T-80UK
| This page is about the Soviet medium tank T-80UK. For other versions, see T-80 (Family). |
Description
The T-80UK is a squadron rank VII Soviet medium tank with a battle rating of 11.3 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Drone Age". A heavily modified T-80BVM,
it features a Shtora-1 soft-kill active protection system. This tank is a Jack-of-All-Trades tank. Good Armour, coupled with decent mobility and a gun with extreme velocity, this version of the T-80 (Family) is a very versatile tank at its Battle-Rating.
General info
Survivability and armour
The T-80UK is one of the most protected tanks in the game, itself being based on the T-80BVM. The ERA is quite effective, causing lots of inexperienced players to rage when it deletes their HEAT-FS rounds. The ERA is also good at blocking KE rounds. Of course, never forget your weak spots, namely the lower glacis, driver's hatch and viewport, and the area around the cannon breech. These are however pretty small targets at range, but still remember to hide them.
| Armour | Front | Sides | Rear | Roof |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hull | 105 mm | 80mm Top 80mm Bottom |
50 mm | 15 - 25 mm |
| Turret | 180 | 160 mm | 65 mm | 15-25 mm |
Notes:
Shtora Soft-kill Active Protection System
The Shtora-1 active protection system will be familiar to the veterans of the T-90. It works by jamming the laser of the incoming missile and disrupting their guidance. The Shtora-1 can protect against most missiles except for beam-riding laser-guided missiles (like 9K127 Vikhr). Beware that it only works when the IRCM is turned on.
Mobility
| Max Speed (Forward,Backwards) | AB | RB | Weight (Tons) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speed Forwards | 78 | 70 | 46 Tons |
| Speed Reverse | 13 | 11 | 46 Tons |
| 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 | 46 | 1,937 | 2,385 | 42.11 | 51.85 |
| Realistic | 70 | 11 | 1,106 | 1,250 | 24.04 | 27.17 | |
The mobility of the tank is not bad. The reverse speed is 3 times faster than the T-64B! It allows for getting out of sticky situations (like a Oh-No-He-Gonna-Shoot-My-Lower-Glacis situation) and the forward speed is decent, albeit lacking to tanks like the Leopard 2A5.
Modifications and economy
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Armaments
Main armament
The 125mm is nothing new. The only thing that is different from the T-80BVM is the 30F26 EDKV round, a specialized version of the 30F26.
| 125 mm 2A46M-1 | Turret rotation speed (°/s) | Reloading rate (seconds) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mode | Capacity | Vertical | Horizontal | Stabilizer | Stock | Upgraded | Full | Expert | Aced | Stock | Full | Expert | Aced |
| Arcade | 30 | -5°/+15° | ±180° | Two-plane | rowspan="2" | rowspan="2" | rowspan="2" | rowspan="2" | | |||||
| Realistic | |||||||||||||
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 EDKV | HE-TF | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 |
| 3BM42 | APFSDS | 457 | 454 | 445 | 431 | 419 | 406 |
| 9M119 | ATGM | 700 | 700 | 700 | 700 | 700 | 700 |
| 3BM46 | APFSDS | 532 | 531 | 526 | 520 | 513 | 507 |
The 3OF26 round is quite good against soft targets and can kill hull-down MBTs with precision shots.
| Shell details | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ammunition | Type of warhead |
Velocity (m/s) |
Projectile mass (kg) |
Fuse delay (m) |
Fuse sensitivity (mm) |
Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g) |
Ricochet | ||
| 0% | 50% | 100% | |||||||
| 3BK18M | HEATFS | 905 | 19 | 0.05 | 0.1 | 2,790 | 65° | 72° | 77° |
| 3OF26 EDKV | HE-TF | 850 | 23 | 0 | 0.1 | 5,240 | 79° | 80° | 81° |
| 3BM42 | APFSDS | 1,700 | 4.85 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 78° | 80° | 81° |
| 3BM46 | APFSDS | 1,700 | 4.85 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 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) (g) |
Ricochet | ||
| 0% | 50% | 100% | ||||||||
| 9M119 | ATGM | 400 | 5,000 | 16.5 | 0.05 | 0.1 | 5,540 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | __ (+__) | __ (+__) | __ (+__) | __ (+__) | __ (+__) | __ (+__) | __ |
Machine guns
| 12.7 mm NSVT | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount | Capacity (Belt) | Fire rate | Vertical | Horizontal |
| Pintle | 500 (100) | 700 | -5/+60° | ±180° |
The 12.7 NSVT is good for mowing down obstacles and can act as a deterrent for CAS. Keep in mind that the belt capacity is not great, only 100 rounds. Use the HMG sparingly.
