T-80U-E1

This page is about the Russian MBT T-80U-E1. For other versions, see T-80 (Family).

Т-80U-Е1

Т-80U-Е1

USSR

VII Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
11.7	11.7	11.7

Class:

PREMIUM

Medium tank

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Description

The Т-80U-Е1 is a premium gift rank VII Soviet medium tank with a battle rating of 11.7 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Seek & Destroy".

General info

Survivability and armour

ERA

Effective action against the cumulative ammunition

Composite armour

Balanced protection against all types of ammunition

Smoke grenades

Creation of a smoke screen in front of the vehicle

ESS

Creation of a smoke screen in the direction of movement of the vehicle

Self-entrenching equipment

Creation of ramparts and trenches in soft ground

Armourfront / side / back

Hull105 / 80 / 50

Turret180 / 160 / 65

Crew3 people

Visibility79 %

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Armour type:

Armour	Front (Slope angle)	Sides	Rear	Roof
Hull	___ mm	___ mm Top ___ mm Bottom	___ mm	___ - ___ mm
Turret	___ - ___ mm Turret front ___ mm Gun mantlet	___ - ___ mm	___ - ___ mm	___ - ___ mm
Cupola	___ mm	___ mm	___ mm	___ mm

Notes:

Mobility

Speedforward / back

AB78 / 13 km/h

RB and SB70 / 11 km/h

Number of gears9 forward

1 back

Weight47.0 t

Engine power

AB2 385 hp

RB and SB1 250 hp

Power-to-weight ratio

AB50.7 hp/t

RB and SB26.6 hp/t

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Game Mode	Max Speed (km/h)		Weight (tons)	Engine power (horsepower)		Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
	Forward	Reverse		Stock	Upgraded	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade	78	13	47	1,937	2,385	41.21	50.74
Realistic	70	11		1,106	1,250	23.53	26.6

Modifications and economy

Repair cost

AB3 506

RB3 375

SB4 194

Crew training10 000

Experts1 560 000

Aces2 200

Research Aces2 420 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

2 × 150 / 190 / 210 %

2 × 244 / 244 / 244 %

Modifications

Mobility	Protection	Firepower
Tracks Suspension Brake System Filters Transmission Engine	Improved Parts Dozer Blade Improved FPE Smoke grenade Crew Replenishment NVD Camouflage net ESS	Horizontal Drive 125mm_ussr_APDS_FS_ammo_pack Adjustment of Fire Laser rangefinder Elevation Mechanism 125mm_ussr_ATGM_ammo_pack Artillery Support 125mm_ussr_3BM42_APDS_FS_ammo_pack

Armaments

Laser rangefinder

Reduces the error and increases the maximum measurable distance of the rangefinder

Night vision device

Improves visibility by enhancing natural light or active illumination.

Thermal imager

Allows to see thermal radiation in the infrared range day and night

Main armament

125 mm 2A46M-4 cannon

Two-plane stabilizer

Reduces the swing of the gun in two planes while moving

Autoloader

Automatically feeds projectiles into the breech. The speed does not depend on the skills of the loader

Ammunition45 rounds

First-order28 rounds

Reload6.5 s

Vertical guidance-5° / 15°

    The 125mm 2A46M-4 cannon is basically an improved version of the 2A46M-1 on the Soviet T-80U and T-80UK tanks, with the ability to fire tandem anti-tank missiles.The main ammunition for this cannon, the 3BM46 APFSDS is slightly less armor-piercing at the highest level of BR, but has a flat trajectory that is easy to aim and is effective once penetrated.The classic Soviet 125mm grenade 3OF26 is also fitted, and as one of the most effective HE rounds for tank cannons is effective at destroying almost any MBT from the top and sides.

    The T-80U-E1 has a major advantage over its sister T-80Us in that it can be used with better ATGMs, has a tandem warhead that can nullify some ERA and additional armor, and has a higher depth of penetration that can be used to threaten many enemies.

    Due to the low chamber pressure when firing the ATGM, it can be fired with a partially damaged barrel, which is especially useful in Arcade combat.

125 mm 2A46M-4					Turret rotation speed (°/s)					Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode	Capacity	Vertical	Horizontal	Stabilizer	Stock	Upgraded	Full	Expert	Aced	Autoloader
Arcade	45	-5°/+15°	±180°	Two-plane	38.1	52.7	64.0	70.8	75.3	6.50
Realistic					23.8	28.0	34.0	37.6	40.0

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
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
9M119M1	ATGM (tandem)	850	850	850	850	850	850
3BM46	APFSDS	532	531	526	520	513	507

Shell details
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°
3BM46	APFSDS	1,700	4.85	-	-	-	78°	80°	81°

Missile details
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%
9M119M1	ATGM (tandem)	445	6,000	17.2	0.4	0.01	5.72	80°	82°	90°

Ammo racks

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd rack empty	4th rack empty	5th rack empty	6th rack empty	Visual discrepancy
45	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__

Machine guns

12.7 mm NSVT machine gun

Ammunition450 rounds

Belt capacity150 rounds

Reload5.0 s

Fire rate700 shots/min

Vertical guidance-3° / 66°

Horizontal guidance-40° / 55°

7.62 mm PKT machine gun (coaxial)

Ammunition1 250 rounds

Belt capacity250 rounds

Reload8.0 s

Fire rate700 shots/min

Offensive and anti-aircraft machine guns not only allow you to fight some aircraft but also are effective against lightly armoured vehicles. Evaluate machine guns and give recommendations on its use.

12.7 mm NSVT
Mount	Capacity (Belt)	Fire rate	Vertical	Horizontal
Pintle	450 (150)	700	-3°/+66°	-40°/+55°

7.62 mm PKT
Mount	Capacity (Belt)	Fire rate	Vertical	Horizontal
Coaxial	1,250 (250)	700	-	-

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

• Great mobility
• Low silhouette, making it harder to hit and spot
• Exceptional protection, including KONTAKT-1 ERA
• Fantastic 125 mm main armament
• Consistent reload time due to the autoloader

Cons:

• Autoloader is easy to target
• Terrible gun depression
• Poor reverse speed, making it hard to retreat unlike other top-tier MBTs
• Very cramped interior, making it easy to knock out the whole crew with a single shot
• Driver's hatch, gun breech, and the lower frontal plate are still great weakspots

History

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Devblog

The Object 219AS-1 project appeared due to needs to improve T-80BV tanks. It involved improving the tank's chassis to the level of the T-80U modification, as well as using the T-80UD modification's fighting compartment with an improved sighting system, a Belarusian-made thermal imaging sight and a French Thales camera. The Object 219AS-1 successfully passed tests in 2003 and received the name T-80U-E1. The overhaul of early variants of the T-80 to the T-80U-E1 standard was carried out by Omsk Transport Engineering Plant.

Media

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See also

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• reference to the series of the vehicles;
• links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.

External links

• Pre-order: T-80U-E1 [Devblog]