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Tanks1976–present
Main battle tank
T-80 is a main battle tank originating in Soviet Union. It was built by LKZ and Omsk Transmash , Russia Malyshev Factory , Ukraine.
Technical data
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 9.654 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 9.654 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
Main battle tank
Soviet Union
1976–present
See Operators
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
Nikolay Popov , LKZ (T-80) KMDB (T-80UD)
1967–1975
LKZ and Omsk Transmash , Russia Malyshev Factory , Ukraine
US$3 million
1975–2001 (T-80) 1987–present (T-80UD)
5,500+
Engineering & recovery, mobile bridge, mine-plough with KMT-6 plough-type system and KMT-7 roller-type system.
42.5 tons (T‑80B), 46 tons (T‑80U)
Gun 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
3.4 m (11 ft 2 in) T-80B 3.603 m (11 ft 9.9 in) T-80U
2.202 m (7 ft 2.7 in) T-80B, T‑80U
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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
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)
7.62 mm PKT coax MG , 12.7 mm NSVT or DShK or PKT antiaircraft MG
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
23.5 hp (17.6 kW) / tonne T-80B 27.2 hp (20.3 kW) / tonne T-80U
Manual, 5 forward gears, 1 reverse T-80B, 4 forward, 1 reverse T-80U
Torsion bar
0.38 m (1.2 ft) T-80B, 0.446 m (1.46 ft) T-80U
1,100 litres (240 imp gal) (internal) 740 litres (160 imp gal) (external)
335 km (208 mi) (road, without external tanks) 415 km (258 mi) (road, with external tanks)
70 km/h (43 mph) (T-80U) 48 km/h (30 mph) (cross country)
Cyprus
Pakistan
Russia
Ukraine
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
T-80 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
CyprusReported count for T-80 · T-80U / T-80 · T-80UK. Service scope: Land Forces; does not replace a national total. 2 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 54 / quantity: 28. Origin: Russia. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
PakistanArmy exact named equipment holdings: T-80UD. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / MBT. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
RussiaReported count for T-80. Service scope: Russian Ground Forces; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 250 (T-80BV/U) 350 (T-80BVM). Origin: Soviet Union Russia. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2026), not the article revision. Cited source 2026-02-24. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
UkraineLower-bound count for T-80 · T-80BV T-80BV mod T-80BVM T-80U T-80UK. Country-wide list; no individual service specified. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): number: 80+. Origin: Soviet Union Russia Ukraine. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2024), not the article revision. 2024 cited reference period. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
UzbekistanLower-bound count for T-80. Service scope: Ground forces; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 100+. Origin: USSR. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Army exact named equipment holdings: T-80BVM. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / MBT. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.