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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a Rank {{Specs|rank}} Soviet medium tank {{Battle-rating|1}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.81 "The Valkyries"]].
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a Rank {{Specs|rank}} Soviet medium tank {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.81 "The Valkyries"]].
  
The T-80B is visually similar to the [[T-64B]], it retains the same rounded turret, sloped frontal armour and skirted sides, as well as the same jacketed 125 mm smoothbore gun. The turret bears different kit, however, such as the use of rounded storage bins and a snorkel tube. The same NSVT 12 mm machine gun is fitted, but this time it is used with 150-round boxes instead of the 100-round boxes found on the T-64B. The T-80B retains the same rubber-mesh screens covering the upper portion of the tracks. The frontal glacis has an additional 30 mm plate of HHRA welded onto it. This replaces the regular V-shaped “splash plate” found on the T-64B.
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The T-80B is visually similar to the [[T-64B]], it retains the same rounded turret, sloped frontal armour and skirted sides, as well as the same jacketed 125 mm smoothbore gun. The turret bears different kit, however, such as the use of rounded storage bins and a snorkel tube. The same NSVT 12 mm machine gun is fitted, but this time it is used with 150-round boxes instead of the 100-round boxes found on the T-64B. The T-80B retains the same rubber-mesh screens covering the upper portion of the tracks. The frontal glacis has an additional 30 mm plate of HHRA welded onto it. This replaces the regular V-shaped “splash plate” found on the T-64B. The primary difference between the T-80B and its predecessor is the significantly improved engine which offers increased mobility.
  
 
== General info ==
 
== General info ==
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
''Describe armour protection. Note the most well protected and key weak areas. Appreciate the layout of modules as well as the number and location of crew members. Is the level of armour protection sufficient, is the placement of modules helpfull for survival in combat?''
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The T-80B encounters the same weaknesses and strengths as the T-64 line does - extremely strong turret cheeks, an average upper front glacis with a large weak spot around the driver's port, and a lack of composite on the lower front plate. It's also vulnerable to the same incoming fire as the T-64B - turret shots will often disable the gun breech; penetrating shots on the hull will often detonate the ammunition in the carousel.
  
''If necessary use a visual template to indicate the most secure and weak zones of the armour.''
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As with the T-64B, the T-80B is best used in hull-down positions where only the turret is exposed - and unlike the T-64B, it has an acceptable reverse speed for utilising cover.
  
 
=== Mobility ===
 
=== Mobility ===
''Write about the mobility of the ground vehicle. Estimate the specific power and maneuverability as well as the maximum speed forward and backward.''
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The T-80B has a turbine engine which produces significantly more power than the T-64B's diesel - top speed and manoeuvrability are both improved thanks to this but the most significant change is the acceleration - the T-80B is able to achieve reasonable speeds both off- and on-road and maintain them much better than the T-64B. More importantly, the reverse speed is nearly doubled from the measly 4km/h on the T-64B to 7km/h - still not ideal but a big improvement.
  
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Thanks to the improvements, the T-80B is a much better match for the Abrams/Challenger/Leopard series - it's still not the fastest but it's a much closer race.
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{| class="wikitable"
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! colspan="3" |Mobility characteristic
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|-
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! Weight (tons) || colspan="1" | Add-on Armour<br>weight (tons) || colspan="1" |Max speed (km/h)
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|-
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| rowspan="2" |42.5
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| colspan="1" rowspan="2" | 0.5
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| colspan="1" |78 (AB)
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|-
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|70 (RB/SB)
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|-
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! colspan="3" |Engine power (horsepower)
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|-
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! colspan="1" |Mode
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!Stock
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!Upgraded
 +
|-
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|''Arcade''
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|1,705
 +
|2,099
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|-
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|''Realistic/Simulator''
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|973
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|1,110
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|-
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! colspan="3" |Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
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|-
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! colspan="1" |Mode
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!Stock
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!Upgraded
 +
|-
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|''Arcade''
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|40.12
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|48.81
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|-
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|''Realistic/Simulator''
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|22.89
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|25.58
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|-
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|}
 
