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Object 219 a.k.a. T-80.

Cost: 480,000 Rubles (at introduction)
Engine: GTD-1000T Gas Turbine (1,000 hp; 500 hr service life)

Notes: Produced only from 1976 to 1978 at LKZ. Indications are around only 200~ or less were built.

Object 219R (T-80B)

Engine: GTD-1000TF Gas Turbine (1,000 hp; 1,000 hr service life)

Notes: Introduced “Combination K” laminate armor in the turret. Accepted for production as T-80B in 1978 and replaced the earlier T-80 on the production line at LKZ. In 1979, the Omsk plant began production, opening a second source.

Object 219E (T-80BM1)

Notes: Had Arena fitted.

Characteristics:

Weight 42.5 tonnes T-80B, 46 tonnes T-80U
Length 9.9 m (32 ft 6 in) T-80B, 9.654 m (31 ft 8.1 in) T-80U (gun forward)
7.4 m (24 ft 3 in) T-80B, 7 m (23 ft 0 in) T80U, (hull)
Width 3.4 m (11 ft 2 in) T-80B
3.603 m (11 ft 9.9 in) T-80U
Height 2.202 m (7 ft 2.7 in) T-80B, T-80U
Crew 3

Armour:

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 1320 mm vs HEAT

Main armament:

125 mm 2A46-2 smoothbore gun, 36 rounds T-80B, 2A46M-1 with 45 rounds T-80U
9M112 Kobra ATGM, 4 missiles T-80B, 9M119 Refleks ATGM, 6 missiles T-80U

Secondary armament:

7.62 mm PKT coax MG, 12.7 mm NSVT or PKT antiaircraft MG
Engine 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
Power/weight 23.5 hp/tonne T-80B
27.2 hp/tonne T-80U
Transmission manual, 5 forward gears, 1 reverse T-80B, 4 forward, 1 reverse T-80U
Suspension torsion bar
Ground clearance 0.38 m (1.2 ft) T-80B, 0.446 m (1.46 ft) T-80U
Fuel capacity 1,100 litres (240 imp gal) (internal)
740 litres (160 imp gal) (external)

Operational range:

335 km (208 mi) (road, without external tanks)
415 km (258 mi) (road, with external tanks)
Speed 70 km/h (43 mph) (road)
48 km/h (30 mph) (cross country)