| 7.62 mm PKT | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount | Capacity (Belt) | Fire rate | Vertical | Horizontal |
| Coaxial | 750 (250) | 700 | N/A | N/A |
The PKT machine gun isn't as useful as the NSVT. It can still be used as a rangefinder to ping targets.
Pros:
- Soft-kill active protection system
- Overall great frontal armor
- better speed than T-72A and T-64Bs.
- 125mm has extreme velocity, good for sniping.
- Nice penetration for the APFSDS rounds.
Cons:
- Autoloader is easier to get hit then T-72A series
- Once hit, it will explode.
- Only 3 crew members.
- Weak lower glacis.
History
Pakistan[edit]
Ukrainian exports of the T-80UD have been moderately successful. In 1993 and 1995, Ukraine demonstrated the tank to Pakistan, which was looking for a new main battle tank. The tank was tested in Pakistan and in August 1996 Pakistan decided to buy 320 T-80UD tanks from Ukraine for $650 million in two variants: a standard Object 478B and export Object 478BE.The tanks were all supposed to be delivered in 1997. After the first batch of 15 vehicles had been shipped in February 1997, Russia protested that it held the rights to the tank and that Ukraine couldn't export it. Nearly 70% of T-80UD components were produced outside of Ukraine (mainly in Russia). Under the guise of keeping good relations with India, one of its most important military customers, Russia withheld 2A46-2 125 mm smoothbore guns, cast turrets and other technology, which forced Ukraine to make its tank industry independent. It developed domestic components, including a welded turret, which was in use on the new Ukrainian T-84. Ukraine was able to ship 20 more T-80UD tanks to Pakistan between February and May 1997. These 35 tanks were from Ukrainian Army stocks of 52 T-80UDs; they were built in the Malyshev plant several years before but were not delivered to their original destination. Their abilities were below the standard agreed by both Ukraine and Pakistan. The contract was completed by shipping another 285 Ukrainian T-80UD MBTs between 1997 and early 2002. These had the welded turret and other manufacturing features of the T-84.
Cyprus[edit]
Cyprus is the first foreign country to officially obtain T-80 tanks. Russia sold 27 T-80U and 14 T-80UK for $174 million to Cyprus in 1996. The tanks arrived in two batches. The first shipment consisted of 27 T-80U MBTs arriving in 1996, while the second batch of 14 T-80UK MBTs arrived in 1997. This significantly improved the abilities of Cypriot army armoured forces; their most potent tank until then was the AMX-30B2. New tanks gave the Cypriot National Guard the edge in a possible confrontation with the Turkish Army in Northern Cyprus. In October 2009 Cyprus ordered another batch of 41 used T-80Us and T-80UKs from Russia for €115 million. Deliveries were completed in the first half of 2011.
United States[edit]
The US government obtained one T-80U from the United Kingdom. It was evaluated at Eglin Air Force Base. In 2003, Ukraine transferred four T-80UD MBTs to the US.
Failed export attempts[edit]
Apart from Cyprus and the People's Republic of China, Russia has tried to export T-80 MBTs to Turkey and Greece, who were looking for new tanks. These two attempts have failed.Sweden regarded the T-80 an alternative for its mechanized brigades in the early 1990s should the Leclerc be adopted for her armoured brigades, but since the new upgraded Leopard 2 (Strv 122) was chosen, Leopard 2A4s (Strv 121) equipped the mechanized brigades as to simplify logistics.
(From Wikipedia)
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