== Armaments ==
 
== Armaments ==
 
=== Main armament ===
 
=== Main armament ===
''Give the reader information about the characteristics of the main gun. Assess its effectiveness in a battle based on the reloading speed, ballistics and the power of shells. Do not forget about the flexibilty of the fire, that is how quickly the cannon can be aimed at the target, open fire on it and aim at another enemy. Add a link to the main article on the gun: <code><nowiki>{{main|Name of the weapon}}</nowiki></code>. Describe in general terms the ammunition available for the main gun. Give advice on how to use them and how to fill the ammunition storage.''
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{{main|2A46M-1 (125 mm)}}
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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! colspan="6" |[[2A46M-1 (125 mm)|125 mm 2A46M-1]]
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|-
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! colspan="3" rowspan="1" |Capacity
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! rowspan="1" |Vertical<br>guidance
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! rowspan="1" |Horizontal<br>guidance
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! rowspan="1" |Stabilizer
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|-
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| colspan="3" | 38 || -5°/+15° || ±180° || Two-plane
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|-
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! colspan="6" |Turret rotation speed (°/s)
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|-
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! style="width:4em" |Mode
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! style="width:4em" |Stock
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! style="width:4em" |Upgraded
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! style="width:4em" |Prior + Full crew
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! style="width:4em" |Prior + Expert qualif.
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! style="width:4em" |Prior + Ace qualif.
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|-
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|''Arcade''
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| 23.0 || __.__ || __.__ || __.__ || __.__
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|-
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|''Realistic''
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| 14.0 || __.__ || __.__ || __.__ || __.__
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|-
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! colspan="4" |Reloading rate (seconds)
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|-
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! colspan="1" |Stock
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! colspan="1" |Prior + Full crew
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! colspan="1" |Prior + Expert qualif.
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! colspan="1" |Prior + Ace qualif.
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|-
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| 7.10 || 7.10 || 7.10 || 7.10
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|-
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|}
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===== Ammunition=====
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
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! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics
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|-
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! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
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! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Type of <br /> warhead
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! colspan="6" | '''Penetration''' '''''in mm''''' '''@ 90°'''
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|-
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! 10m
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! 100m
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! 500m
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! 1000m
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! 1500m
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! 2000m
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|-
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| 3BM22 || APFSDS || 425 || 420 || 415 || 405 || 393 || 380
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|-
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| 3BM42 || APFSDS || 479 || 477 || 470 || 462 || 453 || 445
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|-
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| 3BK18M || HEATFS || 550 || 550 || 550 || 550 || 550 || 550
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|-
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| 3OF26 || HE || 42 || 42 || 42 || 42 || 42 || 42
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|-
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| 9M112 || ATGM || 650 || 650 || 650 || 650 || 650 || 650
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|-
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|}
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
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! colspan="11" | Shell details
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|-
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! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
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! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Type of <br /> warhead
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! rowspan="2" |Velocity <br /> in m/s
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! rowspan="2" |Projectile<br />Mass in kg
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! rowspan="2" | ''Fuse delay''
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''in m:''
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! rowspan="2" | ''Fuse sensitivity''
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''in mm:''
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! rowspan="2" | ''Explosive Mass in g<br /> (TNT equivalent):''
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! rowspan="2" | ''Normalization At 30° <br> from horizontal:''
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! colspan="3" | ''Ricochet:''
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|-
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! 0%
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! 50%
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! 100%
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|-
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| 3BM22 || APFSDS || 1,760 || 4.83 || N/A || N/A || N/A || +1.5° || 76° || 77° || 78°
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|-
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| 3BM42 || APFSDS || 1,700 || 4.85 || N/A || N/A || N/A || +1.5° || 78° || 80° || 81°
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|-
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| 3BK18M || HEATFS || 905 || 19 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 1,754 || +0° || 65° || 72° || 75°
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|-
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| 3OF26 || HE || 850 || 23 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 5,240 || +0° || 79° || 80° || 81°
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|-
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| 9M112 || ATGM || 400 || 27.5 || 0.1 || 0.01 || 3,600 || +0° || 80° || 82° || 90°
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|-
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|}
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==== Optics and Image Intensifiers ====
  
