source] | 201st Research Institute[source] |
| Designed | 1967–1975[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | LKZ and Omsk Transmash , Russia Malyshev Factory , Ukraine[source] | Jianglu Electromachinery Baotou Tank Plant[source] |
| Unit cost | US$3 million[source] | — |
| Produced | 1975–2001 (T-80) 1987–present (T-80UD)[source] | — |
| No. built | 5,500+[source] | 1000+[source] |
| Variants | Engineering & recovery, mobile bridge, mine-plough with KMT-6 plough-type system and KMT-7 roller-type system.[source] | — |
| 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] | — |
| Main armament | 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] | — |
| Secondary armament | 7.62 mm PKT coax MG , 12.7 mm NSVT or DShK or PKT antiaircraft MG[source] | Remotely operated weapon station armed with coaxial 12.7mm machine gun and QLZ-04 automatic grenade launcher[source] |
| Power/weight | 23.5 hp (17.6 kW) / tonne T-80B 27.2 hp (20.3 kW) / tonne T-80U[source] | 30.30 hp/tonne 27.8 hp/tonne (Enhanced armor package installed)[source] |
| Transmission | Manual, 5 forward gears, 1 reverse T-80B, 4 forward, 1 reverse T-80U[source] | — |
| Suspension | Torsion bar[source] | Hydropneumatic suspension[source] |
| Ground clearance | 0.38 m (1.2 ft) T-80B, 0.446 m (1.46 ft) T-80U[source] | — |
| Fuel capacity | 1,100 litres (240 imp gal) (internal) 740 litres (160 imp gal) (external)[source] | — |
| Engine | — | Electronically controlled diesel engine 8V132 with fully-automatic transmission 1[source] |
| Status | — | The Type 15 ( Chinese : 15式轻型坦克 ; pinyin : yīwǔ shì qīngxíng tǎnkè , also designated ZTQ15 ), codenamed the Black Panther ( Chinese : 黑豹 ; pinyin : hēi bào ), is a Chinese third generation light tank family operated by the People's Liberation Army Ground Force , People's Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps , and People's Liberation Army Air Force Airborne Corps [source] |
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