T-80 Standard Tank: The Soviet Army’s Last Armored Champion (New Vanguard)

The Soviet T-80 Standard Tank was the last tank fielded before the Soviet collapse, and the most controversial. Like the US M1 Abrams tank, the T-80 used a turbine power plant rather than a conventional diesel. Although the design was blessed with some of the most sophisticated armament, fire controls, and multi-layer armor ever fielded on a Soviet tank, its power plant remained a source of considerable trouble through its career. It saw very little service in the Chechen War, though T-80 tanks were used in some of the regional conflicts in the former Soviet Union in the 1990s. Although the collapse of the Soviet Union might seem the end of the story, the T-80 lived on in Ukraine where one of its tank plants was based. A diesel powered version of the T-80 was developed, the T-84, which was successfully exported, including a major sale to Pakistan to counterbalance the Indian Army's Russian T-90 tanks. Steven J Zaloga charts the little-known history of the T-80, covering the initial construction, through the development to the subsequent variants, the T-84 and Russia's enigmatic "Black Eagle Tank." Accompanying detailed cut-away artwork illustrates the unusual design features that made the T-80 so controversial. The history of the little-known yet controversial T-80 and its subsequent variants. The Soviet T-80 Standard Tank was the last tank fielded before the Soviet collapse, and the most controversial. Despite having the most sophisticated fire controls and multi-layer armor ever fielded on a Soviet tank, its turbine power plant (rather than a conventional diesel) remained a source of considerable trouble throughout its career. Steven J Zaloga charts the little-known history of the T-80, covering the initial construction, through the development to the subsequent variants, the T-84 and Russia's enigmatic “Black Eagle Tank.” Accompanying detailed cut-away artwork illustrates the unusual design features that made the T-80 so controversial. NV 152 0......Page 1 NV 152 00......Page 2 NV 152 02......Page 3 NV 152 04......Page 4 NV 152 06......Page 5 NV 152 08......Page 6 NV 152 10......Page 7 NV 152 12......Page 8 NV 152 14......Page 9 NV 152 16......Page 10 NV 152 18......Page 11 NV 152 20......Page 12 NV 152 22......Page 13 NV 152 24......Page 14 NV 152 26......Page 15 NV 152 28......Page 16 NV 152 30......Page 17 NV 152 32......Page 18 NV 152 34......Page 19 NV 152 36......Page 20 NV 152 38......Page 21 NV 152 40......Page 22 NV 152 42......Page 23 NV 152 44......Page 24 NV 152 46......Page 25 NV 152 48......Page 26 NV 152 99......Page 27 Sovjetunionen. Beskrivelse af den middeltunge kampvogn T-80 og varianter