=== Additional armament ===
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
''Some tanks are armed with several guns in one or more turrets. Evaluate the additional weaponry and give advice on its use. Describe the ammunition available for additional weaponry. Give advice on how to use them and how to fill the ammunition storage. If there is no additional weaponry remove this subsection.''
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! colspan="7" | {{PAGENAME}} [[Optics]]
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|-
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! rowspan="3" |Type of optic
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! rowspan="3" |Magnification
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! colspan="5" |[[Night Vision Devices]]
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|-
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! colspan="3" |Image Intensifier
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! rowspan="2" |{{Annotation|Thermal Imager<br>Resolution|The higher the resolution the clearer and more detailed the image is}}
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! rowspan="2" |Notes
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|-
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! {{Annotation|Resolution|The higher the resolution the clearer and more detailed the image is}}
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! {{Annotation|Light Mult|By how much the image intensifier amplifies the existing light, primarily useful for comparing image intensifiers}}
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! {{Annotation|Noise Level|How much noise is present in the image (how grainy the image is)}}
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|-
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! Gunner's Sight
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| X3.9 - X9 || 1600 x 1200 || 9.0 || High || 500 x 300 || Thermal imager unlocked by "NVD Upgrade" mod (tier 4), replaces image intensifier.
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|-
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! Commander's View
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| X6 || 1600 x 1200 || 9.0 || High || Not Fitted || Image intensifier unlocked by "NVD" mod (tier 3)
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|-
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! Driver's View
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| X1 || 800 x 600 || 5.0 || High || Not Fitted || Image intensifier unlocked by "NVD" mod (tier 3)
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|-
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|}
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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! colspan="3" | {{PAGENAME}} [[Night_Vision_Devices#Infrared_Spotlights|IR Searchlight]]
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|-
 +
! Max Range
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! Beam Width
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! Location / Notes
 +
|-
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| 1,400 m || 8.2° || Searchlight mounted on turret front, just right of the gun. Light moves up and down with main gun.
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|-
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|}
  
 
=== Machine guns ===
 
=== Machine guns ===
''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.''
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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|-
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! colspan="7" |[[NSVT (12.7 mm)|12.7 mm NSVT]]
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|-
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! colspan="7" |''Pintle mount''
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|-
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! colspan="4" rowspan="1" |Capacity (Belt capacity)
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! rowspan="1" |Fire rate<br>(shots/minute)
 +
! rowspan="1" |Vertical<br>guidance
 +
! rowspan="1" |Horizontal<br>guidance
 +
|-
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| colspan="4" | 300 (150) || 700 || -10°/+60° || ±180°
 +
|-
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|}
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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|-
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! colspan="7" |[[PKT (7.62 mm)|7.62 mm PKT]]
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|-
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! colspan="7" |''Coaxial mount''
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|-
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! colspan="4" rowspan="1" |Capacity (Belt capacity)
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! rowspan="1" |Fire rate<br>(shots/minute)
 +
! rowspan="1" |Vertical<br>guidance
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! rowspan="1" |Horizontal<br>guidance
 +
|-
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| colspan="4" | 1,250 (250) || 700 || N/A || N/A
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|-
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|}
  
== Usage in the battles ==
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== Usage in battles ==
 
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The T-80B should be played like a T-64B, using your powerful gun and decent armor to pick off enemies in the distance. When needed, the T-80B can perform flanking runs with its decent speed. However the T-80B should not be played like an M1 Abrams, as the tank will explode when anything penetrates your armor.
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The T-80B should be played like a T-64B, using your powerful gun and decent armour to pick off enemies in the distance. When needed, the T-80B can perform flanking runs with its decent speed. However, the T-80B should not be played like an M1 Abrams, as the tank will explode when anything penetrates your armour.
  
