alexclark
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alexclark reacted to LoooSeR in Communist tracked boxes with pancake turrets: don't you dare to confuse GLORIOUS T-80 battle tank with Kharkovite T-64 tractor that doesn't work.
T-64BV added.
Also added spoilers to make page a bit shorter, faster to scroll.
This was the last vehicle that this guide will cover, BTW. So yes, after several years it is finally done!
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alexclark got a reaction from Sgt.Squarehead in T-80 Megathread: Astronomical speed and price!
According to the Pavlov T-80 book it was a version of s.p.2 but with the 5TD3 engine, built in 1974.
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alexclark reacted to Andrei_bt in The Soviet Tank Thread: Transversely Mounted 1000hp Engines
On November 27, 1984, the MBT T-80U tank was officially accepted for service in Soviet army by order № 1184-301 of Central committee of Communist party of USSR and council of ministers.
http://btvt.info/1inservice/t-80u.htm
Also this day by the order № №П83-300сс of Central committee of Communist party of USSR and council of ministers T-72B was officially accepted for service in Soviet army.
http://btvt.info/1inservice/t-72B.htm
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alexclark reacted to LoooSeR in The Soviet Tank Thread: Transversely Mounted 1000hp Engines
Indian T-90s
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alexclark reacted to Andrei_bt in The Soviet Tank Thread: Transversely Mounted 1000hp Engines
about the “Oplot”, I think this is a “triumph” of the T-64 series ... and its followers. But this is not a 21st century tank.
Morozov’s followers on both sides of the border sawn the old concept, time showed how far ahead of time it was. But sometimes it is worth stopping and thinking about something new (I’m not talking about Armata and not even about T-95).
Ukrainian BM Oplot tank in details –
http://btvt.info/1inservice/bm_oplot.htm
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alexclark reacted to LoooSeR in T-80 Megathread: Astronomical speed and price!
T-80BVs in Kamchatka, during military games. That one probably belongs to Pacific fleet marines.
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alexclark reacted to Andrei_bt in Models and pictures of Soviet MBT designs from 80s. Object 477A, Object 490 Buntar and Object 299.
490A Rebel - competitor of 490 Poplar
http://btvt.info/2futureprojects/490a.htm
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alexclark got a reaction from LoooSeR in T-80 Megathread: Astronomical speed and price!
According to the Pavlov T-80 book it was a version of s.p.2 but with the 5TD3 engine, built in 1974.
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alexclark got a reaction from Karamazov in T-80 Megathread: Astronomical speed and price!
According to the Pavlov T-80 book it was a version of s.p.2 but with the 5TD3 engine, built in 1974.
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alexclark reacted to LoooSeR in Models and pictures of Soviet MBT designs from 80s. Object 477A, Object 490 Buntar and Object 299.
Mock up of Object 490.
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alexclark reacted to skylancer-3441 in Models and pictures of Soviet MBT designs from 80s. Object 477A, Object 490 Buntar and Object 299.
Andrei_BT made post in his blog, where he also posted another picture of this mockup:
...along with some words about this vehicle been example of cool and too-complicated-for-brasshats-to-understand way of designing tanks - they decided to use fresh new layout to keep tank lightweight, instead of using a traditional one (with more than 2 man inside) and simply adding more armor - which eventually leads to Maus-alike weight.
It reminds me of another, 15-20 years earlier, soviet attempt to make the same "great leap forward" using the same design of 2-man-crew-in-turret - Chelyabinsk's object 775.
