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− | + | Just like any other Russian MBT, the ammunition is in the turret basket, the middle of the hull. Therefore ammo hits are extremly critical. The gunner and commander are inside the turret which is autoloaded. The commander can take over gun controls if the gunner is taken out. The driver is surrounded by fuel tanks as well as the engine and a part of the ammo stowage. Due to it's bad reverse speed it is relatively restricted when it comes to retreat. | |
− | '''Armour type:''' <!-- The | + | '''Armour type:''' The whole Hull: High Hardness Armor, Inside armor: Front: Contact-5 ERA and composite armor | Turret: Cast Homogenous Armor, Contact-5 ERA on the turret face and upper back side of the turret, inside: composite armor | Sideskirts: High Hardness Armor (17 mm), Contact-5 ERA | Rubber sideskirts (10mm) | Some (not necessary) parts made of construction steel<!-- The whole Hull: High Hardness Armor |
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! Armour !! Front (Slope angle) !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof | ! Armour !! Front (Slope angle) !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof | ||
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− | | Hull || | + | | Hull || 105 mm || 80 mm ''Top'' <br>20 mm ''Bottom'' || 50 mm || 20-50 mm |
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− | | Turret || | + | | Turret || 300 -1660 mm ''Turret front'' <br>20-250 mm ''Gun mantlet'' || 150 -900 mm || 65 - 1500 mm || 45 - 650 mm |
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− | | Cupola || | + | | Cupola || 45 mm || 45 mm || 45 mm || 45 mm |
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− | '''Notes:''' | + | '''Notes:''' The armor thickness varies a lot. The effective armor values are often higher than the actual part(steel) is thick. |
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− | === Mobility === | + | '''Suspension:''' Suspension wheels are 20 mm; the tracks are 20 mm, the suspension itself is also 20 mm |
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+ | === Mobility === | ||
+ | Motor: Klimov GTD-1250, Gas turbine | Power: 1106 horsepowers, 3154 rotations per minute | ||
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+ | Gearbox: 9 gears forward, 1 gear backwards | Max speed forward: 70 km/h ( 43.5 mph) | max speed backwards: 11 km/h (6.8 mph){{Specs-Tank-Mobility}} | ||
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Revision as of 14:48, 6 September 2023
This page is about the medium tank T 80 U (Sweden). For other versions, see T-80 (Family). |
Contents
Description
The T 80 U is a squadron rank VIII Swedish medium tank with a battle rating of 11.3 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Fire and Ice".
A contender in Swedish trials for a possible adoption of new tank in the 1990s, the T 80 U is not too dissimilar from the Soviet T-80U. The most significant difference of the T 80 U from the T-80U in the game is the lack of 3BM46 APFSDS round for the cannon. While the T 80 U lacks the most powerful kinetic round, it still has the same armour and mobility performances for players used to the T-80U playstyle to quickly acclimate to.
General info
Survivability and armour
Just like any other Russian MBT, the ammunition is in the turret basket, the middle of the hull. Therefore ammo hits are extremly critical. The gunner and commander are inside the turret which is autoloaded. The commander can take over gun controls if the gunner is taken out. The driver is surrounded by fuel tanks as well as the engine and a part of the ammo stowage. Due to it's bad reverse speed it is relatively restricted when it comes to retreat.
Armour type: The whole Hull: High Hardness Armor, Inside armor: Front: Contact-5 ERA and composite armor | Turret: Cast Homogenous Armor, Contact-5 ERA on the turret face and upper back side of the turret, inside: composite armor | Sideskirts: High Hardness Armor (17 mm), Contact-5 ERA | Rubber sideskirts (10mm) | Some (not necessary) parts made of construction steel
Armour | Front (Slope angle) | Sides | Rear | Roof |
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Hull | 105 mm | 80 mm Top 20 mm Bottom |
50 mm | 20-50 mm |
Turret | 300 -1660 mm Turret front 20-250 mm Gun mantlet |
150 -900 mm | 65 - 1500 mm | 45 - 650 mm |
Cupola | 45 mm | 45 mm | 45 mm | 45 mm |
Notes: The armor thickness varies a lot. The effective armor values are often higher than the actual part(steel) is thick.