When playing in large maps such as "Kursk" and "Maginot Line" use the mobility of the T-80B to get into a hull-down position and make use of the T-80B's armament as well as its phenomenal turret armor to pick-off faraway enemy tanks. When playing in small maps such as "Normandy" and "Poland", use the mobility of the T-80B to flank enemy tanks as you would with the "M1 Abrams" or similar western MBT.
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When playing in large maps such as "Kursk" and "Maginot Line" use the mobility of the T-80B to get into a hull-down position and make use of the T-80B's armament as well as its phenomenal turret armour to pick-off faraway enemy tanks. When playing in small maps such as "Normandy" and "Poland", use the mobility of the T-80B to flank enemy tanks as you would with the "M1 Abrams" or similar western MBT.
  
 
Some threats to be worried about:
 
Some threats to be worried about:
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* [[Type 90]] can penetrate any part of your tank and any plausible range. So don't get hit by it. The same goes for AMX-40
 
* [[Type 90]] can penetrate any part of your tank and any plausible range. So don't get hit by it. The same goes for AMX-40
* An ATGM will result in a ammo detonation or crew kill. It is extremely important to get the Kontact-1 ERA modification as soon as possible, because those ERA blocks will save you from helicopters. If you do not have the ERA modification, pay attention to the skies, try to maintain some sort of cover, as you will usually have 1-3 seconds of reaction time from detecting an ATGM and getting hit by one.
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* An ATGM will result in an ammunition detonation or crew kill. It is extremely important to get the Kontact-1 ERA modification as soon as possible because those ERA blocks will save you from helicopters. If you do not have the ERA modification, pay attention to the skies, try to maintain some sort of cover, as you will usually have 1-3 seconds of reaction time from detecting an ATGM and getting hit by one.
  
 
=== Pros and cons ===
 
=== Pros and cons ===
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'''Pros:'''
 
'''Pros:'''
* Very good composite armour.
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* Powerful main gun with great stabilizers and accuracy.
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* Very good composite armour
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* Powerful main gun with great stabilizers and accuracy
 
* Very good mobility
 
* Very good mobility
 
* Small vehicle
 
* Small vehicle
* Decent reverse speed of 12 km/h
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* Decent reverse speed of 12 kph
* Autoloader like the T-64.
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* Autoloader like the T-64
 
* Good chemical munitions protection with the ERA upgrade
 
* Good chemical munitions protection with the ERA upgrade
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'''Cons:'''
 
'''Cons:'''
* Same autoloader as the T-64, same rate of fire and weakspot.
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* 3 crew member makes it hard to survive on the battlefield.
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* Same autoloader as the T-64, same rate of fire and weak spot
* Bad gun depression, the generic trouble of Soviet tanks.
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* 3 crew member makes it hard to survive on the battlefield
* Not a very fast turning turret.
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* Bad gun depression, the generic trouble of Soviet tanks
* Lower frontal hull armour devoid of composite armour.
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* Not a very fast turning turret
* Breech is easily damaged.
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* Lower frontal hull armour devoid of composite armour
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* Breech is easily damaged
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
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== Media ==
 
== Media ==
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[https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicleCountry=ussr&vehicleType=tank&vehicleClass=medium_tank&vehicle=ussr_t_80b '''Skins''' and '''camouflages''' for the T-80B from live.warthunder.com.]
 
[https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicleCountry=ussr&vehicleType=tank&vehicleClass=medium_tank&vehicle=ussr_t_80b '''Skins''' and '''camouflages''' for the T-80B from live.warthunder.com.]
  
== Read also ==
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== See also ==
''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example,''
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''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
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* ''reference to the series of the vehicles;''
 
* ''reference to the series of the vehicles;''
 
* ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.''
 
* ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.''
''ETC.''
 
  
== Sources ==
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== External links ==
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* [https://warthunder.com/en/news/5713-development-char-25t-and-t-80b-en [Devblog<nowiki>]</nowiki> Char 25t and T-80B]
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* [https://warthunder.com/en/news/5844-development-explosive-reactive-armor-for-the-t-80b-en [Devblog<nowiki>]</nowiki> Explosive Reactive Armor for the T-80B]
  
 
{{USSR medium tanks}}
 
{{USSR medium tanks}}
  
 
[[Category:ATGM vehicles]]
 
[[Category:ATGM vehicles]]

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T-80B
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T-80B
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Description

GarageImage T-80B.jpg


The T-80B is a Rank VII Soviet medium tank with a battle rating of 10.3 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.81 "The Valkyries".

