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Tanks1986–present
Main battle tank
TR-85 is a main battle tank originating in Romania. It was built by Mechanical Factory Bucharest (part of ROMARM military consortium)..
RomaniaMain battle tank
Romania
1986–present
Romanian Land Forces
Romanian Revolution of 1989
Institute 111 Direcția Tancuri și Auto
1978–1986
Mechanical Factory Bucharest (part of ROMARM military consortium).
1986–1990 (TR-85) 1997–2009 (TR-85M1 upgrade)
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TR-85, TR-85 M1,TR-85M1R , DMT-85 M1
50 tonnes (55.12 tons)
9.92 m (32.5 ft) (with gun forward)
3.43 m (11.3 ft)
2.38 m (7.8 ft)
4 (commander, driver, gunner, loader)
turret: 320 + 20 mm add-on composite armour (580mm of RHAe) hull: 200 mm composite armour
100 mm gun A-308 41 rounds
7.62 mm coaxial PKT machine gun 4595 rounds 12.7 mm DShK AA machine gun 750 rounds 81 mm smoke grenade launcher (20 grenades) 2 four-barreled flare launchers
Model 8VS-A2T2M C.N. ROMARM S.A, 8-cyl., 26.5 liter turbo charged direct injection diesel 860 hp (640 kW) at 2300 rpm
17.2 hp/tonne
THM-5800 hydromechanic (4 fwd, 2 rev gears)
Torsion bar with eight telescopic hydro-gas shock absorbers
400 km (250 mi)
60 km/h (37 mph)
Romania
Iraq
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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| 28 Sept 2026 | 9.92 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
TR-85 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Iraq RomaniaArmy exact named equipment holdings: TR-85; TR-85 M1. 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.
Range count for TR-85 · TR-85-800 TR-85M1 Bizonul. Service scope: Land 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): numbers: 103-226 54. Origin: Romania. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2022), not the article revision. 2022 cited source edition. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.