Suspension: Suspension wheels are 20 mm; the tracks are 20 mm, the suspension itself is also 20 mm
Mobility
Motor: Klimov GTD-1250, Gas turbine | Power: 1106 horsepowers, 3154 rotations per minute
Gearbox: 9 gears forward, 1 gear backwards | Max speed forward: 70 km/h ( 43.5 mph) | max speed backwards: 11 km/h (6.8 mph)Game Mode | Max Speed (km/h) | Weight (tons) | Engine power (horsepower) | Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton) | |||
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Forward | Reverse | Stock | Upgraded | Stock | Upgraded | ||
Arcade | 78 | 13 | 46 | 1,937 | 2,385 | 42.11 | 51.85 |
Realistic | 70 | 11 | 1,106 | 1,250 | 24.04 | 27.17 |
Modifications and economy
Armaments
Main armament
125 mm 2A46M-1 | Turret rotation speed (°/s) | Reloading rate (seconds) | |||||||||||
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Mode | Capacity | Vertical | Horizontal | Stabilizer | Stock | Upgraded | Full | Expert | Aced | Stock | Full | Expert | Aced |
Arcade | 45 | -5°/+15° | ±180° | Two-plane | 22.8 | 31.6 | 38.4 | 42.5 | 45.2 | 6.50 | 6.50 | 6.50 | 6.50 |
Realistic | 14.3 | 16.8 | 20.4 | 22.6 | 24.0 |
Ammunition
Penetration statistics | |||||||
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Ammunition | Type of warhead |
Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm) | |||||
10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1,000 m | 1,500 m | 2,000 m | ||
3BK18M | HEATFS | 550 | 550 | 550 | 550 | 550 | 550 |
3OF26 | HE | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 |
3BM42 | APFSDS | 457 | 454 | 445 | 431 | 419 | 406 |
9M119 | ATGM | 700 | 700 | 700 | 700 | 700 | 700 |
Shell details | ||||||||||||
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Ammunition | Type of warhead |
Velocity (m/s) |
Projectile mass (kg) |
Fuse delay (m) |
Fuse sensitivity (mm) |
Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (kg) |
Ricochet | |||||
0% | 50% | 100% | ||||||||||
3BK18M | HEATFS | 905 | 19 | 0.05 | 0.1 | 2.79 | 65° | 72° | 77° | |||
3OF26 | HE | 850 | 23 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 5.24 | 79° | 80° | 81° | |||
3BM42 | APFSDS | 1,700 | 4.85 | - | - | - | 78° | 80° | 81° |
Missile details | ||||||||||||
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Ammunition | Type of warhead |
Velocity (m/s) |
Range (m) |
Projectile mass (kg) |
Fuse delay (m) |
Fuse sensitivity (mm) |
Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (kg) |
Ricochet | ||||
0% | 50% | 100% | ||||||||||
9M119 | ATGM | 445 | 5,000 | 16.5 | 0.05 | 0.1 | 5.72 | 80° | 82° | 90° |
Ammo racks
Full ammo |
Ammo part |
1st rack empty |
2nd rack empty |
3rd rack empty |
4th rack empty |
5th rack empty |
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45 | Projectiles Propellants |
45 (+0) 45 (+0) |
44 (+1) 44 (+1) |
43 (+2) 43 (+2) |
38 (+7) 41 (+4) |
37 (+8) 39 (+6) |
6th rack empty |
7th rack empty |
8th rack empty |
9th rack empty |
10th rack empty* |
Visual discrepancy |
|
34 (+11) 38 (+7) |
31 (+14) 37 (+8) |
30 (+15) 30 (+15) |
29 (+16) 29 (+16) |
1 (+44) 1 (+44) |
No |
Notes:
- The T 80 U (Sweden) uses two-piece ammunition, composed of projectiles (yellow) and propellant bags (orange). Both have separate racks.
