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| Uralvagonzavod will resume production of T-80 tanks |
| 2023-09-11 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] The Uralvagonzavod concern (part of Rostec) will resume the creation of T-80 tanks from scratch. The general director of the company, Alexander Potapov, announced this on September 10 on the air of the “Military Acceptance” program on the Zvezda TV channel. He clarified that the Ministry of Defense set such a task for the concern. “This is the task, at least the military set it for us,” Potapov pointed out. He added that the company is now actively interacting and exploring these issues with the Ministry of Industry and Trade, because this requires new capacities. The original version of the T-80 was mass-produced in the USSR from 1976 to 1978. They were equipped with tank units in Eastern Europe. The main distinguishing feature of combat vehicles of this family is the presence of a gas turbine engine. The car could move on the highway at a speed of 80 km/h. It is for this difference that the tank received the nickname “flying”. It can also be refueled at any gas station with any fuel: diesel, gasoline and kerosene. It also has the ability to move through deep snow crust without falling through, and starts easily in low temperatures. "It's a floor wax AND a dessert topping!" In 2019, Russia created the newest modification of the T-80U tank - T-80UE-1. The new fire control system will allow the modernized T-80 tank to conduct targeted fire, moving at a speed of 35 km/h, while the turret can be in any position. No tank in the world has this characteristic. The combat vehicle will also receive a new multi-fuel gas turbine engine with a capacity of 1,250 horsepower. They also created a version of the engine with a capacity of 1400 horsepower. As Regnum reported , in March, Russian soldiers actively used modernized T-80 tanks in the battles for Artyomovsk. Mobile, maneuverable T-80 BVM tanks are equipped with an all-weather thermal imaging sight and can operate in various conditions. The crew fires 60–80 shells at the enemy per day, the record is 128 shells. The High-Precision Complexes holding of the Rostec state corporation reported that the Arena-M active defense systems will be installed on Russian T-80 and T-90 tanks in the future. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #6 I understood that the russian army was so underimpressed by the T-80 that they ordered T-72B3's. (Stick with what you know...) |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2023-09-11 19:28 |
| #5 Soviet T-80s were so fabulous the Russian T-72s was more popular... |
| Posted by: magpie 2023-09-11 17:32 |
| #4 Plenty of extra turrets laying around in Ukraine to help with this effort. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2023-09-11 15:40 |
| #3 The crew fires 60–80 shells at the enemy per day, the record is 128 shells. As I recall these barrels are only good for 1-2000 rounds, and Soviet designs do not allow for barrel replacement. They only needed to last long enough to drive to the Atlantic, after all. |
| Posted by: Angstrom 2023-09-11 13:53 |
| #2 The main problem for the Russians is that the French have cut off supply of the 2nd generation Catherine-FC thermal sight. The Russians have gone back to the 1970's era thermal sight. Crap thermals = crap situational awareness, target acquisition and targeting. Ukrainians have captured some pre-embargo T-80UE-1 tanks and are using them against the Russians. |
| Posted by: Enver Slager8035 2023-09-11 12:12 |
| #1 "....Eventually." Mike |
| Posted by: MikeKozlowski 2023-09-11 06:06 |