Marko Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 (edited) It looks like the russians have decided to upgrade a number of there stored T-80's It will be designated T-80-BVM, Same gas turbine engine as the original, but with improvements in fuel consumption. Also, installed "Relikt" ERA, PNM Sosna-U gunner sight (as in the T-90, T-72B3), upgrades of various other systems. Edited April 5, 2018 by Marko 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aurens Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Any transmission changes? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marko Posted April 4, 2018 Author Share Posted April 4, 2018 (edited) 57 minutes ago, Nate Lawrence said: Any transmission changes? Still looking for more reliable info Nate. But i reckon the T-80 got a bad rep after the whole Chechnya debacle From what i can make out the upgrade will address most of what was wrong with the previous variants of the T-80. And will give the Russian army a decent tank that's still under fifty tons with a decent armour package. Its a very fast tank and with a decent fire control system including a thermal camera and the ability to fire ATGM. IMO,It could still pose a potent threat on the modern battlefield Edited April 5, 2018 by Marko 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev2go Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 (edited) So they Upgraded the T80BV's but what about the T80U's? no upgrades for those? and yeah the T-80 despite its reputation from Chechnya was the better tank than the T-72 family of the time. Largely due to better FCS, and better mobility Amazing mobility that the turbine provide. good idea to upgrade these tanks up to more modern specs, and keep them around instead of retiring them. Edited April 7, 2018 by Kev2go 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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