- Projectiles and charges are modeled individually and disappear after having been shot or loaded.
- The T 80 U's first stage ammo rack consists of a mechanized carousel at the bottom of the turret which carries 28 propellants and 28 projectiles.
Machine guns
12.7 mm NSVT | ||||
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Mount | Capacity (Belt) | Fire rate | Vertical | Horizontal |
Pintle | 500 (100) | 700 | -5°/+60° | ±180° |
7.62 mm PKT | ||||
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Mount | Capacity (Belt) | Fire rate | Vertical | Horizontal |
Coaxial | 1,250 (250) | 700 | N/A | N/A |
Usage in battles
The Swedish T 80 U plays just like its counterparts in the Russian tree, albeit without access to the more powerful 3BM46 APFSDS round. It is mobile and can fulfill the role of a good all-round MBT, and can serve as a good backup to the Strv 122s at top tier. It is worth noting that top APFSDS rounds that have close to 600mm of penetration can penetrate its front plate.
Pros and cons
Pros:
- Ability to use ATGMs
- Has access to 1st generation thermal sights and a laser rangefinder for spotting and sniping
- Effective armour at its BR, protected by ERA effective against non-tandem ATGMs and some APFSDS rounds
- Effective acceleration in muddy terrain
- Consistent 6.5 second reload rate regardless of remaining crew and crew skill
- Lower BR gives it more favorable matchmaking
Cons
- Does not have access to 3BM46 unlike its Russian counterparts
- Slow reverse speed compared to its contemporaries in the Swedish tech tree
- Sluggish vertical targeting speed
- Frontal armour on the underbody of the vehicle does not protect against APFSDS projectiles at all
- Thermals are a separate mod from NVDs like its Russian counterparts
History
Family page: T-80 Family
At the end of 1993, following the de-scalation after the end of the Cold War, the Swedish army created a programme for the procurement of new MBTs, and held a competition between NATO tanks and after Russia gave 2 T-80U for trial.
The competition featured M1 Abrams from the USA, which had an old 105mm gun, Leclerc from the French and the Leopard 2 from the Germans, but later two T-80Us from Russia were loaned for both combat and technical trials in the 1993/94 semester.
Due to the government's rapid announcement that the Leopard 2 would be acquired and placed at the disposal of mechanised brigades, the trials had to be prematurely discontinued, and the Leopard 2A5 with some Swedish modifications was chosen and entered service as Strv 122.
Media
- Skins
See also
External links
Sweden medium tanks | |
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Strv m/42 | Lago I · Strv m/42 EH · Ikv 73 · Strv m/42 DT · Pvkv IV |
Centurion derivatives | Strv 81 · Strv 81 (RB 52) · Strv 101 · Strv 104 · Strv 105 |
Strv 103 | Strv 103-0 · Strv 103A · Strv 103С |
Strv 121/122 | Strv 121 · Christian II · Strv 122A · Strv 122B PLSS · Strv 122B+ |
Other | Sherman III/IV · T 80 U |
Finland | |
WWII | ▄T-28 · ▄T-34 · ▄Pz.IV · ▄T-34-85 |
Post War | ▄Comet I · ▄Charioteer Mk VII · ▄T-54 · ▄T-55M · ▄T-72M1 · ▄Leopard 2A4 · ▄Leopard 2A6 |
Norway | Leopard 1A5NO2 |
Squadron ground vehicles | |
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USA | M901 · M1A1 AIM |
Germany | Leopard 2 PL |
USSR | BMP-2M · T-80UK |
Britain | Bhishma TWMP |
Japan | RCV (P) |
China | Object 122MT "MC" |
France | CV 9035NL |
Sweden | T 80 U |
Israel | Magach 6B Gal |
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