Rye Field 1/35 Russian Main Battle Tank T-80U

The T-80U main battle tank is a further development of the T-80. It entered service with the Soviet Army in 1985. The T-80U has a welded hull and a cast turret.

The armor of this KPz has been improved compared to the previous version. It has composite armor and is equipped with ...The T-80U main battle tank is a further development of the T-80. It entered service with the Soviet Army in 1985.

The T-80U has a welded hull and a cast turret. The armor of this KPz has been improved compared to the previous version. It has composite armor and is equipped with built-in contact 5-ERA blocks.

The main battle tank is also equipped with automatic fire extinguishing and NBC protection systems. The T-80U is armed with a fully stabilized 125mm smoothbore gun equipped with an automatic loader. It fires armor-piercing, APDS, HEAT and HE-FRAG rounds.

The tank can also fire 9M119M Refleks anti-tank missiles. These missiles have a maximum range of 5 km and can destroy low-flying helicopters. The secondary armament consists of a 7.62mm coaxial machine gun and a 12.7mm machine gun mounted on top.

The T-80U main battle tank was originally produced with a GTD-1000TF gas turbine engine with a power output of 1100 hp. Tanks produced in the early 1990s were fitted with a more powerful GTD-1250 gas turbine engine with 1250 hp.