The T-80 is a main battle tank (MBT) designed and manufactured in the former Soviet Union. A development of the T-64, it entered service in 1976 and was the first production tank to be equipped with a gas turbine engine for main propulsion. The T-80U was last produced in a factory in Omsk, Russia, while the T-80UD and further-developed T-84 continue to be produced in Ukraine. The T-80 and its variants are in service in Belarus, Cyprus, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Russia, South Korea, and Ukraine.
T-80B had a new turret, fire-control, and autoloader allowing the firing of 9M112-1 Kobra antitank guided missile, and improved composite armour. An improved 1,100-hp engine was added in 1980, a new gun in 1982, T-80BV fittings for reactive armour in 1985. Reactive armor adds protection for 400mm equivalent armor to defend against HEAT warheads.
Item No 05581
Item Name Russian T-80BVD MBT
Bar Code 9580208055817
Scale 1:35
Item Type Static Kit
Model Brief Length: 274.6mm Width: 100.7mm
Total Parts 1080+
Metal Parts copper cable
Photo Etched Parts 3 piece
Film Parts n/a
Resin Parts n/a
Total Sprues 26 sprues , lower hull and turret
Released Date 2014-03
More Features "The kit consists of over 1080 parts
>the kit w/refined detail
>multi-slide moulded turret and lower hull
>188 individual tracks links"