The T-80B is visually similar to the T-64B, it retains the same rounded turret, sloped frontal armour and skirted sides, as well as the same jacketed 125 mm smoothbore gun. The turret bears different kit, however, such as the use of rounded storage bins and a snorkel tube. The same NSVT 12 mm machine gun is fitted, but this time it is used with 150-round boxes instead of the 100-round boxes found on the T-64B. The T-80B retains the same rubber-mesh screens covering the upper portion of the tracks. The frontal glacis has an additional 30 mm plate of HHRA welded onto it. This replaces the regular V-shaped “splash plate” found on the T-64B. The primary difference between the T-80B and its predecessor is the significantly improved engine which offers increased mobility.

General info

Survivability and armour

The T-80B encounters the same weaknesses and strengths as the T-64 line does - extremely strong turret cheeks, an average upper front glacis with a large weak spot around the driver's port, and a lack of composite on the lower front plate. It's also vulnerable to the same incoming fire as the T-64B - turret shots will often disable the gun breech; penetrating shots on the hull will often detonate the ammunition in the carousel.

As with the T-64B, the T-80B is best used in hull-down positions where only the turret is exposed - and unlike the T-64B, it has an acceptable reverse speed for utilising cover.

Mobility

The T-80B has a turbine engine which produces significantly more power than the T-64B's diesel - top speed and manoeuvrability are both improved thanks to this but the most significant change is the acceleration - the T-80B is able to achieve reasonable speeds both off- and on-road and maintain them much better than the T-64B. More importantly, the reverse speed is nearly doubled from the measly 4km/h on the T-64B to 7km/h - still not ideal but a big improvement.

Thanks to the improvements, the T-80B is a much better match for the Abrams/Challenger/Leopard series - it's still not the fastest but it's a much closer race.

Mobility characteristic
Weight (tons) Add-on Armour
weight (tons)
Max speed (km/h)
42.5 0.5 78 (AB)
70 (RB/SB)
Engine power (horsepower)
Mode Stock Upgraded
Arcade 1,705 2,099
Realistic/Simulator 973 1,110
Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
Mode Stock Upgraded
Arcade 40.12 48.81
Realistic/Simulator 22.89 25.58

Armaments

Main armament

Main article: 2A46M-1 (125 mm)
125 mm 2A46M-1
Capacity Vertical
guidance
Horizontal
guidance
Stabilizer
38 -5°/+15° ±180° Two-plane
Turret rotation speed (°/s)
Mode Stock Upgraded Prior + Full crew Prior + Expert qualif. Prior + Ace qualif.
Arcade 23.0 __.__ __.__ __.__ __.__
Realistic 14.0 __.__ __.__ __.__ __.__
Reloading rate (seconds)
Stock Prior + Full crew Prior + Expert qualif. Prior + Ace qualif.
7.10 7.10 7.10 7.10
Ammunition
Penetration statistics
Ammunition Type of
warhead
Penetration in mm @ 90°
10m 100m 500m 1000m 1500m 2000m
3BM22 APFSDS 425 420 415 405 393 380
3BM42 APFSDS 479 477 470 462 453 445
3BK18M HEATFS 550 550 550 550 550 550
3OF26 HE 42 42 42 42 42 42
9M112 ATGM 650 650 650 650 650 650
Shell details
Ammunition Type of
warhead
Velocity
in m/s
Projectile
Mass in kg
Fuse delay

in m:

Fuse sensitivity

in mm:

Explosive Mass in g
(TNT equivalent):
Normalization At 30°
from horizontal:
Ricochet:
0% 50% 100%
3BM22 APFSDS 1,760 4.83 N/A N/A N/A +1.5° 76° 77° 78°
3BM42 APFSDS 1,700 4.85 N/A N/A N/A +1.5° 78° 80° 81°
3BK18M HEATFS 905 19 0.0 0.1 1,754 +0° 65° 72° 75°
3OF26 HE 850 23 0.1 0.1 5,240 +0° 79° 80° 81°
9M112 ATGM 400 27.5 0.1 0.01 3,600 +0° 80° 82° 90°

