T-80 and T-84 Main Battle Tanks Information pool

[Myth_buster_1]

1995 Video of T-80 UD testing and trails

@ 33:00 wow look at that smoke screen! Did not know their was such a thing for tank protection.

 

[Signalian]

@ 33:00 wow look at that smoke screen! Did not know their was such a thing for tank protection.

Smoke screen can cover other tanks in the line. Tank also has smoke grenades as cover.

Reminds me, Tank can also have anti-personnel grenades.

 

[Cookie Monster]

the army needs to indigenize to decrease cost and put money back into the economy
time to build a homegrown engine and transmission..its doable, or partner with another country as JV or at least a license production..just look at India its been doing that despite all the civilian red tape..that doesn't exist as army has a strong hold on the country here

Does that mean that rn Pak imports engines from Ukraine for the AK1 tanks? I was under the impression that Pak would be producing those engines under license since Pak is going to be making hundreds of AKs more(as well as those already made).

Ukraine has a lot to offer as far as tanks go...Pak should use this opportunity where Ukraine's defense industry is struggling...and get some benefits out of it.

 

[PanzerKiel]

@ 33:00 wow look at that smoke screen! Did not know their was such a thing for tank protection.

there is always a mechanism whereby diesel is sprayed into the tank's engine exhaust, which then produces this smoke screen.

 

[HAIDER]

Ukrainian tank spotted at U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground
by Dylan Malyasov




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A satellite image has recently emerged on military online forums showing what appears to be Soviet-era T-72 main battle tanks at U.S. Army Yuma Proving Grounds, one of the largest military installations in the world.

The military expert from Nowa Technika Wojskowa, Damian Ratka drew attention that the Ukrainian T-80U also stood in line with Soviet main battle tanks.

”Well look what I have found. At Yuma Proving Grounds, among many T-72’s stored there, I found one of the 4 purchased by the U.S. from Ukraine in 2004 T-80UD/T-84 tanks,” Ratka said on Twitter.


In 2003, the U.S. Government obtained four T-80UD main battle tanks from Ukraine. The four T-80UD tanks arrived at the U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Center throughout December 2003 and January 2004.

The T-80UD is a Ukrainian variant of a T-80U main battle tank, fitted with a diesel engine in place of the high performance gas turbine. Also, this version of the tank is equipped with the Knife explosive reactive armour (ERA).

About 500 T-80UD tanks were built in the Malyshev plant in Kharkiv between 1987 and 1999. Pakistan, countering India’s adoption of the Russian T-90, bought almost 320 Ukrainian T-80UDs for its main armoured corps of the Pakistani Army.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1243942381864525824

@Signalian

 

[zectech]

Ukrainian tank spotted at U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground
by Dylan Malyasov




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A satellite image has recently emerged on military online forums showing what appears to be Soviet-era T-72 main battle tanks at U.S. Army Yuma Proving Grounds, one of the largest military installations in the world.

The military expert from Nowa Technika Wojskowa, Damian Ratka drew attention that the Ukrainian T-80U also stood in line with Soviet main battle tanks.

”Well look what I have found. At Yuma Proving Grounds, among many T-72’s stored there, I found one of the 4 purchased by the U.S. from Ukraine in 2004 T-80UD/T-84 tanks,” Ratka said on Twitter.


In 2003, the U.S. Government obtained four T-80UD main battle tanks from Ukraine. The four T-80UD tanks arrived at the U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Center throughout December 2003 and January 2004.

The T-80UD is a Ukrainian variant of a T-80U main battle tank, fitted with a diesel engine in place of the high performance gas turbine. Also, this version of the tank is equipped with the Knife explosive reactive armour (ERA).

About 500 T-80UD tanks were built in the Malyshev plant in Kharkiv between 1987 and 1999. Pakistan, countering India’s adoption of the Russian T-90, bought almost 320 Ukrainian T-80UDs for its main armoured corps of the Pakistani Army.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1243942381864525824

@Signalian

USA stealing Russian/Soviet technology to test and perhaps copy. IP thieves. They did this after WWII with Nazis technology. US likes to copy if they find out somebody has better technology than them. Shame those Amerikkans.

 

[Waterboy]

T 80UD in KPT.

 

[HRK]

T 80UD in KPT.
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KPT = Karachi Port Trust .... ???

 

[Waterboy]

KPT = Karachi Port Trust .... ???

Khairpur Tamewali. Weapons range and exercise area.

 

[syed_yusuf]

T 80UD in KPT.
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Is this the upgraded one with rws

 

[Waterboy]

Is this the upgraded one with rws

No.

 

[Dazzler]

No.

But the machine gun can be operated with hatch closed.

 

[Waterboy]

But the machine gun can be operated with hatch closed.

All T 80s were built to operate with the hatch closed, hence all have 12.7 mm rws. Gun can be controlled by both the gunner and commander.

 

[Armchair]

There is no solution but ramping up AK-1 production. No UDs available anywhere.

The way I see it is buy T-80Us and switch the engines. Use the old engine as a generator. Korean Us are reasonable fighting machines, nothing else needs to be changed.

 

[Waterboy]

T 80UD at weapons range.