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T-80larger figure on 2 of 2
Type 63 (tank)larger figure on 0 of 2
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Length
Single sourceGun forward T-80B
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | T-80 | Type 63 (tank) |
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| Type | Main battle tank[source] | Amphibious light tank[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | China[source] |
| In service | 1976–present[source] | 1963–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | See Operators[source] |
T-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]
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; Cross-country
Single sourceOperational; road
Single sourceSG-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]
12150L-2 12-cylinder liquid-cooled diesel at 2,000 rpm
Single source12150L-2 12-cylinder liquid-cooled diesel 402 hp (300 kW) at 2,000 rpm[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| 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] | See Combat History[source] |
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| Designer | Nikolay Popov , LKZ (T-80) KMDB (T-80UD)[source] | Military Engineering Institute (MEI) and the No. 60 Research Institute of Fifth Ministry of Machine Building[source] |
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| Designed | 1967–1975[source] | 1960 - 1963[source] |
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| Manufacturer | LKZ and Omsk Transmash , Russia Malyshev Factory , Ukraine[source] | Norinco Factory 615 Shaanxi Weiyang Diesel Engine Plant (陕西渭阳柴油机厂) and Factory 256 Southwest Vehicles Factory (西南车辆制造厂)[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$3 million[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1975–2001 (T-80) 1987–present (T-80UD)[source] | 1963 - ? (ended)[source] |
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| No. built | 5,500+[source] | More than 1,550[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] | See Variants[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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| 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] | 85 mm Type 62-85TC rifled gun (47 rounds)[source] |
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| Secondary armament | 7.62 mm PKT coax MG , 12.7 mm NSVT or DShK or PKT antiaircraft MG[source] | 7.62 mm Type 59T coaxial medium machine gun (2,000 rounds) 12.7 mm Type 54 anti-aircraft heavy machine gun (500 rounds) 7.62 mm Type 59T anti-aircraft medium machine gun (optional)[source] |
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| Power/weight | 23.5 hp (17.6 kW) / tonne T-80B 27.2 hp (20.3 kW) / tonne T-80U[source] | 20.3 hp/tonne (15.1 kW/tonne)[source] |
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| Transmission | Manual, 5 forward gears, 1 reverse T-80B, 4 forward, 1 reverse T-80U[source] | Manual, planetary[source] |
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| Suspension | Torsion bar[source] | torsion bar[source] |
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| Ground clearance | 0.38 m (1.2 ft) T-80B, 0.446 m (1.46 ft) T-80U[source] | 400 mm[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 1,100 litres (240 imp gal) (internal) 740 litres (160 imp gal) (external)[source] | 545 litres[source] |
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| Armor | — | Welded rolled steel 11 mm hull front 14 mm hull upper side 10 mm hull rear 10 mm hull bottom 10 mm hull top[source] |
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Operational; water
Single source370 km (road) 340 km (cross country) 120 km (water)[source]