Optics and Image Intensifiers

T-80B Optics
Type of optic Magnification Night Vision Devices
Image Intensifier Thermal Imager
Resolution
Notes
Resolution Light Mult Noise Level
Gunner's Sight X3.9 - X9 1600 x 1200 9.0 High 500 x 300 Thermal imager unlocked by "NVD Upgrade" mod (tier 4), replaces image intensifier.
Commander's View X6 1600 x 1200 9.0 High Not Fitted Image intensifier unlocked by "NVD" mod (tier 3)
Driver's View X1 800 x 600 5.0 High Not Fitted Image intensifier unlocked by "NVD" mod (tier 3)
T-80B IR Searchlight
Max Range Beam Width Location / Notes
1,400 m 8.2° Searchlight mounted on turret front, just right of the gun. Light moves up and down with main gun.

Machine guns

12.7 mm NSVT
Pintle mount
Capacity (Belt capacity) Fire rate
(shots/minute)
Vertical
guidance
Horizontal
guidance
300 (150) 700 -10°/+60° ±180°
7.62 mm PKT
Coaxial mount
Capacity (Belt capacity) Fire rate
(shots/minute)
Vertical
guidance
Horizontal
guidance
1,250 (250) 700 N/A N/A

Usage in battles

The T-80B should be played like a T-64B, using your powerful gun and decent armour to pick off enemies in the distance. When needed, the T-80B can perform flanking runs with its decent speed. However, the T-80B should not be played like an M1 Abrams, as the tank will explode when anything penetrates your armour.

When playing in large maps such as "Kursk" and "Maginot Line" use the mobility of the T-80B to get into a hull-down position and make use of the T-80B's armament as well as its phenomenal turret armour to pick-off faraway enemy tanks. When playing in small maps such as "Normandy" and "Poland", use the mobility of the T-80B to flank enemy tanks as you would with the "M1 Abrams" or similar western MBT.

Some threats to be worried about:

  • Type 90 can penetrate any part of your tank and any plausible range. So don't get hit by it. The same goes for AMX-40
  • An ATGM will result in an ammunition detonation or crew kill. It is extremely important to get the Kontact-1 ERA modification as soon as possible because those ERA blocks will save you from helicopters. If you do not have the ERA modification, pay attention to the skies, try to maintain some sort of cover, as you will usually have 1-3 seconds of reaction time from detecting an ATGM and getting hit by one.

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Very good composite armour
  • Powerful main gun with great stabilizers and accuracy
  • Very good mobility
  • Small vehicle
  • Decent reverse speed of 12 kph
  • Autoloader like the T-64
  • Good chemical munitions protection with the ERA upgrade

Cons:

  • Same autoloader as the T-64, same rate of fire and weak spot
  • 3 crew member makes it hard to survive on the battlefield
  • Bad gun depression, the generic trouble of Soviet tanks
  • Not a very fast turning turret
  • Lower frontal hull armour devoid of composite armour
  • Breech is easily damaged

History

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Media

Skins and camouflages for the T-80B from live.warthunder.com.

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


USSR medium tanks
T-28  T-28 (1938) · T-28 · T-28E
T-34-76  T-34 (Prototype) · T-34 (1940) · T-34 (1941) · T-34 (1st Gv.T.Br.) · T-34 (1942) · T-34E STZ · T-34E
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T-54  T-54 (1947) · T-54 (1949) · T-54 (1951)
T-55  TO-55 · T-55A · T-55AM-1 · T-55AMD-1
T-62  T-62 · T-62M-1
T-64  Object 435 · T-64A (1971) · T-64B
T-72  T-72A · T-72AV (TURMS-T) · T-72B · T-72B (1989) · T-72B3 · T-72M2 Moderna
T-80  T-80B · T-80U · T-80UD · T-80UK · T-80UM2 · T-80BVM · Object 292
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