T-80UD Soviet main battle tank Bereza MBT T-80 mod 1/35 SKIF 201

T-80UD Soviet main battle tank 'BEREZA' MBT T-80 mod

1/35 scale plastic model kit

SKIF 201

Package include:

Decals

Gum tracks

Plastic parts

Assembly guide

Manufacturer: SKIF (Ukraine)

Scale: 1/35

Material: Plastic

Unpainted, Unassembled, Kit do not contain paints and glue.

Condition: New in Box

The T-80 is a main battle tank designed in the Soviet Union which first entered service in 1976. A development of the T-64, it was the first production tank in the world to be equipped with a gas turbine engine for main propulsion (the Stridsvagn 103 used a supplementary gas turbine by 1971). The T-80U was last produced in a factory in Omsk, Russia, while the T-80UD and further-developed T-84 continue to be produced in Ukraine. The T-80 and its variants are in service in Belarus, Cyprus, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Russia, South Korea, and Ukraine. The chief designer of the T-80 was the Russian engineer Nikolay Popov.

Ukrainian T-80UD

In parallel with the T-80U, the Morozov Bureau in Ukraine developed a diesel-powered version, the T-80UD. It is powered by the 1,000-hp 6TD-1 6-cylinder multi-fuel two-stroke turbo-piston diesel engine, ensuring high fuel efficiency and a long cruising range. The engine support systems make it possible to operate the tank at ambient fuel temperatures of up to 55°C and to ford to a water depth of 1.8 m. The T-80UD shares most of the T-80U's improvements, but can be distinguished from it by a different engine deck, distinctive smoke-mortar array and turret stowage boxes, and retains the remotely-controlled commander's machine gun. About 500 T-80UD tanks were built in the Malyshev plant between 1987–91. About 300 were still at the Ukrainian factory when the Soviet Union broke up, so the T-80UD is more common in Ukrainian service than Russian.

A further improvement of the T-80UD is the Ukrainian T-84 main battle tank, including the new welded turret, 1,200-hp (895 kW) 6TD-2 engine, Kontakt-5 reactive armour, Shtora active protection system, thermal imaging sight, muzzle referencing system, and auxiliary power unit. The T-84U (1999) shows many refinements, including deeper sideskirts, modified reactive armour, a small reference radar antenna near the gunner's hatch (used to track rounds and compensate for barrel wear), and a large armoured box for the auxiliary power unit at the rear of the right fender. The T-84 Oplot (ten delivered in 2001) introduced turret-bustle ammunition storage, and the T-84-120 Yatagan has been offered for export, featuring a very large turret bustle and NATO-compatible 120 mm gun.

T-80

T-80B at the St Petersburg Artillery Museum

Type

Main battle tank

Place of origin

Soviet Union

Service history

In service

1976–present

Used by

Soviet Union, Belarus, Cyprus, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Russia, South Korea, Ukraine

Wars

First Chechen War, Second Chechen War, 2008 South Ossetia War

Production history

Designer

Kartsev (T-80), Morozov (T-80UD)

Designed

1967–75

Manufacturer

Omsk Transmash, Kirov no. 185, Malyshev

Produced

1976–

Specifications (T-80B)

Weight

42.5 tonnes[2]

Length

9.651 m[2]

Width

3.585 m[2]

Height

2.219 m[2]

Crew

3

Armour

composite armour

Primary

armament

125 mm 2A46-2 smoothbore gun,[3] 9M112 Kobra ATGM

Secondary

armament

7.62 mm PKT coax MG, 12.7 mm NSVT antiaircraft MG

Engine

GTD-1000T multi-fuel gas turbine[2]

1,000 hp (750 kW)[2]

Power/weight

23.5 hp/tonne

Suspension

torsion bar

Operational

range

386 km, 456 km with fuel drums (T-80)[4]

Speed

70 km/h (road)[